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Veiled Women: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Women in Israel


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Date:  February 23, 2012

Time:  1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location:  Museum of Jewish Civilization (in Mortensen Library)

Open to the public: Yes

Description:

The exhibit explores the highly visible and highly debated practice in many parts of the world: women's headcoverings. For the past two years, the Greenberg Center has looked at how and why Jewish, Christian and Muslim women cover their hair as part of religious traditions that originated some 2,000 years ago.

Categories:  Exhibits, Community Connections, Arts and Events, Student, Faculty and Staff

Department/Organization:  Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies

Contact Information: 

Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies
860.768.4964
mgcjs@hartford.edu
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