We’re excited to offer our members a selection of trips to inspiring and noteworthy places of interest.
Guided Visit to the Cairo Genizah Collections
Cambridge University Library
11:00am – 1:00pm, Wednesday 15 April 2026
Join us for an exclusive guided visit to the Cairo Genizah Collections at Cambridge University Library, home to more than 190,000 manuscripts preserved for centuries in the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Old Cairo. The Genizah offers an unparalleled insight into everyday life, scholarship and community across the medieval Jewish and wider Mediterranean world.
The tour includes a curated selection of manuscripts, with expert guides introducing the stories behind personal letters, legal documents, poems, religious texts, and other remarkable fragments. You will also learn how the collection was recovered, conserved and digitised.
The visit will conclude with light refreshments.
Tickets (including refreshments): £10. Participants will be responsible for their own travel to the library.
Please ensure your 2026 membership is active before registering.
Registration
Registration can be made via Eventbrite here (NB link tbc).
Deadline for registration: Wednesday 1 April 2026
Our administrator, Claire Wilkins, will then send a payment link.
Deadline for payment: Monday 6 April 2026
Please note your place at the visit cannot be confirmed until payment is received. We are unable to offer refunds once payment has been made.
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