{"product_id":"sacred-trash-adina-hoffman-9780805212235","title":"Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FINALIST \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWINNER OF THE 2012 AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S SOPHIE BRODY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN JEWISH LITERATURE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eSacred Trash\u003c\/i\u003e tells the remarkable story of the Cairo Geniza--a synagogue repository for worn-out texts that turned out to contain the most vital cache of Jewish manuscripts ever discovered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis tale of buried communal treasure weaves together unforgettable portraits of Solomon Schechter and the other modern heroes responsible for the collection's rescue with explorations of the medieval documents themselves--letters and poems, wills and marriage contracts, Bibles, money orders, fiery dissenting religious tracts, fashion-conscious trousseaux lists, prescriptions, petitions, and mysterious magical charms. Presenting a pan­oramic view of almost a thousand years of vibrant Mediterranean Judaism, Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole bring contemporary readers into the heart of this little-known trove, whose contents have rightly been dubbed \"the Living Sea Scrolls.\" Part biography, part meditation on the supreme value the Jewish people has long placed in the written word, \u003ci\u003eSacred Trash\u003c\/i\u003e is above all a gripping tale of adventure and redemption. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e(With black-and-white illustrations throughout.) \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adina Hoffman, Peter Cole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080521223X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805212235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Random House LLC (No Starch)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Adina Hoffman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926242820351,"sku":"9780805212235","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c0794359-422c-4366-9bb3-df38f4bb9642.jpg?v=1681081991","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sacred-trash-adina-hoffman-9780805212235","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}