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Dec 10, 2009 it is with deep sadness that i pass on news of the death this morning of prof. I was a student of professor yosef hayim yerushalmi, but never a disciple. Zakhor is historical thinking of a very high order mature speculation based on massive scholarship. It is with deep sadness that i pass on news of the death this morning of prof. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them.
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