The Unexpected Journeys of the Sarajevo Hagaddah

Artist Susan Leviton weaves the true tale of the historic rescue of the Sarajevo Hagaddah, familiar to many in its fictionalized form in Geraldine Brooks' "People of the Book." This program incorporates lettering and gilding demonstrations in the style of the mid-14th century Sarajevo Hagaddah, believed to have been written and illuminated in Spain, and the performance of songs from many of the places in which the Sarajevo Hagaddah found a home. The songs, which relate to Passover and the expulsion of Jews from Spain, include melodies in the Judeo-Spanish dialect of Sarajevo, Hebrew, English, and Yiddish. Facsimile editions of the Sarajevo Hagaddah and others from the 16th and 17th centuries will be available for examination.