New, handwritten Maimonides texts discovered at Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Library
11 May 2023900-year-old paper fragment verified as the handwriting of legendary philosopher Maimonides.
Ghost Words: Reading the past
02 March 2021A 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. Â
Solomon Schechter (1847-1915): a Jewish polymath with a gift for friendship
20 November 2015̽»¨Ö±²¥Jewish scholar Solomon Schechter is best remembered for his work on the Cairo Geniza. A conference this Sunday will explore the wider impact of a man with an unquenchable thirst for learning.
Historic rivals join forces to save 1,000 years of Jewish history
15 February 2013Cambridge ̽»¨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.
