In honor of the tenth anniversary of the Norman E. Alexander Lecture in Jewish Studies, this year's event highlighted the work of scholars doing research in the collections. Dr. J. H. (Yossi) Chajes discussed his work on kabbalistic manuscripts; Dr. Francesco Spagnolo shared music relating to the Jewish community in Corfu; and Alexis Hagadorn described what she discovered in analyzing paint samples and bindings.
J. H. Chajes is the Wolfson Professor of Jewish Thought in the Department of History at the University of Haifa and the Director of the Ilanot Project.
Francesco Spagnolo is the Curator of the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life and Associate Adjunct Professor in the Department of Music at University of California at Berkeley.
Alexis Hagadorn is the Head of Conservation and Preservation at Columbia University Libraries.