Arts

Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah on display at Israel Museum

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, recently announced the long-term loan of an extraordinary 15th-century illuminated manuscript, a handwritten copy of the Mishneh Torah by Maimonides, considered by many to be the greatest rabbinical figure in Medieval Spain.

On extended loan from Judy and Michael Steinhardt, New York, the manuscript has undergone full restoration in the Israel Museum’s Paper Conservation Laboratory and will be presented in the reinstalled galleries of its new Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Wing for Jewish Art and Life, in conjunction with the opening of the museum’s renewed campus on 26 July, 2010.

Rebecca Tomasis wins Proverse Prize

Hong Kong resident Rebecca Tomasis was awarded the inagural Proverse Prize for her unpublished novel Mishpacha! Dr Verner Bickley, MBE, co-founder of the prize and his wife Gillian Bickley, presented the award at a well-attended and friendly luncheon at the Helena May Society, Central.

Tomasis was present with her husband and mother to receive a cash prize of HK$5,000, a selection of recent books published by Proverse Hong Kong and a copy signed by Errol Hugh’s A Personal Journey through Sketching. She was alsogiven one year’s complimentary membership of the Hong Kong Writers’ Circle.

The 49th Israel Festival - offering performances from around the world

The 2010 Israel Festival runs from 25 May – 11 June in venues throughout Jerusalem, Holon, Herzelia and Ein Kerem.

The two and a half week celebration hosts contemporary performers and artists from around the world with dance, music, theatre, unique performances and a series of special events.