Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 10:50PM 
Yaakov Wise, an honorary fellow of the CJS, has discovered a rare Jewish book in Salford. This 137-year-old text is a Poona Haggadah and was used by the Bene Israel community at Passover. Further details
IMAGE CREDITS: Illumination from a 14th century Spanish Passover Haggadah, showing the Israelites walking through the Red Sea. © John Rylands University Library of Manchester.
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