Dear Safranim:
See: https://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jwst/events/2016/lehmann-workshop
The Manfred R. Lehmann Memorial Master Workshop in the History of the
Jewish Book
Sunday, May 8, 2016 - 10:00am - Monday, May 9, 2016 - 5:00pm
Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut St., Philadelphia
The Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania, in
conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania Libraries and the Katz
Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania,
are pleased to announce the sixteenth annual Manfred R. Lehmann Memorial
Master Workshop to be held on May 8-9 (Sunday-Monday), 2016, at the Katz
Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut St., Philadelphia.
The topic is Censorship of Jewish Books in the Early Modern Period. This
year’s workshop will be led by Professor Piet van Boxel, President of
the Jewish Historical Society of England, Distinguished Professor at the
Oriental Institute at Oxford University, and former Curator of Hebraica
and Judaica Collections at the Oxford University Library. He co-edited
Crossings Borders: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-place of Cultures
(Bodleian Library, 2009), the companion catalogue to the internationally
acclaimed exhibition of medieval Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin illuminated
manuscripts that he curated from the Bodleian collection. Prof. van
Boxel has written widely on the censorship of Jewish books, and his
forthcoming monograph, Jewish Books in Christian Hands; Theology,
Exegesis and Conversion under Gregory XIII, will be published by the
Vatican Library in 2016.
The six sessions are intended to provide a nuanced and objective
re-evaluation of the fate of Hebrew books in the early modern period by
closely examining the censored books themselves, along with regulations
and documents related to censorial activity. Censorship was never
unilateral or consistent. Damage to the books was sometimes irreparable,
but censorship often prompted printers and authors to employ strategies
that would ensure the product’s viability. Topics to be covered include:
the vicissitudes of the Talmud which was first burnt, banned and then
censored; attempts to censor the medieval Jewish commentaries included
in the rabbinical Bibles (Miqraot Gedolot); Strategies employed by
publishers to circumvent official directives in order to preserve texts
from the censor’s pen; the Index expurgatorius, a tool for expurgation;
treatment of Hebrew books relative to other so-called ‘heretical’ books;
censorship as a means for conversion.
Because the Workshop will involve textual study, participants should be
able to read unpointed Hebrew texts. The workshop is open to professors
and independent scholars, professional librarians in the field of Jewish
and related studies, and graduate students in Jewish Studies. Attendance
at previous workshops is not a prerequisite for admission.
For faculty and professionals, tuition is $300. In addition to
attendance and all materials for the workshop, the tuition includes two
nights in a hotel (double-occupancy) for the nights of May 7 and 8 (with
the option of May 6), and all meals and refreshments (all kosher) during
the course of the workshop. Graduate students may apply for a full
scholarship to the workshop. To apply for the scholarship, a graduate
student should write us giving the details of his or her academic
program and a brief statement explaining how the workshop will further
his or her academic studies. S/he should also ask a faculty advisor to
write us a letter of recommendation on the student's behalf.
Attendance is limited. If you are interested in attending the workshop,
please notify us immediately. Full payment must be received by March 1,
2016. Make checks payable to Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.
A registration form is available at: registrationLW2016.pdf
Please address all correspondence to: Lehmann Workshop, c/o Jewish
Studies Program, 711 Williams Hall, 255 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA
19104-6305; E-mail: [email protected] ; Call 215-898-6654
The Manfred R. Lehmann Memorial Master Workshop in the History of the
Jewish Book has been made possible by a generous contribution from the
Manfred and Anne Lehmann Foundation along with grants from Mr. Albert
Friedberg.
Thanks,
Arthur
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Arthur Kiron, Ph.D.
Schottenstein-Jesselson Curator of Judaica Collections
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books, and Manuscripts
University of Pennsylvania Libraries
3420 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206
T. (215) 573-7431
F. (215) 898-0559
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/judaica/
Library at the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
420 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
T. (215) 238-1290 ext 202
F. (215) 238-1540
Wednesday and Friday
http://www.library.upenn.edu/cajs/
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