The Letter of the Convert: A Cairo Geniza Story of the Crusades

Brief discussion of a remarkable document found in the Cairo Geniza, and its reverberations in art and scholarship. Follows the argument described in Dr. Ben Outhwaite's discussion in Fragment of the Month from the Cairo Geniza, July 2020. See here for that article and citations: https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections... For recommended reading, please visit: https://henryabramson.com/recommended... Interested in studying more deeply? Join our learning community of students, researchers and colleagues by becoming a Channel Member:    / @henryabramsonphd   Online Courses: Biblical Jewish History: From Abraham to Bar Kochba Course information and registration here: https://henryabramson.com/course/bibl... A Thousand Years of Ashkenaz! Course information and registration here: https://henryabramson.com/course/a-th... The Holocaust Course information and registration here: https://henryabramson.com/course/the-...