Jan

26 2023

Melton - Exploring a Forgotten World: A Social History of Medieval Jewry

12:00PM - 1:30PM  

United Jewish Federation of Tidewater 5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

Contact United Lautman
757-965-6107
slautman@ujft.org
http://jewishva.org/melton

Enjoy a front-row seat to the drama, gossip, legal transactions, and other daily intrigues of Jewish life — in the Middle Ages. This 10-session course brings to life an exotic era in Jewish history, revealing the inner thoughts of real-life characters through the Cairo Genizah, a collection of 400,000 worn-out scraps, text fragments, and documents buried for centuries. Interpreting textual evidence yields new insights into the daily interactions and behaviors of Jewish men, women and families living along the Mediterranean more than 1,000 years ago — and at root, how similar they are to our own family dynamics, business ventures and communal concerns today. Join us for a historical journey of intrigue and adventure!

This 10-week course is offered by the Melton Tidewater School at the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater. For more information contact Sierra Lautman, Director of Jewish Innovation, at SLautman@ujft.org or 757-965-6107.