Jacob J. Rabinowitz
Law professor
Jacob J. Rabinowitz (Hebrew: יעקב רבינוביץ; 1899–1960) was a professor of law, notable for his English translation of one of the Mishneh Torah books.
Early life
Rabinowitz graduated from a secondary school in Kiev. In 1924 he emigrated with his family to the United States. His father, Rabbi Moshe Zvi Rabinowitz, was a rabbinical leader in Brooklyn, New York.
In 1930 he received a M. A. from Columbia University, and in 1937 his doctor's degree from the New York Law School, later working under Commissioner of Investigation of New York City William Herlands. In the period 1942 — 1949 Rabinowitz was on the legal staff of the Department of Investigation of the City of New York
He was also a lecturer at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, publishing articles and books on Hebraic law and its relation to modern-day judicial systems. His translation of the book of Kinyan in the Mishneh Torah was published by Yale University Press.
Career
Rabinowitz emigrated to Israel, becoming the first member of the law faculty in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to teach Hebrew law. His publications, both in English and Hebrew, researched the Torah and Talmud.
Publications
The Common Law Mortgage and the Conditional Bound, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, vol.
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