Zalman Alpert

Zalman Alpert, now retired, was the reference librarian at Yeshiva University’s Mendel Gottesman Library of Judaica for many years.

In Print / Features On The Jewish World

A Pre-WWII Chassidic Yeshiva – With Classes In Weaving

By Zalman Alpert

About 20 percent of the student body took weaving courses and attended daily courses in addition to their yeshiva sedarim.

In Print / Features / In Memoriam

The Ger Tzedek Of London – On His 226th Yahrzeit

By Zalman Alpert

Over the course of his lifetime, Gordon switched faiths fairly often, and following his imprisonment for his role in the riots, Gordon decided to become Jewish.

In Print / Features / In Memoriam

Little-Known Facts About The Chofetz Chaim – On His 86th Yahrzeit

By Zalman Alpert

Many do not realize that the Chofetz Chaim's second rebbetzin, Rebbetzin Freida Kagan, died in the United States and is buried in Queens.

In Print / In Memoriam

What We Owe The Satmar Rebbe: A Tribute on His 40th Yahrzeit

By Zalman Alpert

We all know about the Satmar Rebbe’s anti-Zionist stance, but there was much more to him than his anti-Zionism.

Obituaries

The Baba Sali, Israel’s National Saint – On His 35th Yahrzeit

By Zalman Alpert

Above all, the Baba Sali was famed for his Sepahrdi-style farbrengens marked by song, dance, Torah, and arak. The purpose of these activities was to keep Moroccan Jewry in Israel connected to the Torah and their Torah culture.

Book Reviews / From the Paper