The 2025 Sherman Lecture: Moses Gaster; Scholar, Collector, Rabbi, Activist
| Dates: | 20 May 2025 |
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| Times: | 17:00 - 18:30 |
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| What is it: | Lecture |
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| Organiser: | John Rylands Library |
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| How much: | Free |
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| Who is it for: | General public |
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Under the auspices of the Manchester University Centre for Jewish Studies:
Professor Philip Alexander “Moses Gaster (1856-1939) – Scholar, Collector, Rabbi, Activist: His scholarly legacy and his place in Jewish History.”
The annual Sherman Lecture returns on the 20th May 2025 in the stunning Reading Room at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library. Professor Philip Alexander FBA is Emeritus Professor of Postbiblical Jewish Literature at the University of Manchester, and a founder and former director of its Centre for Jewish Studies.
Many of his scholarly interests overlap with those of Gaster, and since 1992 he has worked intensively on the Gaster Collection of manuscripts at the John Rylands Library – the largest single collection of its kind in the world. He will critically survey Gaster’s vast range of interests and activities, and assess his scholarly legacy and his place in Jewish history.
Book now at this link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-sherman-lecture-moses-gaster-scholar-collector-rabbi-activist-tickets-1253198332949?aff=oddtdtcreator
The event takes place at the John Rylands Library, 150 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3EH
Image credit: Gaster Hebrew MS 66 – folio 1a
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