The Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies & the Herbert D. Katz Center Distinguished Fellow’s Lecture in Jewish Manuscript Studies

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Date/Time
Date(s) - 11/04/2025
5:15 pm - 7:00 pm

Location
Kislak Center Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center

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The Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies & the Herbert D. Katz Center Distinguished Fellow’s Lecture in Jewish Manuscript Studies

Javier del Barco, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, & the 2025-2026 Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies & the Herbert D. Katz Center Distinguished Fellow in Jewish Manuscript Studies, examines two Hebrew Bibles at the University of Pennsylvania to propose a definition of the Sephardic Hebrew Bible as a distinct and coherent book category, comparable to and yet differentiated from other European traditions of Hebrew biblical manuscript production.

Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 5:15 – 7:00 pm EST 5:15pm – 7:00pm Class of 1978 Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 6th floor, & Virtual

Registration: https://www.library.upenn.edu/events/sephardic-bible-bookcraft