This Book Also Goes Up to Scholem: On Gershom Scholem and Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi
As is well known, Gershom Scholem (1897-1982) was always happy to receive gifts of books for his collection. According to one interpretation, that is the reason that he maintained an empty shelf in his home library, so that his guests wouldn’t get the impression that there was no room for him
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