James Polachek's daughters would appreciate any memories, anecdotes, comments, ephemera relating to James, good and bad, that you would be willing to share. Please contact his daughter Jen at jenmonroe726@gmail.com. Thank you.
-Dylan
H-Judaic is devastated to learn of the untimely passing, from cancer, of Prof. Ada Rapoport-Albert (1945-2020), professor emerita of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at University College, London. Professor Rapoport-Albert, who was known throughout the Jewish scholarly world, was among the last students of Prof. J.G. Weiss, pioneering scholar of early Hasidism.
H-Judaic is greatly saddened to learn of the untimely passing of Dr. Matthew B. Hoffman (1968-2020), Associate Professor of Judaic Studies and History at Franklin & Marshall College. We are grateful to Prof. Marco Di Giulio for the following necrology:
This message is to announce a sad loss for the academic community.
H-Judaic mourns the passing of Prof. Jose Faur, emeritus professor of Law at Netanya Academic College and part-time professor of Talmud at Bar Ilan He previously taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary and at Spertus College.
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
We are sorry to bring news of the death of Walter Andrews. Please see the following announcement from teh University of Washingotn written by Selim Kuru:
