Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza by Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole New Year Facsimile edition

Facsimile edition

Part II returns again and again to the themes of cold and dark

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Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza by Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole New Year Facsimile editionSacred Trash tells the remarkable story of the Cairo Genizaa synagogue repository for worn out texts that turned out to contain the most vital cache of Jewish manuscripts ever discovered. This tale of buried communal treasure weaves together unforgettable portraits of Solomon Schechter and the other modern heroes responsible for the collections rescue with explorations of the medieval documents themselvesletters and poems, wills and marriage