CENTURIES OF THE PASSOVER HAGGADAH

CAPTURING THE MOMENT:                              
CENTURIES OF THE PASSOVER HAGGADAH

An Exhibit from the Collections of the Duke University Libraries
February 23, 2017 – June 11, 2017
At The Jerry and Bruce Chappell Family Gallery
(near the main entrance to Perkins Library)

Duke University Libraries invite you to an exhibit of the Passover Haggadah, a Jewish text written for the Passover Seder meal.  This exhibit explores the long and interesting history of the Haggadot (pl. of Haggadah) and how their illustrations and texts shed light on cultural, religious and political changes.

Opening Reception: 
March 22, 2017, 5:30 p.m.
Guest Speaker:  PROF. KALMAN BLAND
Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies
The Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room, Rubenstein Library
West Campus Duke University, Durham, NC
 
For more information contact meg.brown@duke.edu

This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies

and the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation

Parking available at the Bryan Center Garage

Haggadah exhibit Flyer