Behind the Book: "Diary of a Black Jewish Messiah: The Sixteenth-Century Journey of David Reubeni through Africa, the Middle East, and Europe"

with Alan Verskin

Posted

Wednesday, February 22 at 7:00pm
In-person at the Dwares JCC
No cost to attend

In 1524, a man named David Reubeni appeared in Venice, claiming to be the ambassador of a powerful Jewish kingdom deep in the heart of Arabia. In this era of fierce rivalry between great powers, voyages of fantastic discovery, and brutal conquest, people throughout the Mediterranean saw signs of both hope and impending apocalypse.

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Event Date
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Event time
7:00 PM
Cost / donation
Free
Contact
Larry Katz,
lkatz@jewishalliance
ri.org or
401.421.4111 ext.
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