Shalom Spiegel

Shalom Spiegel (26 January 1899 – 24 May 1984) was the William Prager Professor of Medieval Hebrew Literature at the Jewish Theological Seminary from 1944 until his retirement in 1973. He is considered one of the greatest scholars of Judaica of his generation and a leading expert in medieval Hebrew literature.^[1]

Dr. Spiegel wrote about Jewish legends and the lives of the prophets. His books included "Hebrew Reborn," "Ezekiel or Pseudo-Ezekiel," "Noah, Daniel and Job" and "The Last Trial," a collection of legends about the sacrifice of Isaac.