Marina Rustow: The Cairo Geniza and the Material Turn

Marina Rustow won a 2015 MacArthur “Genius Award” for her work interpreting textual materials from the Cairo Geniza—the largest cache of Jewish manuscripts ever discovered. In an illustrated lecture, the Princeton historian shares her recent findings, which deepen our understanding of medieval Muslim and Jewish communities.











When: Mon., Feb. 22, 2016 at 6:30 pm
Where: Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Ave.
212-817-7000
Price: Free
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Marina Rustow won a 2015 MacArthur “Genius Award” for her work interpreting textual materials from the Cairo Geniza—the largest cache of Jewish manuscripts ever discovered. In an illustrated lecture, the Princeton historian shares her recent findings, which deepen our understanding of medieval Muslim and Jewish communities.

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