Author Archives: h. holtschneider

Marian Oppenheim Hall, 4 Salisbury Road, 8pm

A reading of Franz Rosenzweig’s Star of Redemption, one of the most influential Jewish works of theology of the twentieth century, with an eye to our own time. Conceived on the front line of the First World War, the book … Continue reading →

This talk will discuss the practice of wet-nursing in the context of Jewish-Christian relations.  Until the development of formula for infant feeding in the 19th century, wet-nurses were the only safe alternative to maternal breastfeeding.  Generally speaking, more Jewish women … Continue reading →

The remarkable treasure trove of manuscripts preserved by the Jewish community of medieval Cairo continues to astound researchers with the detailed picture it paints of life in the Middle Ages.  Far from being ‘nasty, brutish and short’, life for the … Continue reading →