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Robert King

Robert King taught linguistics, Jewish Studies, and South Asian Studies at the University of Texas from 1965 until his retirement in 2016.

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    Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Afterlife in Texas

    Surfside, Florida’s Nobel Prize winner died 30 years ago today. Through a winding tale of luck, timing, and money, his papers ended up at the University of Texas in Austin.

    byRobert King
  • Lucy Dawidowicz in Vilna, in an undated photo.
    Lucy Dawidowicz in Vilna, in an undated photo.
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    Lucy Dawidowicz, the Yiddish Eagle of the Bronx

    The strong-willed scholar of Jewish life and history died 29 years ago today

    byRobert King
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