Bar-Ilan University
Jewish History
The Schneerson collection — former property of the Schneerson family of the Chabad Lubavitch hasidic rebbes – was nationalized after the 1917 Russian revolution, and is now a prominent example of looted cultural property. The Chabad... more
The history of the Second World War is full of stories of cultural treasures being looted, confiscated, and lost — and only in rare cases recovered. These are stories not only of paintings and sculptures, but also of book collections and... more
В статье описываются еврейские детские практики обращения с книгами (вторая половина XIX — начало XX в., Российская империя) на примере книг из коллекции Шнеерсона. Демонстрируется, что эти практики, хотя и отталкивались от... more