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Purim Pop-up Beinecke Exhibition: "It Happened in the Days of Ahasuerus"

Image shows the leaf of a Ester scroll handwritten in Hebrew with colorful decorations which show scenes from the story. The Hebrew text on the leaf contains chapters 6:8 to 7:9.

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Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Classroom 38/39
121 Wall Street New Haven, CT 06511
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Discover Yale Library's stunning Judaica collection at our Purim pop-up exhibition! Join us February 12, 3:30-5:00 p.m. at the Beinecke Library for rare books, manuscripts, and beautiful Esther scrolls. All welcome!

 

A group of librarians, postdoctoral associates, and graduate students will serve as guides to rare printed books, manuscripts, and beautiful Esther scrolls. All are welcome – whether you know a lot about Purim or don’t (yet) know anything at all. Feel free to bring along a friend or two.

 

The pop-up exhibit will take place in the largest classroom of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. This room allows for up to 35 visitors at a time. To ensure that you do not have to wait, please sign up for a half-hour slot via the registration link. Please give yourself time to put your belongings in a locker.

 

This event is hosted by the Yale Program in Jewish Studies and co-sponsored by the Yale Chaplain's Office; the Slifka Center for Jewish Life; Chabad at Yale; JoY (Jews of Yale), the Yale Jewish Employee Resource Group; and Kehillah, the Jewish Graduate and Professional Student Association.