Joshua Teplitsky - Prince of the Press

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Announcement published by Susan Gottlieb on Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Type: 
Lecture
Date: 
March 22, 2021
Location: 
Connecticut, United States
Subject Fields: 
American History / Studies, Area Studies, Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies, Jewish History / Studies, Journalism and Media Studies

We look forward to having you join us

 

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MAURICE GREENBERG CENTER FOR JUDAIC STUDIES

 

Monday, March 22 - 7:30 pm          

 

Joshua Teplitsky - Prince of The Press

 

David Oppenheim (1664–1736), chief rabbi of Prague in the early eighteenth century, assembled a remarkable collection of Jewish books that today testifies to the myriad connections Jews maintained with each other across political borders. His impressive library functioned as a unique source of personal authority that gained him fame throughout Jewish society and beyond. Based on the careful reconstruction of a collection that is still visited by scholars today, Prince of the Press brings together Jewish culture, material commerce, and European politics, all filtered through this extraordinary library.

 

Joshua Teplitsky is assistant professor of history at Stony Brook University. He specializes in the history of the Jews in Europe in the early modern period and the study of books and media. He lives in New York City.

 

 

Here is the zoom link for the meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArceihrjorG92zSEqcATEpcu4c2l83HL_C  

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Info: 

Susan Gottlieb, Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies, University of Hartford

Contact Email: 
sgottlieb@hartford.edu
URL: 
http://www.hartford.edu/greenberg