---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Judy Labensohn <judylabensohn@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: You are invited The Shaindy Rudoff Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Bar-Ilan University invites you to a presentation by authors Peter Cole and Adina Hoffman of their book SACRED TRASH: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza, Shocken/ Nextbook, 2011 Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 6 PM Beck Auditorium, Bar-Ilan University In Sacred Trash, MacArthur-winning poet and translator Peter Cole and acclaimed writer Adina Hoffman tell the story of the retrieval from an Egyptian geniza, repository for worn-out texts, of the most vital cache of Jewish manuscripts ever discovered. Hoffman and Cole bring modern readers into the heart of this little-known trove, whose contents have been dubbed “the Living Sea Scrolls.” No longer can we speak of the seven wonders of the world. In this astounding and acutely relevant tale, Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole have uncovered a remarkable eighth; and in its connection to our own humanity, it surpasses all the rest. –Cynthia Ozick The event is free and open to the public. -- Judy Labensohn, Coordinator Shaindy Rudoff Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Bar-Ilan University http://english.biu.ac.il/creative-writing Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1471764703&ref=ts