Hanan Eshel (1958-2010), whose life, work,
and faith in God on whom he relied in his battle with cancer is evoked here, was a
prolific and gracious scholar. Gabriele Boccaccini offers a moving eulogy here; a basic
bibliography is found in the same entry. For a nearly comprehensive
bibliography, go to “Hanan Eshel” here. As
Boccaccini notes, Eshel’s passion for scholarship was rooted in the conviction
that “the study of Second Temple Judaism is essential not only for the
self-understanding of Jews and Christians but also for their relationships
today.” Robert Cargill gives
examples of Hanan’s kindness. For another note of his decease, go here. David Jeselsohn, Shani Tzoref,
Albert Baumgarten and Aren Maeir share personal stories here (in English).
ז״ל זכרונו לברכה his memory be for a blessing.
I believe that the LandMinds radio program's interviews with David Jeselsohn, Shani Tzoref, Albert Baumgarten and Aren Maeir at http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Radio/News.aspx/2111 are in English, not Hebrew.
Posted by: Joseph I. Lauer | May 09, 2010 at 05:57 PM
Joseph,
Thanks for the correction. I haven't had a chance to listen to the interviews, and I just assumed they were in Hebrew. I'll fix that.
Posted by: JohnFH | May 09, 2010 at 07:16 PM