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GIBRALTAR
JEWISH HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK LAUNCHED
Whilst
JEWISH HERITAGE IN ENGLAND sells out
May 2007

Sharman Kadish
(Copyright
© Insight Magazine Gibraltar
Photo:
Elena Scialtiel)
The
Regency elegance of Gibraltar’s Garrison Library formed the
backdrop to the launch of the first-ever authoritative guidebook to Jewish
Heritage in Gibraltar.
The event, hosted jointly by Jewish Heritage UK and the Gibraltar
Heritage Trust, was presided over by Gibraltar's Chief Rabbi, Rabbi
Hassid, and attended by the Hon. & Mrs. Fabian Vinet, Minister
for Heritage. It was reported on the front page of the Gibraltar
Chronicle [PDF file 1MB] and featured on Gibraltar TV News.
The guidebook is written by Jewish Heritage Director, Dr Sharman
Kadish, author of the best-selling Jewish
Heritage in England,
which sold out within
three months of publication last November and has been
reprinted by publishers English Heritage.
Jewish
Heritage in Gibraltar,
published by Spire Books, follows a similar format,
featuring full-colour photographs (taken by Nigel Corrie of
English Heritage), drawings and maps (by architect Barbara Bowman)
and an architectural heritage trail.
The new
guidebook has been sponsored
by the
Government of Gibraltar, Gibraltar Heritage Trust and several local
businesses on the Rock. Publication in the UK has been made possible
by The Arts & Humanities Research Council through the University
of Manchester where the author is a Research Fellow in the Centre
for Jewish Studies.
Jewish Heritage in Gibraltar is
available from all good bookshops at the published price of £9.95 or
direct from Jewish Heritage UK (see
New
Publications).
See
also
the Gibraltar page of the website.
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