New, handwritten Maimonides texts discovered at Cambridge University 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 University Library is set to bring to life the hidden words buried in some of our oldest manuscripts - known as palimpsests.
Solomon Schechter (1847-1915): a Jewish polymath with a gift for friendship
20 November 2015The 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 University Library and the University 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.
