Jewish Worlds Illuminated features over 100 manuscripts and books offering a world tour of Jewish literary creativity across many centuries and thousands of miles. The exhibition explores the diversity of cultures in the lands in which Jews resided, including Egypt, the Ottoman Empire, Yemen, Iraq and Iran, Italy, France, Spain, and Germany. Exhibition highlights include a fund-raising letter signed by the great rabbi and philosopher, Moses Maimonides; a monumental decorated prayer book for the Jewish High Holidays, created in Germany in 1290; a richly illustrated Passover Haggadah from Renaissance Italy by the master scribe-artist Joel Ben Simeon; and a 1875 Haggadah from Baghdad, written in Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic.

We will take a private hour-long tour at 2:45 pm, whichever works best for most people. The tour will be given by a JTS professor or staff member. For those who are interested, we plan to go out for lunch nearby. There is no cost for this event; we do encourage you to make a donation to the JTS Library  if you are so inclined. 

Any questions or RSVP, contact  Sisterhood@ghcny.org   . We hope you can join us!