English Faculty Publications

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 2009

Publication Source

Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies

Abstract

"Meir b. Elijah of Norwich and the Margins of Memory" is a study of Meir of Norwich's use of acrostics to record his English Jewish identity. In the face of the 1290 Expulsion, which follows upon many episodes of anti-Jewish violence and antipathy, Meir attempts to have his name recorded in perpetuity. This essay details some of those moments of violence in order to give voice to Meir's world and to clarify Meir's desire to be remembered.

Inclusive pages

1-23

ISBN/ISSN

0882-8539

Document Version

Published Version

Comments

This document is provided for download in compliance with the publisher's policy for self-archiving. Permission documentation is on file.

Publisher

Purdue University Press

Volume

27

Issue

4

Peer Reviewed

yes

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