This interactive presentation from David Selis will trace the development of the Haggadah as a material object from the earliest known manuscripts found in the Cairo Genizah, to illuminated medieval Haggadot, early modern Hebrew printing and contemporary artists’ Haggadot. We will uncover stories of scribes, artists, printers and modern Haggadot which bear witness to the Holocaust and founding of the State of Israel. This event is free, but to receive the Zoom link, you must register below.

About David

David Selis is the Leon Charney Doctoral Fellow at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies of Yeshiva University. He was the Assistant Curator of the international exhibition, "The Samaritans: a Biblical People." His research focuses on the creation of Jewish book culture in America and the role of libraries and scholars in shaping perceptions of the Jewish past.