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Member: weisbardajCollectionsAudible (2), Your library (3,803), Judaica Collection (1,756), Comparative Religion Collection (191), Law Collection (584), Bioethics Collection (226), Social Sciences Collection (113), International/Global Collection (126), Fiction & Literature Collection (341), Women & Feminism Collection (150), Cookbooks Collection (145), Arts & Music Collection (179), Kindle & Ebooks (36), DVD Collection (5), CD/Cassette Collection (1), Talya (6), For Sale (83), Wishlist (2), All collections (3,836) Reviews1 review TagsLaw (400), Fiction (310), Jewish Thought (217), Law-C&M (210), Jewish History (172), Bioethics (169), Bible (157), Fiction (Jewish) (150), Cookbooks (139), Holocaust (121) — see all tags Cloudstag cloud, author cloud, tag mirror About mePrior to my retirement, I taught law, bioethics, Jewish studies, and religious studies at the University of Wisconsin and staffed public bioethics commissions at both federal and state levels. My interests are quite eclectic, although most of my book collecting falls within the above categories (expansively defined), plus politics, public affairs, and fiction. About my libraryI've been buying lots of books since my undergraduate days, and have a very hard time letting go of them. I have listed most of my purchases since the early 1990s, but much of my collection (and most classic works) were acquired in the 25 years before that (I started college, and serious book buying, in 1967), and it will take some time until I can get those posted. GroupsBioethics, Jewish Bibliophiles, Jewish Fiction, Judaica, Lawyers Favorite authorsRobert M. Cover, Arnold M. Eisen, Abraham Joshua Heschel, David Lodge, Philip Roth, Michael Walzer (Shared favorites) VenuesFavorites Favorite bookstores57th Street Books, A Room of One's Own, Avol's Bookstore, Barnes & Noble Booksellers - West Towne Mall, Borders - Madison West, Harvard Book Store, Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, Moe's Books, Politics and Prose, Rainbow Bookstore Co-op, Seminary Co-op Bookstore, Strand Bookstore, The Harvard Coop, The University Book Store, The University Book Store at Hilldale Favorite librariesMadison Public Library - Central Library, Memorial Library at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin Historical Society - Library and Archives Other favoritesWisconsin Union Theater, Chazen Museum of Art (formerly Elvehjem Museum of Art) Homepagehttp://TheWiseBard.blogspot.com (currently dormant) Also onblogspot Membership Real nameAlan Jay Weisbard LocationMadison, WI and Miami Beach, FL (seasonal) Account typepublic, lifetime URLs
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posted by Twajarito at 12:30 pm (EST) on Nov 28, 2011
I see you list In the days of Simon Stern by Arthur Cohen.
I read this book maybe 20 years ago and it still resonates as a hidden jewish classic with a strain oof mysticism, irony and wonder. I believe it is unread and under appreciated. I am curuious what thoughts you may have about this book.
I have a signed copy of the book I purchased directly form Cohen when a friend failed to return it after I had leant it to him. Cohen died shortly thereafter. He was a very interesting writer with a wide range of interests and themes.
posted by berthirsch at 1:24 pm (EST) on Oct 17, 2011
posted by cstebbins at 9:14 pm (EST) on Mar 21, 2010