ABRAHAM Events: Friday 3 Feb: Avi Shivtiel - Significant historic finds of ancient manuscript in Cairo Synagogue
Published: Tue, 01/31/23
Maimonides reference to a friend circa 12th century.
THIS WEEK
The significant historic finds of ancient manuscript fragments in a Cairo
Synagogue
Avi Shivtiel Retired
Lecturer of modern Hebrew and Arabic and member of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit (Cambridge University)
The chair is Lynne Nathan
A retired Clinical Pharmacist and Medicines Adviser, enthusiastic amateur thespian and a founder member of B’nai Brith Cheshire
Players.
Friday 3 February
11.00am GMT 11.00am for 11.15am start
A recording will be available on Friday shortly after the event finishes
Ben Ezra synagogue in Cairo after its restoration,
Avihai Shivtiel born 1940 in Mandatory Palestine. After military service studied Hebrew and Arabic language and literature at Hebrew
University Jerusalem. Taught in Jerusalem and Bar-Ilan universities. 1972 Moved to Cambridge University to teach modern Hebrew and Arabic and to study towards his doctorate. In 1979 joined Leeds University to head the newly founded Department of Modem Arabic Studies. In 1995 returned to Cambridge University to join the Genizah Research Unit, where he worked until 2010 and retirement.
The
speaker will cover the following points, followed by a Q&A session:
1. Was Maimonides involved in favouritism?
2. What was Maimonides’ favourite cake?
3. A forbidden love affair which ended in court
4. ‘Money can even legitimize a bastard’ – A woman named Wahsha
Dr. Schechter working on the collection at Cambridge 1898-99
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