I should like to bring to your attention a fairly new book on the Jews in Sicily. Ebrei e Sicilia, edited by N. Bucaria, Michele Luzzati and A. Tarantino, Flaccovio editore, Palermo 2002.
The book includes articles on various aspects of the Jewish presence in Sicily in antiquity to the middle ages. The articles are written by established scholars, mostly in Italian, and a few in English, German and French. Among the authors: David Abulafia, Michele Luzzati, Mauro Zonta, David Cassuto, Nadia Zeldes, Simon Schwarzfuchs and Nicolo Bucaria. The last part of the book is a catalogue of an exhibition on Jews in Sicily including photographs of most of the exhibits. The book is a large folio volume on glossy paper. Benjamin Richler Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts Jewish National and University Library POB 39105 Jerusalem, Israel 91390 Tel. 02-6586233 FAX 02-6511771 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
