On 15 December, 1898, the official thanks of the University of Cambridge for the gift of the Genizah Collection were conveyed to the Jewish community of Cairo by the University Orator in the Senate House. The original text was in Latin, but a Hebrew version was prepared and sent to Cairo with the original. An English edition then appeared in the Jewish Chronicle of 30 December, 1898.
To the Heads of the Jewish Community in Cairo: We offer you our thanks, not only on account of the singular goodwill with which you received our Reader in Rabbinic, but also on... Read MoreEgypt
Melonie Schmierer-Lee
on Wed 15 Dec 2021
Has tags: Egypt, Genizah Fragments, Rabbi Ben-Shim'on, Solomon Schechter