Three Talks on Hebrew Manuscripts
The three taks are related to the exhibition: Illumination: Hebrew Treasures from the Vatican and Major British Collections, London, The Jewish Museum, (Raymond Burton House, 129-131 Albert Street, Camden Town, London NW1 7NB, ph. 0044(0)20-72847384), 25 June – 10 October 2010 (view the post Hebrew Illuminated Treasures in London).
TALK 1- Thursday 22 July 2010, at 7.30 p.m.
Interfaith Europe: Cultural Collaboration in Script by PIET VAN BOXEL
In contrast to the popular idea of Jewish isolation from the Middle Ages up to the Early Modern Period, the exhibition Illumination shows how Jews and non-Jews collaborated. Piet van Boxel, Hebrew Curator Bodleian Library and Fellow Librarian of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, will illustrate how Jewish artists were inspired by Islamic art, Christian workshops were instrumental in the illumination of Hebrew manuscripts and Christians were often the proud owners and users of Hebrew books. Click here to book the event.
TALK 2 - Thursday 29 July 2010, at 7.30 p.m.
Illuminating the Soul: Jewish and Muslim Mystical Poetry by MEHRI NIKNAM
Mehri Niknam, an Iranian Jew who studied Comparative Judaism and Islam in the Middle Ages, will discuss cultural exchange between Jewish and Muslim poets of the period. Follow the journey of Sephardic poetry that was created and then flourished in Andalucía in the Golden Age of Spain. With the collapse of Muslim rule and the expulsion of the Jews in 1492, this poetic tradition spread across the Mediterranean, North Africa, Turkey and beyond. Click here to book the event.
TALK 3 - Thursday 16 September 2010, at 7.30 p.m.
Iews , Christians and the Bible - An Illuminating Story by Dr ED KESSLER
This talk by Dr Ed Kessler, founder and Executive Director of the Woolf Institute of Abrahamic Faiths in Cambridge, will explore the extent to which Jews and Christians share the same Bible. Dr Kessler, an expert on Jewish-Christian Relations, will reflect on the Vatican’s Hebrew manuscripts on show in our special exhibition and will discuss the authority of Scripture and its implications for Jewish-Christian relations today. Click here to book the event.
