Join us for a fascinating exploration of Jewish languages and book culture with Judith Olszowy-Schlanger, President of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, and César Merchán-Hamann, curator of the Bodleian Library’s Hebraica and Judaica collection. In conversation with Dr Samuel Fanous, Head of Publishing at the Bodleian Library, they will uncover how Jewish communities – from medieval Europe to the Middle East – preserved their heritage through books in languages such as Judeo-Arabic, Yiddish, and Ladino, written in Hebrew characters.

Discover rare treasures from the Bodleian’s unparalleled collections and gain new insights into the intellectual and social history of Jewish life.