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The Hidden Treasure of the Cairo Genizah
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:22:03
Publish Date: 2026-02-21 05:01:00
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(Host: Kristin)

A hidden storeroom in the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo was the repository for old, worn out manuscripts.  For centuries, a wide variety of writings were deposited and then lay untouched. Explore a medieval time capsule and learn why historians are so excited about a trash heap this week on Footnoting History!  

 

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