Yeshiva University Museum

Yeshiva University Museum and the Harry G. Friedman Society present Shalom Sabar, Emeritus Professor of Jewish Art and Folklore at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, speaking on "Jewish Ceremonial Art of Baghdad and its Relationships to Traditions, Customs and Magic". Present day Iraq, historically ancient Babylonia, boasted a substantial Jewish presence from the time of Ezra the Scribe, but virtually no relics of its ancient and medieval Jewry have survived. Skilled Jewish silversmiths from the 18th to 20th centuries, however, made Baghdad an important center within the Islamic world for the production of such varied Jewish ritual objects as Torah cases and amulets. These objects and their relationship to Jewish traditions and practices will be discussed and illustrated.

To attend, please RSVP to rsvp@yum.cjh.org .

PLEASE NOTE: At the present time, the Center for Jewish History requires that masks be worn in all public spaces.