The Jews of Egypt from Antiquity to Modernity Part II: 'The World of the Cairo Genizah: Medieval Egypt through the Eyes of Egyptian Jews'

This lecture is the second in a three-part series exploring the history of the Jews of Egypt from antiquity to modernity.

Delve into the world of the Cairo Genizah as seen by the Egyptian Jews who populated it and the window it opens into the daily life of families, communities, merchants, scholars and seekers.

Read the description and register for Part III.

About the Speaker

Elisha Russ-Fishbane is a historian of Jewish culture in the medieval Islamic world at New York University. His work focuses on Jewish-Muslim encounters and on the breadth of medieval Jewish culture - philosophy, mysticism, literature, and law - with an emphasis on the life and legacies of Maimonides.