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Getty Museum's Christian Manuscripts Exhibit Sees Antisemitism Where There Is None
Getty Museum's Christian Manuscripts Exhibit Sees Antisemitism Where There Is None

(REVIEW) Images from 31 unique ancient objects, including Christian manuscripts in Latin, the Getty’s treasured Rothschild Pentateuch in Hebrew and two printed Hebrew books — from between 1040 to 1592 — are on display until May 29 at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. But the Getty’s text descriptions seem intended to push a misinterpretation of the Christian images as works of antisemitism and misogyny, based on little or no evidence.

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