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JEWISH BOOK ANNUAL
this was the oldest poetry known. In his translation o f the Song o f
Songs, he rejected the allegorical interpretation o f both Jews and
Christians and recognized it as love poetry.
L e o L . H o n o r .
100th anniversary o f birth. Born in Russia, June 1, 1894,
died in Philadelphia in 1956. At various times he was active in the
bureaus o f Jewish education in New York, Chicago, and Philadel
phia, serving at the end o f his life as professor o f Jewish education
at Dropsie College. Trained as a biblical scholar, he wrote his thesis
on
Sennacherib's Invasion ofPalestine, a Critical Source Study
(1926). He
also contributed a commentary on the First Book o f Kings to the Bi
ble commentary series sponsored by the Union of American He
brew Congregations and the Central Conference of American Rab
bis in 1955. Posthumously there appeared
Selected Writings
(1965).
A a r o n A b r a h a m K a b a k .
50th anniversary o f death. Born in Smorgon,
Russia, in 1880, died inJerusalem, November 18, 1944. In Palestine
since 1921, he wrote Hebrew novels with contemporary back
grounds, reflecting his strong Zionist commitment, so that many he
roes o f his stories come to see the light and reject assimilation. In En
glish translation there appeared
The Narrow Path: theMan ofNazareth
(1968), a novel about Jesus, and
Shlomo Molho
(1973), a historical
novel about the messianic pretender.
S o l o m o n K e r s t e i n .
25th anniversary o f death. Born in Antwerp, Bel
gium, in 1901, died in New York, May 15, 1969. Trained in tradi
tional Judaism, he took a great interest in the Mizrachi Organiza
tion, while at the same time serving as executive o f the Bloch Pub
lishing Company, a major Jewish commercial publisher for many
years. He edited its popular book bulletin and also was among the
founders o f the Jewish Book Council, which has been bringing out
this
Annual,
to which he contributed several valuable articles.
L e v i n K i p n i s .
100th anniversary of birth. Born in Ushomir, Russia, Au
gust 17, 1894, died in Israel in 1990. In Palestine since 1913, he was
one o f the most prolific children’s authors in Hebrew. In English
translation there appeared
David the Boy and Goliath the Giant
(1958)
and
My Holidays
(1974).
A l e x a n d e r K o h u t .
100th anniversary of death. Born in Felegyhaza,
Hungary, in 1842, died in New York, May 25, 1894. Trained for the
modern rabbinate, he served for a number of years in Hungarian
congregations before coming to this country, where he served as
rabbi in New York and was active in the Jewish Theological Semi
nary o f America. His Conservative religious position is exemplified
by
The Ethics of the Fathers
(1885, 1920). His major work, however,
is an edition o f a medieval talmudic dictionary by the 1lth-century
scholar, Nathan ben Jehiel. He also wrote
“Light of Shade and Lamp