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Tracing Jewish Histories: The Long Lives of Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts, Judaica, and Architecture

Works of art and architecture made by or for Jewish communities in the medieval period are often examined through the lenses of persecution and expulsion, or are contrasted against Christian or Muslim“styles.” This symposium seeks to expand and nuance these narratives in order to highlight how works of art and architecture can uniquely trace the history of particular Jewish communities by mapping their movements and traditions across generations and geographies. Medieval Jewish objects and spaces can also serve as loci to examine ideas related to collective memory and cultural identity. To that end, the symposium seeks to open new dialogues regarding the “afterlives” of medieval Jewish art more broadly, initiating discussions regarding the ways in which works of art and architecture continued to bear witness to the richness of Jewish life and culture long after they were created.

Organised by Laura Feigen and Reed O’Mara, this symposium is supported by Sam Fogg and the Mellon Foundation with additional support from The Department of Art History and Art at Case Western Reserve University and The Medieval Academy of America Graduate Student Committee Grant for Innovation in Community Building and Professionalization.

Programme: 20 May 2025

Session IV – Collecting practices at large
Introduced by Olga Morgalyuk, The Courtauld
Chaired by Tess Artis, Case Western Reserve University

William Diebold, Reed College,
“The Darmstadt Haggadah’s Turbulent 1950s”
Abby Kornfeld, City University of New York
“The Róza Gomperz Endowment: Rethinking the Kaufmann Collection of Illuminated Hebrew Manuscripts”
Anna Nizza-Caplan, The Israel Museum,
“”Accessible to All “: The unlimited shelf-life of an illuminated Mishneh Torah”

Curatorial Panel – Problems and Priorities: the acquisition and display of Jewish material culture in museums
Introduced by Sam Truman, Kress Fellow at The Courtauld
Response by Elizabeth Morrison, J. Paul Getty Museum

Simona Di Nepi, Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Riva Arnold, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Alice Minter, Victoria & Albert Museum

Closing Remarks
Elina Gertsman, Case Western Reserve University