{"id":2262080,"date":"2024-06-07T09:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorney-general-sues-to-stop-potential-sale-of-rare-jewish-books-manuscripts\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T09:36:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:36:29","slug":"attorney-general-sues-to-stop-potential-sale-of-rare-jewish-books-manuscripts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorney-general-sues-to-stop-potential-sale-of-rare-jewish-books-manuscripts\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney General Takes Legal Action to Prevent Sale of Rare Jewish Books and Manuscripts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fattorney-general-sues-to-stop-potential-sale-of-rare-jewish-books-manuscripts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2262080&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary discusses Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost&#8217;s legal \u200daction \u200dto prevent\u200d the sale of \u2064ancient Jewish texts at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. Yost filed for\u200d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-georgia-update-judge-issues-restraining-order-for-10-days-preventing-defendants-from-destroying-or-erasing-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"BREAKING GEORGIA UPDATE: Judge Issues Restraining Order for 10 Days Preventing Defendants from Destroying or Erasing Dominion Voting Machines\">restraining order<\/a> to \u200dstop the sale of valuable books, including the Talmud, at the institution. Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pushes-for-federal-gov-to-pay-for-entire-cost-of-rebuilding-baltimore-bridge-but-says-it-will-take-some-time\/\" title=\"Biden advocates for federal government to cover full Baltimore Bridge reconstruction expenses, acknowledges it will be a lengthy process\">summary effectively captures<\/a> the key information about Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost&#8217;s legal action to halt the sale of ancient Jewish texts at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. Yost&#8217;s request for\u200d a restraining order aims to prevent the sale of\u2063 significant books, such as the Talmud, within the institution.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost wants to stop the sale of ancient Jewish texts and books at the nation\u2019s first permanent Jewish institution of higher learning in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<p>Yost filed for a temporary restraining order to prevent Hebrew Union College from selling copies of the Talmud and other ancient books after the school expressed interest in parting with them to offset growing deficits.<\/p>\n<p>Yost said donors have given money to fund the Klau Library and care for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/historic-south-africa-parliament-building-fire-under-control-suspect-due-in-court\/\" title=\"Historic South Africa Parliament Building Fire Under Control, Suspect Due in Court\">rare books<\/a> and manuscripts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese sacred texts are invaluable artifacts \u2013\u00a0religious and cultural treasures,\u201d Yost said. \u201cTheir sale would not only betray donor trust but also may violate legal restrictions placed on the gifts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The collection includes 14,000 items in the library\u2019s rare book room, with some potentially worth millions of dollars. Yost said the texts were given to the library with the understanding they would be preserved and maintained for use by scholars and researchers worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>He also said any sale could breach the Hebrew Union board\u2019s fiduciary duties to the library\u2019s public beneficiaries. For books that can be sold, sale proceeds must be used to acquire other collection items. Using sale proceeds to reduce the college\u2019s deficit could constitute an illegal use of assets donated expressly to fund the collection. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA library without its most precious artifacts and texts is like a body without a soul,\u201d Yost said. \u201cWe are committed to ensuring that these irreplaceable items remain available to the public and are cared for as their donors intended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hebrew Union College was founded in Cincinnati in 1875. In 1950, it merged with the Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. A Los Angeles campus was opened in 1954, and a Jerusalem campus opened in 1963.<\/p>\n<p>According to the school\u2019s website, the Klau Library in Cincinnati includes rare incunabula, illuminated manuscripts, Biblical codices, communal records, legal documents and scientific tracts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost seeks to halt the sale of ancient Jewish texts at Cincinnati&#8217;s Hebrew Union College. 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