Dear list members, Please join us for the upcoming event in the series "AJL Presents: Books about Books" to hear Dr. Joshua Teplitsky discuss his book Prince of the Press: How One Collector Built History's Most Enduring and Remarkable Jewish Library <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300234909/prince-press__;!!KGKeukY!mh5vYTK1aogGeR4hGf7WNcJ7VfbqhNRA5ADwndQdiUM1zXGcM6N15kk1N8L-AB29zfY$ >. The event will take place on April 12, 2021 at 12:30 pm EST; 5:30 pm UK; 7:30 pm Israel.
David Oppenheim (1664–1736), chief rabbi of Prague in the early eighteenth century, built an unparalleled collection of Jewish books, all of which have survived and are housed in the Bodleian Library of Oxford. His remarkable collection is a testament to the myriad connections Jews maintained with each other across political borders. Oppenheim’s world reached the great courts of European nobility, and his family ties brought him into networks of power, prestige, and opportunity that extended from Amsterdam to the Ottoman Empire. His impressive library functioned as a unique source of personal authority that gained him fame throughout Jewish society and beyond. His story brings together culture, commerce, and politics, all filtered through this extraordinary collection. Based on the careful reconstruction of an archive that is still visited by scholars today, Joshua Teplitsky’s book offers a window into the social life of books in early modern Europe. *This event is presented by AJL's RAS Division, but it is open to everyone, members and non-members alike.* Please click here <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvf-ivrDwsGdMIqbxmqtRkc9B-ObhE6G1L__;!!KGKeukY!mh5vYTK1aogGeR4hGf7WNcJ7VfbqhNRA5ADwndQdiUM1zXGcM6N15kk1N8L-eGfkwy0$ > to register. I'd like also to remind you of two upcoming members-only events in April: - April 21, 2021, "Teaching with Digitized Primary Sources" (presented by Michelle Chesner, AJL VP, Columbia University) - April 28, 2021, DH Clinic #2: "Holocaust Studies and DH: Visualizing Networks in Archival Documents" (Abby Gondek, Roosevelt Institute/FDR Library) To see all events until June, please see here <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sm_Z3TuU4bE2rfhl0Q1SRz13fUFX10XaC8zfGmL2wow/edit?usp=sharing__;!!KGKeukY!mh5vYTK1aogGeR4hGf7WNcJ7VfbqhNRA5ADwndQdiUM1zXGcM6N15kk1N8L-S6sQm3w$ >. Please remember that you need to register in advance for all events to receive the zoom link. For members-only events, you will find registration information in your inboxes. Regards, Amalia S. Levi AJL RAS Division President
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