Coinciding with the customary celebration of the month of Sepharad in September each year, the Fundación Tres Culturas is organising a conference as part of the cycle "Great Jewish Characters of Al-Andalus".. The aim of the initiative is to publicise and vindicate the contribution of these figures to the history and culture of Spain and the rest of Europe and the Mediterranean and their contribution to the intellectual, cultural and scientific heritage of humanity.
On this occasion the conference, under the title The sage Hasday Ibn Shaprut and his paradigmatic relationship with Muslims, Christians and Jews'.will be dedicated to Hasday Ibn Shaprut (Jaén c. 915- 970 or 975), the first Jewish personality of outstanding relevance in the history of Al-Andalus.
Hasday Ibn Shaprut, originally from Jaén and based in Córdoba, was a physician, linguist and diplomat in the service of the Umayyad Caliphate. He was an ambassador of 'Abd al-Rahman III, physician to al-Hakam II and translator of scientific works such as Medical. He also promoted Jewish jurisprudence and history in his community. He is a symbol of Jewish prosperity in al-Andalus and of religious coexistence during the Caliphate.
The session will be given by Rafael Cámara Expósito, president of the IUVENTA Association of Jaén, curator of the 1200th Anniversary of the Capital of Jaén and former president of the Sephardic Federation of Associations of Southern Spain.
📅 Wednesday, 24 September
🕛 19:00h
📍Palacio de los Marqueses de la Algaba, Plaza Calderón de la Barca s/n, Sevilla, 41003
🎟️ Free admission with prior registration
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This activity is subsidised by the Junta de Andalucía, within the framework of the subsidy granted by the Consejería de la Presidencia, Interior, Diálogo Social y Simplificación Administrativa (Regional Ministry of the Presidency, Interior, Social Dialogue and Administrative Simplification).
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