Sunday, April 03, 2011

Review of Hoffman & Cole, Sacred Trash

BOOK REVIEW:
'Sacred Trash': the ancient records of Jewish life in a Cairo synagogue

In "Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza," Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole recount the discovery of a treasure trove of antique documents from 10 centuries of Jewish life in the storage room of a Cairo synagogue.

By Irene Wanner

Special to The Seattle Times
Background here.

It feels like washing my hands to post a story about a real "treasure trove of antique documents."

UPDATE: Dead link now fixed. Sorry about that.