Rembrandt, the Bible, and Hebrew script
Shalom Sabar is Emeritus Professor of Jewish Art and Folklore at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Among his books are: Ketubbah: Jewish Marriage Contracts of the Hebrew Union College Skirball Museum and Klau Library (1990); Mazal Tov: Illuminated Jewish Marriage Contracts from the Israel Museum Collection, Jerusalem (1994); Jerusalem – Stone and Spirit: 3000 Years of History and Art (with Dan Bahat; 1997); The Life Cycle [of the Jews in the Lands of Islam; 2006]. Sabar is the last Jewish baby born in the age old neo-Aramaic speaking Kurdish-Jewish community of Zakho.

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This lecture is part of a series celebrating the new collection on Jewish Art at the Samson Judaica Library

All are welcome!
Date: 8 June 2021, 20:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Trinity 2021)
Venue: Online with Zoom
Speaker: Emeritus Professor Shalom Sabar (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Part of: Oxford Chabad Society
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Audience: Public
Editors: Laura Spence, Belinda Clark