75 research outputs found
Maimonides on Judaism and the Jewish people
No full textU ovoj knjizi zastupam postavku da je Majmonid, zahvaljujući prethodnom usvajanju jedne posebne teorije o filozofskoj psihologiji, usvojio niz gledišta o raznim verskim pitanjima (etici, proviđenju, prorokovanju, besmrtnosti, mesijanstvu, preobraćeništvu, jevrejskom identitetu, prirodi Tore i izabranog naroda) koja bi se, pomalo anahrono, mogla nazvati „univerzalističkim“. U skladu s tim predočio sam i tumačenje Majmonida u okviru kojeg on nudi viđenje univerzuma koji je po njegovom shvatanju suštinski dosledan i veran judaizmu (deo iz predgovora autora Menahem Kelnera).In this book, I argue that Maimonides, due to his prior adoption of a specific theory of philosophical psychology, embraced a set of views on various religious issues (ethics, providence, prophecy, immortality, messianism, conversion, Jewish identity, the nature of the Torah and the chosen people) that could, somewhat anachronistically, be termed "universalist." Consequently, I present Maimonides' interpretation, in which he provides a vision of the universe that, according to his understanding, is fundamentally consistent and faithful to Judaism (part from the foreword by the author Menachem Kellner)
On the Mysteries of the Law. A Conversation Between Pietro Aretino and Rabbi Elijah Menahem Halfan
No full textThe author reconstructs the intellectual encounter between two significant 16th-century scholars, who spent part of their lives in Venice, the Jewish kabbalist Elijah Menahem Halfan and the Christian writer Pietro Aretino. The critical analysis of a letter sent by Aretino to Halfan, his Jewish physician, sheds light on the important role played by the traditional Jewish interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures for both Jews and non-Jews in the cultured Italian Renaissance society
Rehearsal for Media Regulation: Congress Versus the Telegraph-News Monopoly, 1866-1900
No full textIn this Article, Menahem Blondheim presents a critical historical analysis of the dawn of communications regulation as it began with the evolution of domestic telegraphy and developed into a coherent link between 19th century technological, business, and social developments and twentieth century First Amendment thought. First, the Article examines the political and economic environment which led to the development of national telegraph and news networks, like Western Union and the Associated Press. The Author then proceeds to assess the role of the mid-to-late nineteenth century American legislature, and how the debate over telegraph and wire service regulation realigned the powers of government, judiciary, and corporate America. Next, the Article explores the tensions that developed with respect to the Associated Press and Western Union monopolies, and how the judiciary entered the scene of communications regulation at this critical juncture. Finally, the Author suggests that the history of the development of this early communications network frames current legal debates over the proper roles of government and private industry in the communications regulatory environment
Three Ladino songs
No full textU okviru susreta "Zoom Šabat" koji se u vreme trajanja pandemije korona virusa, održavao redovno svakog petka preko zoom platforme, 9. aprila 2021. godine prezentovan je i film "Moj špansko-bosanski život - porodica Montiljo iz Sarajeva". Film je u julu 2015. godine u Sarajevu snimio Edvard Serota, direktor Jevrejskog istorijskog instituta uz podršku Claims Conference. Ovaj Institut sa sedištem u Beču, posvećen je očuvanju jevrejskih porodičnih priča i fotografija (preuzeto sa sajta Centropa.org/). Tom prilikom, kao dodatak filmu, bio je i snimak pokojnog Menahema Mike Montilja, jednog od aktera filma i člana porodice Montiljo. Na tom snimku, snimljenom u novembru 1980. godine u Beogradu, u stanu njegove kćerke Hanike i zeta Miroslava, on je otpjevao tri pjesme na judeo-espanjolu (ladinu), koje su snimljene na Hitači (Hitachi) magnetofonu.As part of the "Zoom Shabbat" meeting, which was held regularly every Friday during the Coronavirus pandemic via the zoom platform, on April 9, 2021, the film "My Spanish-Bosnian Life - The Montiljo Family from Sarajevo" was presented. The film was recorded in July 2015 in Sarajevo by Edward Serota, director of the Jewish Historical Institute with the support of the Claims Conference. This Vienna-based Institute is dedicated to preserving Jewish family stories and photographs (downloaded from Centropa.org/). On that occasion, in addition to the film, there was a recording of the late Menahem Mika Montiljo, one of the actors in the film and a member of the Montiljo family. In that recording, recorded in November 1980 in Belgrade, in the apartment of his daughter Hanika and son-in-law Miroslav, he sang three songs in Judeo-Hispanic (Ladino), which were recorded on a Hitachi tape recorder.1. Jedna strofa pjesme "Yo me namori de noche" (Ja sam se zaljubio noću...); 2. Dvije strofe pjesme "Noches, noches..." (Noći, noći .... govori o noćima za zaljubljivanje i nemirima zaljubljenosti); 3. Tri strofe pjesme „Mansanika korilada“ (Jabuka obojena... govori o zaljubljenom mladiću kome srce zaigra kada prolazi pored vrata svoje djevojke).Trajanje 05:00 minuta (duration 05:00 minutes)
Risk facing U.S. commercial banks
No full textThe study examines the financial state of the U.S. commercial banks and of the main private borrowing sectors: corporate non-financial business and households. The study finds that the condition of the banks'loan portfolios exposes them to high losses. This risk together with the forthcoming increase of the required ratio of capital to assets suggests that banks will respond by slowing the growth of credit. One consequence would be weaker U.S. investment and consumption. Moreover, credit would probably be directed away from higher risk borrowers such as the highly indebted countries.Financial Crisis Management&Restructuring,Banks&Banking Reform,Financial Intermediation,Economic Theory&Research,International Terrorism&Counterterrorism
„From Przytyk to Rymanów”: The Body and the Contemporary World in the Tales by Polish Jews
No full textAteret Menahem, first published in 1910, is a Hebrew book written by a Polish Jew, Abraham Michelson of Zgierz. It is a collection of stories in praise of a Hasidic Jewish holy man from Poland, Menahem Mendl of Rymanüw. This article begins and concludes with a disturbing image from Ateret Menahem, which encapsulates the tension around modernity and the body expressed by this and other collections of Hasidic tales. The article first argues that Ateret Menahem should be seen as a Polish book, though it is not written in the Polish language, and as a work of literature worthy of attentive reading. Then, looking at the themes of Hasidic tales more generally, the author draws a connection between modernity and the body, which was not spelled out in the author's 2009 monograph on this topic, Imagining Holiness. Finally, several selections from Ateret Menahem, expressing tension around the body and modernity in a Polish Hasidic context, are presented, and close readings of these passages are offered
An Allegory on the Social and Cultural Crisis in Egypt: ‘Walȋd Al-‘Anȃ’’ by Najȋb Maḥfȗẓ
No full textSince 1957, Najîb Mahfûz has been regarded as the most outstanding author of Egyptian fiction. He has won critical acclaim and widespread popularity. Mahfûz's works deal with Egyptian society, and even his symbolic or surrealistic stories, which have universal significance, are distinctly Egyptian in their settings, conflicts and characters.</jats:p
The Rejected Versions in Plato's Symposium
No full textApollodorus' prelude to Pl. Symp. is a complex rejection of earlier accounts of Socrates' participation in a symposium. This can be examined contextually as a literary mannerism, or sub-textually as a rejection of previous literary versions of this topos. Neither approach contradicts the other, but scholars have found difficulties in finding any earlier author who could have been rejected. Recently, it has been argued that Xen. Symp. preceded Pl. Symp. acting as a catalyst for Plato's work. However, if neither was the first on a sympotic theme in a Socratic dialogue, we need not presume that Apollodorus referred to Xenophon, but rather that both responded to an earlier author. Scholars suggest various candidates although none has been proven. However, one source has not attracted attention: two anecdotes recorded in PFlor 113 where Antisthenes depicts both Socrates and himself as critical of symposia in general. The conclusions of my paper are that the contents of these anecdotes can be seen as the raw kernel out of which both Xenophon and Plato could have responded
Efficient debt reduction
No full textIt is now widely acknowledged that under certain circumstances debt reduction can improve the welfare of both creditors and debtors. Meaningful debt reduction requires an appropriate institutional setting to overcome collective action problems. In the domestic economy, bankruptcy laws provide the framework for organizing the collective interests of the creditors when a debtor is distressed. No such institutional framework exists in the international setting. This paper recommends"concerted debt restructuring,"based on below market interest rates, rather than"voluntary"debt reduction. With concerted relief, all banks would participate jointly on a fairly equal basis. The existing debt would be rescheduled, with the rates based on various indicators of ability to pay. The interest payments could be made more secure by various forms of credit enhancement. This kind of interest rate reduction could be easily managed in the context of an international debt facility. Whatever the approch, meaningful debt reduction will require the active participation of the international community.Strategic Debt Management,Banks&Banking Reform,Financial Intermediation,Housing Finance,Economic Theory&Research
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