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said that he did not present the truth as he saw it ; and he always had 

 the courage to express his convictions. When any movement for 

 the advancement of science was considered, Jastrow was either one 

 of the promoters or he was one who could be counted upon to help 

 further it. He was ready to give his time for anything worth while. 

 His counsel and his cooperation were constantly sought; anS he did 

 not treat an appointment lightly. He performed his duties with an 

 enthusiasm such that the cause for which he labored was usually 

 advanced. It is generally felt that he will not only be greatly missed 

 in the councils of these societies, but that, at least in some of them, 

 there is no one to take his place. 



By the death of Professor Jastrow America has lost one of her 

 distinguished scholars ; for in the humanities, few, if any, were better 

 known in Europe. Orientalists in this country have lost their lead- 

 ing spirit. His fellow workers feel that they have sustained an 

 irreparable loss. His wise counsel, his unwavering fidelity and 

 loyalty for his friends, his kindly interest in their doings, his tender 

 consideration and confidence, his unselfish character, his genial and 

 delightful companionship — these are no more. Many feel that a 

 great vacancy has come to exist in their lives, and that a living force 

 has gone out of them. 



The end of his career suddenly came on June 22, 1921, when it 

 seemed that his potentiality was still on the ascendancy. No one can 

 surmise what his remarkable capabilities would have enabled him to 

 accomplish in another decade of activity. 



Albert T. Clay. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY. 



Compiled by 



Albert T. Clay and James A. Montgomery.* 



Abbreviations. 



AJSL, American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literature. — BA, 

 Beitrage zur Assyriologie. — Bib. W., Biblical World. — Hebr., Hebraica. — Ind., 

 Independent. — JAOS, Journal of the American Oriental Society. — JBL, Jour- 

 nal of Biblical Literature.— /Qi?, Jewish Quarterly Review.— P/i 05", Proceed- 



* In March, 1910, in commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of 

 Professor Jastrow's membership in the Faculty of the University of Penn- 



