Jerome R. Mintz (1930–1997)
Author of In Praise of Baal Shem Tov (Shivhei Ha-Besht: the Earliest Collection of Legends About the Founder of Hasidism)
About the Author
Jerome R. Mintz (1930-1997) was Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University.
Works by Jerome R. Mintz
In Praise of Baal Shem Tov (Shivhei Ha-Besht: the Earliest Collection of Legends About the Founder of Hasidism) (1814) — Editor — 114 copies
Legends of the Hasidim; an introduction to Hasidic culture and oral tradition in the New World (1968) 54 copies
Carnival Song & Society: Gossip, Sexuality and Creativity in Andalusia (Explorations in Anthropology) (1997) 4 copies
Carnival Song and Society: Gossip, Sexuality and Creativity in Andalusia (Explorations in Anthropology) (2020) 2 copies
Legends of the Hasidim 1 copy
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- Other names
- Mertz, Jerome Richard (birth name)
- Birthdate
- 1930-03-29
- Date of death
- 1997-11-22
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Brooklyn College (BA, 1952)
City University of New York (MA, 1955)
Indiana University (PhD|Anthropology, 1961) - Occupations
- anthropologist
university professor emeritus - Organizations
- New School of Social Research, New York
Ohio State University
Indiana University - Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Bloomington, Indiana, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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NO OF PAGES: 14 SUB CAT I: Hasidism SUB CAT II: SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: Exiled from their homes in Europe, these ultra-Orthodox Jews have reestablished their communities in New York and face their future with optimism. This is a 14 page article in the January 1977 edition of Natural History on Brooklyn's Hasidim.NOTES: Donated by Barb Kase. SUBTITLE: Every moment of their lives is influenced by moral and legal guides, including the 613 commandments of the Old Testament.
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