Library Of Agudas Chassidei Chabad
Tzemach Atlas commenting to this post: "the AGUH library and with it the history of Lubavitch is locked"
berl, crown heights: �That a simply bold-faced lie (I did look for an alternative expression but failed in my quest). The AGUCH Library is an open research library. Clearly you never tried to get in there - but I have. Call and try making an appointment before you make more loony statements�
Tzemach Atlas: true, I never actually tried to make an appointment at the library. One of the reasons being that it was a closed and uninviting place. Or I might have been influenced in my opinion by what I read in the Avrum Ehrlich's book on page 193:
"The strength of the library lay in its ability to support independent research through its collection of publications and manuscripts of historical, academic, and political interest. Because it contained irreplaceable material and texts, since most other copies had been destroyed in the Second World War, it had a major scholarly monopoly and became the envy of many people. Its contribution to the strength of Habad lay in the desire of scholars to gain access to the collection, and the movement's right to deny access to anyone who was not to its liking. Many of the finest Jewish scholars in the world, including Gershom Scholem, the noted historian of Kabbalah, were denied access to important resources (see "Protocols", Y. Krinsky testimony, page 694). At present the book collection is guarded with maximum security, and access to the archives is given on a selective basis. Many potential critics of the movement have become wary of openly speaking against Habad for fear that they too may encounter problems with the movement's leaders. Even at present, scholars of Habad history and ideology must be careful about how they describe the movement for fear of vindictiveness and an informal (but effective) ban on providing material or help to their work. The most notable instance of this is the research of Rabbi Shaul Shimon Deutsch on Habad's history under Yosef Yitzhak and the early life of Schneerson."
berl, crown heights: �That a simply bold-faced lie (I did look for an alternative expression but failed in my quest). The AGUCH Library is an open research library. Clearly you never tried to get in there - but I have. Call and try making an appointment before you make more loony statements�
Tzemach Atlas: true, I never actually tried to make an appointment at the library. One of the reasons being that it was a closed and uninviting place. Or I might have been influenced in my opinion by what I read in the Avrum Ehrlich's book on page 193:
"The strength of the library lay in its ability to support independent research through its collection of publications and manuscripts of historical, academic, and political interest. Because it contained irreplaceable material and texts, since most other copies had been destroyed in the Second World War, it had a major scholarly monopoly and became the envy of many people. Its contribution to the strength of Habad lay in the desire of scholars to gain access to the collection, and the movement's right to deny access to anyone who was not to its liking. Many of the finest Jewish scholars in the world, including Gershom Scholem, the noted historian of Kabbalah, were denied access to important resources (see "Protocols", Y. Krinsky testimony, page 694). At present the book collection is guarded with maximum security, and access to the archives is given on a selective basis. Many potential critics of the movement have become wary of openly speaking against Habad for fear that they too may encounter problems with the movement's leaders. Even at present, scholars of Habad history and ideology must be careful about how they describe the movement for fear of vindictiveness and an informal (but effective) ban on providing material or help to their work. The most notable instance of this is the research of Rabbi Shaul Shimon Deutsch on Habad's history under Yosef Yitzhak and the early life of Schneerson."
posted by Tzemach Atlas at 10:12 PM
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