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Many thanks, Liza Stabler Elizabeth F. Stabler Librarian Stettenheim Library Temple Emanu-El 1 East 65th Street New York, NY 10065 The Genizah at a Glance: 200,000 Items and 110 Years' Research Professor Stefan Reif Wednesday, October 13 6:30 PM Having established and directed the Genizah Research Unit at Cambridge University Library over a period of 33 years, Dr. Reif is uniquely qualified to summarize the impact made on the world of learning by these exciting but fragmentary pieces. He will trace the history of how they were amassed, rediscovered and analyzed and will discuss fascinating examples of the insights they provide into Jewish Mediterranean life a thousand years ago. His PowerPoint presentation will include images of some of the most important items. STEFAN REIF IS EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF MEDIEVAL HEBREW STUDIES AND FELLOW OF ST JOHN'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. HE IS THE AUTHOR OF MANY BOOKS AND ARTICLES AND HAS LECTURED WIDELY IN EUROPE, ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES. HIS LATEST VOLUMES ARE A JEWISH ARCHIVE FROM OLD CAIRO, PROBLEMS WITH PRAYERS AND CHARLES TAYLOR AND THE GENIZAH COLLECTION. No Admission Charge and Open to the Public Place: Marvin & Elisabeth Cassell Community House One East 65th Street New York, NY 10065 http://emanuelnyc.org/ for further information --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
