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06/05/2020
We are excited to announce the 2020-2021 cohort of Ransom Center fellows. Read more about this year's fellows and view their project descriptions in our latest blog post: https://sites.utexas.edu/ransomcentermagazine/2020/05/04/fellowships-awarded-to-56-scholars/
17/01/2020
Our are now over, and we are considering next step(s) while digesting some intense and quite amazing days in Jerusalem. Heartfelt thanks to all, sponsors and scholars, and not least to Yaakov Mascetti for excellent local organization!
For a recollection of our three conferences, visit our website https://jewsitalylongrenaissance.wordpress.com
and our social wall (no login required, just click the link:) https://walls.io/t5xsk .
15/01/2020
Now for the roundtable discussion concluding not only this, but all three conferences. With Berny Cooperman, Marina Caffiero, Serena Di Nepi, Yaakov Mascetti, and Germano Maifreda. See also https://walls.io/t5xsk
15/01/2020
See our website for coming projects, documentation, and (within short) a tentative bibliography:
The Jews in Italy during the Long Renaissance Conferences 2019/20: Rome - Maryland - Jerusalem
15/01/2020
For those curious about the map in the background on the conference poster, all you need to know is here: https://www.nli.org.il/en/maps/NNL_MAPS_JER002368360/NLI
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Original Library/publisher
הספרייה הלאומית, אוסף המפות ע"ש ערן לאור. יצירה בנחלת הכלל
Exact copy of the map done by Donato Bertelli, Venezia, 1572, but omitting the authors's name and the imprint
15/01/2020
National Library of Israel. NLIsrael
15/01/2020
Heading for the National Library of Israel and the last conference day of Imagining the Renaissance / Defining the Jews. Follow our doings on our social wall (no login, just click here: https://walls.io/t5xsk) and stay tuned for updates on concluding discussion and ideas for coming projects!
PLEASE NOTE! Changes in Conference Schedule for Today, Wednesday 15 January
9:00 – 9:30 Ingathering
9:30 – 10:30: Panel #1
Avner Ben Zaken: Amatus Lusitanus and the Making of Science in Motion
Ilana Wartenberg: Bilingualism in Scientific Texts Written by Jews in Renaissance Italy
10:30 – 10:45 Short Break
10:45 – 11:45 Panel #2
Evelien Chayes: Porous Libraries and Jewishness in Early Modern Italy: Studying Letizia Nahmias’ Spectral Archives
Shulamit Furstenberg Levi: The Missing Names: Links between Jewish Intellectuals and the “Accademia Pontaniana” in Naples during the Renaissance
11:45 – 12:15 Coffee Break
12:15 – 13:45 Round Table & Discussion
13:45 – 15:00 Lunch
15:00 Guided Tour of National Library
13/01/2020
Soon closing day 2 of our Jerusalem conference, after an abundance of rich papers, new knowledge and good talks over delicious food and strong coffee. For a fuller picture, see our social wall: https://walls.io/t5xsk
12/01/2020
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12/01/2020
We are in Jerusalem for the opening of , third and last part of the series!
introduces the theme by asking Why is imagining the Renaissance so important?
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20/11/2019
The program is out for our third and concluding conference in Jerusalem in January!
If you wish to attend, register here: https://www.eventer.co.il/sdbv3
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