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Sunday, April 06 2008, 11:00am - 1:00pm |
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 At Passover, Jews around the world celebrate the exodus
from Egypt. But what is the historical evidence of Jews and Hebrews living in
ancient Egypt? And why does the Hebrew Bible both love and love to hate Egypt?
Join us Sunday, April 6 at 11:00am as we take a walk back into history with
CBE member Edward Bleiberg, Managing Curator for Egyptian, Classical and Ancient Middle
Eastern Art at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
The
tour of the Egyptian galleries will focus on objects which might
provide some
answers to these questions. We’ll examine both works of art and
historical
documents in the collection which shed light on the complex
relationship
between ancient Jews and Egyptians. For example, Senwosret III,
pictured here, might be the Pharaoh to whom Abraham introduced his
"sister" Sarah.
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