Sects and the City
The Jewish Communities of Qumran and Alexandria
Co-sponsored by Drisha, The Jewish Publication Society and Sixth Street Community Synagogue
November 29th, 7:00 PM
Sixth Street Community Synagogue
325 East Sixth Street
$10/students free of charge.
Please join us for an evening to celebrate the publication of Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich’s new book, Discovering Second Temple Literature: The Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early Judaism (Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 2018).
Talks will be given by Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich (Drisha Faculty member and Crown-Ryan Chair of Judies Studies at Catholic Theological Union) and Dr. Lawrence Schiffman (Judge Abraham Lieberman Professorship in Hebrew & Judaic Studies at New York University).
We will explore the Jewish literature and communities of Alexandria and the Dead Sea Scrolls in Greek and Roman times, as Jews navigated as a minority through worlds dominated by powerful cultures.
Light refreshments will be served. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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Dear Mr Schiffman, I am a researcher and writer in UK interested in the culture and life of the Jewish peoples in Alexandria in Greek times, especially during the 2nd Century BCE. I am emailing you to ask if you would be able and be so kind to help me find literary and academic sources that explore the period please? I hope the talk was well attended (I cannot asecertain which year it was!) and this message finds you well. SIncerely Gabby Mooney