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…
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:
Bar Mitzvah Speech
Morris Tarragano
(New York, 1933)
Ladino, English
Morris Tarragano’s family, as…
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 Tikkun Sofrim u-Mikra Sofrim (ספר תקון סופרים ומקרא…
Exhibition on view through October 25, 2014
at the Center for Jewish History (15 West 16th Street, NYC)
(Above image fabricated with maps from the David Rumsey Map Collection: www.davidrumsey.com.)
In the mid-to-late 19th century, many German-born rabbis left Germany to practice their faith in the United States. Isaac Leeser, Isaac Mayer Wise, David Einhorn, Max Lilienthal, and Bernard…