From The Times of Israel, April 15 On the day Israel became a country 65 years ago, the young Syrian Jew was in Lebanon as a spy, part of an odyssey that took him from Aleppo to a kibbutz, to war in Palestine and an encounter with Hitler’s yacht. Read the article here.
2013 Sophie Brody Medal winner
I was thrilled to be notified today that the American Library Association has awarded The Aleppo Codex the 2013 Sophie Brody Medal for achievement in Jewish literature. It’s a unique honor to be recognized by people who love and live books. Many thanks to the ALA and the Reference and User Services Association, to the Brodart Foundation, and to the …
‘Der’ Aleppo Codex
The German edition, published by Verlag Herder:
‘De’ Aleppo Codex
The recently released Dutch edition, published by Lannoo:
‘Aleppsky Kodex’
The newly released Czech edition of The Aleppo Codex, published by Pistorius:
Updated info for London Jewish Book Week
I’ll be speaking at the wonderful Jewish Book Week in London on Sunday, February 24, at 3:30 p.m. More details here.
Matti’s articles from the Times of Israel
For an up-to-date list of articles, click here.
The Daily Herald review: Laura Wadley
December 16, 2012 The Dead Sea Scrolls we know, but who has ever heard of the Crown of Aleppo, in many respects a more important manuscript? Thanks to Matti Friedman’s “The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible,” the story of the most nearly perfect original text of the Hebrew Bible is …
“Insights and Influence” podcast
On this episode of Insights and Influence, Dave Gordon interviews Jerusalem-based journalist and author Matti Friedman, who recently published The Aleppo Codex: The True Story of Obesession, Faith, and the International Pursuit of an Ancient Bible. In what Friedman describes as a “a true-life detective story,” The Aleppo Codex is about a hunt for a thousand year-old manuscript as he discovered a convoluted, and …
Fall book tour
Beginning in mid-October, I’ll be touring the U.S, beginning with appearances at two universities: October 24, 2012: Northwestern University, Department of Jewish Studies, Chicago, IL, 7:30 PM October 25, 2012: University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Center for International Peace Studies, South Bend, IN, 12:30 PM After that, I’ll be heading off on a tour of Jewish communities and book fairs across …