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How the discovery and study of ancient deeds, fables, letters, magical amulets, contracts and lists in a sacred storeroom created unparalleled engagement with a forgotten chapter of Jewish history.   

A new exhibition from Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Library is set to bring to life the hidden words buried in some of our oldest manuscripts - known as palimpsests.  

Treasures from the world’s largest and most important collection of medieval Jewish manuscripts – chronicling 1,000 years of history in Old Cairo – have gone on display in Cambridge today for a six-month-long exhibition at Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Library.

̽»¨Ö±²¥number of young people studying languages in the UK is falling. Determined to change this, the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ is running an increasing number of events to highlight the life-changing power of languages.

Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Library and the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries have today announced their first ever joint fundraising campaign to purchase the £1.2 million ‘Lewis-Gibson Genizah Collection’, currently owned by the United Reformed Church’s Westminster College.