Elisheva Carlebach (Columbia University) 'Archive Envy: An Early Modern Jewish Community and its Records.'
Date and Time
November 9, 2017
04:00PM - 04:00PM EST
Location
133, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA
Thurs Nov 9, 4pm | Barker 133
Elisheva Carlebach (Columbia University) 'Archive Envy: An Early Modern Jewish Community and its Records.'
The formation of archives has become the object of critical historical inquiry. This lecture explores dimensions of Jewish communal archives from the early modern period with particular emphasis on the rich archive of the Hamburg-Altona community and its fate.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies, the Jewish Cultures and Societies Seminar, Mahindra Humanities Center and the Early Modern History Workshop
Elisheva Carlebach (Columbia University) 'Archive Envy: An Early Modern Jewish Community and its Records.'
The formation of archives has become the object of critical historical inquiry. This lecture explores dimensions of Jewish communal archives from the early modern period with particular emphasis on the rich archive of the Hamburg-Altona community and its fate.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies, the Jewish Cultures and Societies Seminar, Mahindra Humanities Center and the Early Modern History Workshop