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    Volunteers needed for an Archeological Expedition in the Judaean Desert

    An expedition headed by Archeologist Mr. Haim Cohen and on behalf of the "Zinman Institute for Archeology" of the Haifa University, is once again embarking on an excavation of the "Pool Cave" in Ein Gedi, in the framework of "Origin Discovery Project" (O.D.P).

    The expedition is designated to begin excavating this October.
    Volunteers are needed, who must be over the age 18 and in good physical health (the climb on the ridge and the excavation work require some physical stamina). Minimal timeframe of participation: no less than 5 days. Due to the extensive expenses, volunteers are required to contribute to their daily expenses, i.e. food and lodging.

    For further details and enrollment please contact the Expedition Coordinator:
    Mr. Haim Cohen :
    Mobile: 050-677994
    Tel/fax: 04-8247911
    odp@research.haifa.ac.il
    Web Site:
    www.origins-discovery.com





    NEW YORK UNIVERSITY WILL ANNOUNCE THE CREATION
    OF THE "TAUB CENTER FOR ISRAEL STUDIES"
    AT A LECTURE ON MAY 1, 2003 4:00p.m.
    By Dr. Michael B. Oren,


    the noted scholar and author of SIX DAYS OF WAR: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East - his highly praised new book, published by Oxford University Press, that details for the first time one of the major turning points in the history of the region.

  • WELCOME:
    JOHN SEXTON, President, New York University

  • REMARKS:
    DR. LAWRENCE SCHIFFMAN, Chair
    Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies
    HENRY TAUB, NYU Trustee and
    Chairman, The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation
  • CLOSING:
    DR. ROBERT CHAZAN,
    Director, Taub Center for Israel Studies
    S.H. and Helen R. Scheuer Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies



    Location:
    RSVP: NYU KIMMEL CENTER FOR UNIVERSITY LIFE
    Rabbi Andrew Bachman
    60 Washington Square South, Room 9-12
    212/998-4110
    New York, New York 10012
    rabbi.bachman@nyu.edu


    THIS EVENT IS FREE BUT RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED AS SEATING IS LIMITED



    Books




    New resource from Brill!!!

    Part 1 and 2 are now released
    D. W. Parry and E. Tov, The Dead Sea Scrolls Reader,

    1 (Texts Concerned with Religious Law [with the assistance of N. Gordon and D. Fry]),
    2 (Exegetical Texts [with the assistance of N. Gordon and C. Anderson]),
    3 (Parabiblical Texts),
    4 (Calendrical and Sapiential Texts),
    5 (Poetic and Liturgical Texts),
    6 (Additional Genres and Unclassified Texts)
    (Leiden/Boston: E. J. Brill, 2004)



    In light of the Supreme Court of Israel's decision to uphold the District Court's Judgment on the MMT case, it will be of interest to readers of the list to know that a volume of papers from the Edinburgh Symposium will be published by Sheffield Academic Press in May 2001. Entitled, On Scrolls, Artefacts and Intellectual Property, eds. Timothy H. Lim, Hector L. MacQueen and Calum M. Carmichael, this volume includes an authorized English translation of Justice Dorner's Judgment, papers by Hershel Shanks, and by legal experts Cindy Carson, Hector MacQueen, Paul Torremans, and Wojciech Kowalski. The following is a list of the contributions from the Table of Contents:

    I. Introduction         Dr. Timothy H. Lim
    II. Opening Remarks      Rt Hon Lord Rodger of Earlsferry

    Section I: The Case of 4QMMT
    Justice Dalia Dorner, "The Judgment"
    Mr. Hershel Shanks, "Intellectual Property Law and the Scholar--Cases I Have Known"

    Section II: Principles of Intellectual Property and Copyright Laws
    Prof. Cindy Alberts Carson, "The Application of American Copyright Law to the Dead Sea Scrolls Controversy"
    Prof. Hector MacQueen, "Copyright Law and the Dead Sea Scrolls: A British Perspective"
    Dr. Paul Torremans, "Choice of Law Regarding Copyright and the Dead Sea Scrolls Controversy"
    Prof. Wojciech Kowalski, "Legal Aspects of Recent History of the Qumran Scrolls: Access, Ownership Title and Copyright"

    Section III: History of the Study of the Qumran Scrolls
    Prof. John Strugnell, "The Original Team of Editors"
    Prof. Geza Vermes, "Access to the Dead Sea Scrolls: Fifty Years of Personal Experience"
    Prof. Emanuel Tov, "The Publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls"

    Section IV: Scholarly Enterprise and Intellectual Property Rights
    Prof. John Richardson, "To Publish or Not to Publish? Anecdotes from the Secret History of Epigraphy"
    Dr. Kay Prag, "Kenyon"s Jerusalem Excavation Reports"

    To place an advance order, contact Sheffield Academic Press at:

    Mansion House, 19 Kingfield Road
    Sheffield S11 9AS, England
    Phone: +44 (0)114 255 4433
    Fax: +44 (0)114 255 4626
    E-mail: admin@sheffac.demon.co.uk


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