Plagiarism, Halakhic Paradox, and the Malbim on Kohelet
Plagiarism, Halakhic Paradox, and the Malbim on Kohelet by Marc B. Shapiro 1. A story recently appeared alleging plagiarism in the writings of R. Yonah Metzger.[1] Such accusations are nothing…
Plagiarism, Citation, and Redemption
…Now on to more egregious issues – hard-core plagiarism. 2. PLAGIARISM IN PART Copying a chunk of text or some choice word phrases without proper attribution is also plagiarism. One example…
A Mild Case of Plagiarism: R. Abraham Kalmankes’ Ma’ayan Ha-Hokhmah
…of plagiarism.42 In terms of literary (as distinct from oral) plagiarism, a reasonable definition would seem to be: Plagiarism is the act of appropriating in print another person’s ideas, writings,…
R. Avraham ben haGra: A Victim of Plagiarism?
R. Avraham ben haGra: A Victim of Plagiarism? In several previous posts at the Seforim blog, I have discussed instances of plagiarism and, in this post, I would like to…
Tevie Kagan: The Enigmatic R. David Lida
…homily, after which Lida then proceeds to defend himself from the charges of plagiarism. Lida’s letter ends off with letters and signatures of approbation.. Charges of Plagiarism Charges of plagiarism…
Caught in the Act: An Unknown Admission of Plagiarism
…Tzvi Landau discussing Landau’s book Shulhan Melachim (Beregovo, 1931). In his comments on Landau’s book, Schwartz discusses plagiarism in general and notes that he is a victim of plagiarism and…
