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The Sue and Leonard Miller Center
for Contemporary Judaic Studies
in partnership with the
University Libraries
CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO
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RECEPTION + TOUR
The Golden Age of the Jews of Al-Andalus |
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An exhibition that invites visitors to explore the daily life of Jews in the 11th-century Iberian Peninsula through detailed facsimiles, virtual reproductions, images, and re-creations
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Reception 4:30 p.m.
Program 5 p.m.
Kislak Center at the University of Miami
Otto G. Richter Library
1300 Memorial Drive
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE JEWS OF AL-ANDALUS
Event Program
WELCOME
Charles Eckman, Ph.D.
Dean and University Librarian, University of Miami
OPENING REMARKS
Guillermo (Willy) Prado, Ph.D.
Interim Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, University of Miami
PERFORMANCE BY
Susana Behar
Sephardic and Latin-American Singer
ON THE EXHIBITION
Jaime Lacadena Higuera
Consul General of Spain in Miami
Jaime Moreno Bau
Director of Centro Sefarad-Israel
Shai Cohen, Ph.D.
Specialist in Sephardic Studies, University of Miami
Following the reception, there will be a tour led by Dr. Shai Cohen featuring the innovative new component developed in collaboration with
The
Virtual Experiences Simulation Lab (VESL), which enhances the exhibition through mixed reality integration and an AI avatar of Rambam (Maimonides).
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ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
“The Golden Age of the Jews of Al-Andalus” is a curated exhibition that invites visitors to explore the daily life of Jews in the 11th-century Iberian Peninsula
through detailed facsimiles, virtual reproductions, images, and re-creations. This society produced notable figures, such as the diplomat Ibn Shaprut, the poets Ibn Gabirol and Judah Halevi, and the thinker Maimonides, all of whom contributed to a rich cultural
heritage that endures to this day.
Visitors can experience a reconstructed medieval synagogue on-site through mixed reality, utilizing augmented reality (AR) features. A virtual reality version is also available online, enabling users to join the guided AR tour and interact with an AI avatar
of Maimonides.
A bilingual Spanish-English traveling exhibition, “The Golden Age” was originally curated by José Martínez Delgado, a professor at the University of Granada. The installation on view on the first floor of the Otto G. Richter Library was organized by Centro
Sefarad-Israel in collaboration with several organizations, including the Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies, the George Feldenkreis Program in Judaic Studies, and the Libraries at the University of Miami.
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ABOUT THE KISLAK CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
At the heart of the University’s Coral Gables campus, a former lecture hall has been renovated and transformed into a place of learning and discovery to benefit
the entire community: the Kislak Center at the University of Miami. Established with a
landmark gift to the University of the Jay I. Kislak Collection of the Early Americas, Exploration and Navigation, the Center houses the departments of
Special Collections and
University Archives and features a grand reading room in which to serve researchers and visitors from anywhere in the world. The Center hosts public programming for the University’s centers, institutes, schools, colleges, and libraries during the evening
and weekend hours, and the gallery showcases items from the vaults of these distinctive collections.
Photo by Creative department, University Libraries
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Image credits: Selections from “The Golden Age of the Jews of Al-Andalus” exhibition currently on display in the Otto G. Richter
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QUESTIONS?
Please contact the University of Miami Libraries at
library...@miami.edu. Find the most up-to-date events calendar posted on our
Library Events page.
Metered parking is available at lots on the Coral Gables campus.
The University of Miami is a smoke-free campus.
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