[Ponte Alto] Jewish Women’s Lives Under Medieval Islam, Lecture

[Rich Manzano]

Pontoons,

This lecture by my employer The Library of Congress may be of interest to folks 
doing Eastern personas. While most of us working stiffs won't be able to attend 
a noon lecture on a Monday, folks with more flexible schedules might want to 
make the trip. These lectures are all recorded and I'll endeavor to forward a 
link to the video in a couple weeks once it's processed and posted on the LOC's 
Webcasts page. Feel free to forward to any other lists that might be interested 
as well.

Description:
"A treasure trove of primary sources containing some 280,000 Jewish manuscript 
fragments was discovered in the geniza (storage room) of a synagogue in Cairo, 
Egypt, during the late-19th century. Known as the Cairo geniza, the 
material—dating from about A.D. 870—is now housed in libraries throughout Europe 
and the United States."

"Sara Reguer, head of the Department of Judaic Studies at Brooklyn College, City 
University of New York, has used the documents to explore various aspects of 
women’s lives under medieval Islam, with a special focus on their professions, 
their charitable activities and their education. She will deliver a lecture 
titled "The Cairo Geniza—the World of Jewish Women" at the Library of Congress 
at noon on Monday, Oct. 25 in the African and Middle Eastern Division Reading 
Room, Room 220 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street S.E., 
Washington, D.C."

Event Press Release
http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2010/10-210.html

African & Middle Eastern Reading Room
http://www.loc.gov/rr/amed/


Votre serviteur,

Tancred of Messina
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