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By Melonie Schmierer-Lee on Wed 13 Nov 2024

Yesterday evening, Nick Posegay and I stood in Heffers Bookshop before a supportive crowd of family, friends, and Genizah enthusiasts to speak about and officially launch 'The Illustrated Cairo Genizah'. The book marks the Genizah Research Unit's 50th anniversary, and celebrates the increasing public interest in the Genizah collection. It showcases over 300 of the Genizah's more eye-catching fragments, in 12 thematic chapters (Highlights, Bible & Judaism, Sketches & Illustrations, Letters, Magic, Science & Medicine, Arabic & Islam, Documents, Ketubbot, Education, Bookmaking... Read More

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By Melonie Schmierer-Lee on Tue 1 Oct 2024

We are delighted to announce that Ben Outhwaite, Head of the Genizah Research Unit since 2006, has today become Professor Outhwaite – Professor of Genizah Studies. The appointment was announced in the Cambridge University Reporter of 31 July 2024, and comes into effect today, on the 1st October 2024. The appointment recognises... Read More

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