{"id":7768,"date":"2016-08-11T15:34:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T14:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/?p=7768"},"modified":"2016-08-18T18:04:41","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T17:04:41","slug":"exhibition-launch-representations-of-jews-in-irish-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/exhibition-launch-representations-of-jews-in-irish-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition launch \u2018Representations of Jews in Irish Literature\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Members of the UU and NUI project team Dr Barry Montgomery, Dr Marie-Claire Peters and Dr Frank Ferguson from Ulster University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Image credit: Ian Maginess<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dr Barry Montgomery and Dr Marie-Claire Peters enjoying the items for the library collection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mrs Yvonne Altman-O\u2019Connor from the Irish Jewish Museum and staff member Rachel Toner discussing the items on display.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Keeper of the Library, Dean Gregory Dunstan in conversation with the Lord Mayor, Councillor Garath Keating.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Keeper of the Library welcoming the guests.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Library is very pleased to host the travelling exhibition \u2018Representations of Jews in Irish Literature\u2019, which will be on display in the Library\u2019s Long Room until 12 September 2016.<\/p>\n

The exhibition is part of a joint project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), between two universities, Ulster University and NUI Galway.\u00a0 One of the project\u2019s aims is to highlight the history of Jewish people in Ireland and Britain and, to achieve this, both universities are working in partnership with other institutions, including Armagh Public Library.<\/p>\n

The Library has complemented the travelling exhibition with a display of its own holdings on Jewish history.\u00a0 Its texts range in topic and time from Shakespeare and \u2018The Merchant of Venice\u2019 to the naturalisation of Jews in Great Britain and Ireland in 1714.\u00a0 They reflect the stereotypical attitudes towards Jewish people found in both fiction and non-fiction works during the 17th<\/sup> and 18th<\/sup> centuries.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the launch of the exhibition in Armagh, Dr Marie-Claire Peters from Ulster University said, \u201cWe are very pleased to bring the AHRC-sponsored \u2018Representations of Jews in Irish Literature\u2019 exhibition to our second partner venue, Armagh Public Library. Ulster University has developed strong academic links with the Library over the last few years. We hope that visitors to the Library will engage with the exhibition through its unique narrative and reflection on Jewish culture and identity in the Irish literary record from Medieval through to Modern times.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Keeper of Armagh Public Library, the Very Revd Gregory Dunstan, said, \u201cWe are delighted to host this exhibition, the fruit of collaboration between two universities and other institutions which have provided material for it.\u00a0 The Library\u2019s own contribution was largely researched by Rachel Toner, a recent graduate of Ulster University.\u00a0 While illustrating representations of Jewish people in the literary record, sensitive minds will find this exhibition of contemporary significance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Armagh Public Library has free admission to the exhibition, with donations most welcome.\u00a0 For further information, please access the Library\u2019s website: armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk<\/p>\n

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