Festschrift für Erna Lesky zum 70. Geburtstag

The translation is preceded by a short historical note on Maimonides, a brief description of the background to Mishnah Torah and a glossary of technical terms for those not acquainted with Jewish terminology. Although the terseness of the Hebrew language and the difficulties of rendering it into English are referred to, the translation is readable and lucid. There is, however, no indication of the original from which the translation has been made. It is unfortunate that the text has minimal notes further annotation would have enhanced what is a useful and scholarly piece of work. We hope that Dr. Russell and Rabbi Weinberg are still sufficiently enthusiastic to give us translations to some of the remaining parts of Maimonides' great work, which aroused so much controversy and interest when it first appeared. Nigel Allan Wellcome Institute