This blog post originally appeared in the Xavier ENews, used with permission.
On April 21, two sections of the senior World Religions elective
visited the Center for Jewish History, located at 15 West 16th Street—right
across the street from Xavier. All students received two tours of the
museum: one…
Sunday, May 10, 4:30 pm Shostakovich and Weinberg: A Musical Friendship
Sidney Krum Young Artists Concert Series
Presented by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
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Monday, May 11, 6:30 pm The Paradox of Liberation: Secular Revolutions and Religious Counterrevolutions
Book Talk
Presented by Center for Jewish History and American Sephardi Federation
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The rare books and artifacts in this
exhibit, Sephardic Journeys, reflect
a rich tradition of scholarship and culture shaped by migrations, and they
invite, in turn, reflection upon the physical, emotional and spiritual journeys
of Jewish history.
Item above:
Sefer Shulchan HaPanim (ספר שלחן הפנים)
Joseph ben Ephraim Karo
Mosheh ben Shelomoh…
By Zachary Loeb, M.S.I.S. Reference Services Librarian – Patron Services
“Comrades, the First of May is the bridge between ourselves and the future. It is the mighty cable which connects us with the international proletariat. Let us meet the great holiday of the proletariat; not with the dangerous indifference of the defeated, but with the joy of the victory of to-morrow.” – The…