Rebecca Jefferson
Curator University of Florida
- Gainesville FL
Rebecca Jefferson's research focuses on the Cairo Genizah and the history and provenance of Hebraica and Judaica collections.
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Actio de in rem verso: The Revd William MacGregor collection of Egyptian antiquities and the extraordinary claims of the dealer who helped its development
Oxford AcademicRebecca Jefferson
2024-07-03
The provenance of many objects once part of the acclaimed Revd William MacGregor collection of Egyptian artefacts is unclear or unknown. Private collectors purchased pieces from the MacGregor collection when it was sold at auction in 1922, many of which eventually made their way into major museums around the world. Today, the provenance information attached to them can usually be traced back through the private owners only as far as MacGregor’s ownership and no further. Recent research has revealed more about MacGregor’s collecting habits, including the fact that Count Riamo d’Hulst was the supplier of MacGregor’s famous obsidian head.
Chapter 17 Thirteen Fragments of the Passover Haggadah: Tracing Their Exodus from Egypt to Cambridge
BrillRebecca Jefferson
2024-01-01
The Bibliography Project was the first project undertaken by the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit (GRU) when it was founded by Stefan C. Reif OBE 50 years ago. Reif quickly realised that the project was essential for helping future scholars navigate their way through the vast collection of genizah fragments, particularly as the contents of about one third of the collection were still unidentified.
The Trade in Cairo Genizah Fragments in and out of Palestine in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
BrillRebecca Jefferson
2023-06-19
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, thousands of Cairo Genizah fragments came into the possession of western institutions and private collectors through the activities of individuals trading in, from, and through Palestine. The Palestine antiquities trade has long been overlooked or ignored as any sort of factor in considering the origins and chain of custody for fragments labeled as from “The Cairo Genizah.” This article aims to redress that imbalance by examining the activities of twenty-one individuals involved in this trade.
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