Wednesday, November 16, 7:30pm, JCC Auditorium, $8 Members / $10 Non-Members
(Schocken; April 2011)
In this continent-hopping, century-spanning exploration of an Egyptian geniza, or repository for worn-out Jewish texts and manuscripts, acclaimed authors (and couple) Hoffman and Cole bring modern readers into the heart of this little-known trove, whose contents have rightly been dubbed “the Living Sea Scrolls.” It’s a tale of buried scholarly treasure that weaves together unforgettable portraits of Solomon Schechter and the other heroes of this drama with explorations of the medieval documents themselves. Presenting a panoramic view of 900 years of vibrant Mediterranean Judaism, Sacred Trash is above all a gripping tale of adventure and redemption.
"A wonderfully passionate and lively account of a civilization we could not have imagined …” —The Wall Street Journal
“A literary jewel whose pages turn like those of a well-paced thriller” —The Nation
Generously underwritten by Ames Amzalak Charitable Trust
