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(FT) Softcover, 8vo, 12, 272, 1, 32 pages, 23 cm. In Hebrew and English. SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Egypt -- History. “Yatsa la-or be-siyua Ha-keren' A. Sh. Aleksander Kohut. ” Added title page: The Jews in Egypt in the Hellenistic-Roman age in the light of the papyri. “The English text is but a brief summary of the Hebrew original”--Pref. “Luah ha-kitsurim”: page [9]-12.Tcherikover (Avigdor; 1894–1958) , was an “historian. Tcherikover was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, into a family of maskilim. Emigrating to Palestine in 1925, Tcherikover became one of the first teachers at the Hebrew University, and the first professor of ancient history. A general historian by training, Tcherikover first wrote in the field of Hellenistic history; his Die Hellenistischen Staedtegruendungen von Alexander dem Grossen bis auf die Roemerzeit became the basic work in this field. Later he devoted himself entirely to the study of Jewish history during the Graeco-Roman period and became one of the most distinguished scholars in the field. The other important field of Tcherikover's work on the history of the Diaspora in Egypt was based on his research of papyri. Among the tens of thousands of Greek papyri found in Egypt from the end of the 19th century onward, papyri which mentioned Jews or matters connected with Jews were also discovered. Tcherikover initiated systematic research of the Jewish papyri, publishing many studies and a comprehensive research work, Ha-Yehudim be-Mizrayim ba-Tekufah ha-Helenistit-ha-Romit le-Or ha-Papirologyah (‘The Jews in Egypt in the Hellenistic-Roman Age in the Light of the Papyri”) . Tcherikover's scholarly work is outstanding for construction, clarity of thought, lucidity of presentation, precision of detail, and general historic perception” (Fuks in EJ 2007) . Tears to corners and edges of cover. Wear to binding. Good condition. (Sef-18-8)