The Golden Path: Maimonides Across Eight Centuries

You are invited to join the East End Jewish Community Council (EEJCC)
for a private tour, guided by the exhibition curator

Dr. David Sclar
and
Rabbi Gadi Capela

at the Center for Jewish History
15 W. 16th Street, Manhattan
in-person and on Zoom
Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m.

*Exhibit closes February 29th

The exhibition features highlights from the Hartman Family Collection
of Manuscripts and Rare Books, including manuscripts in
Maimonides’ own handwriting, a carved 11th century door to the Torah ark from Cairo’s Ben Ezra Synagogue, and beautifully illuminated medieval manuscripts. The exhibit tells the story of Maimonides and his legacy across centuries, continents and cultures.

Explore the life and impact of this multifaceted luminary and great Jewish sage.

RSVP to ctigreenport@gmail.com

$25 in person, $18 suggested donation on Zoom

Dr. David Sclar
A teacher, historian and curator, Dr. David Sclar earned his doctorate in history at the CUNY Graduate Center, and has held postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard, Princeton, and Oxford Universities. His research and published articles focus on Jewish religious life in the 17th and 18th centuries, the Jews of Italy and Amsterdam, and the history of Jewish books. He is the author of the book named for this exhibition, The Golden Path: Maimonides Across Eight Centuries. Dr. Sclar is a teacher and librarian at the Frisch School. Previously, he oversaw the Rare Book Room in the library of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York.