The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary presents The Corpus Epitaphiorum Hebraicorum Italiae (CEHI): An Archive and a Treasure of Poetry and Stone to Be Saved
A Library Lecture With Mauro Perani, University of Bologna Monday, April 11, 2011 3:404:30 p.m. Berman Board Room, JTS Mauro Perani, professor of Hebrew at the University of Bologna, Ravenna campus, will speak about his study of the texts of the epitaphs of all of Italy's Jewish cemeteries. The epitaphs are a true archive written on stone, holding precious information on Jewish genealogy, historical information on parental relations, causes of death, and other details, which would be almost impossible to find in the official historical sources. Moreover, beginning in the 16th century and developing further in the 17th, the art of writing epitaphs in Hebrew became a true literary genre, composed by rabbis and leading scholars in rhyme and rhythm. Naomi M. Steinberger Director of Library Services The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary 3080 Broadway New York, NY 10027 phone: 212-678-8982 fax: 212-678-8891 --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
