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Editorial Statement

We are pleased to present the twelfth volume of Ginzei Qedem, an annual
publication devoted to Genizah texts and studies.

Ginzei Qedem’s purpose is to provide a specialized venue for the field of
Genizah research, in the hope that research on and publication of Genizah
texts will, in time, enrich both traditional and academic Jewish studies, as
well as Islamic ones.

The fields of Genizah and Judaeo-Arabic research have now sadly lost
one of their prominent scholars, Professor Bruno Chiesa of the University
of Turin. Professor Chiesa originally planned to publish a joint article in
this volume together with Dr. Miriam Goldstein, but he did not live to see
it completed. Dr. Goldstein accomplished this task, and the editorial board
dedicates the current volume to his memory. Many of his colleagues and
friends contributed articles in his memory, and the articles not published in
this volume will be published in next year's issue.

Contributions to Ginzei Qedem may be in Hebrew or English. Any
substantial quotation in a language other than that in which the article is
written must be accompanied by a translation, and articles in Hebrew must
be accompanied by an English abstract.

Contributions and queries may be sent by e-mail to the editor at
zvi56@ybz.org.il.