History of Jews in Irish literature goes beyond Leopold Bloom
ULYSSES’ Leopold Bloom is one of the most memorable characters in Irish literature and he can also lay claim to being the most famous Irish Jew, in fact or fiction. However, as a new exhibition sets out to highlight, the Jew has been a figure in Irish literature going back a thousand years.
The Representation of Jews in Irish Literature exhibition, which opened at Waterford Institute of Technology on February 1, is the outcome of a research collaboration between NUI Galway and Ulster University. The project, which was initiated and overseen by Professor Pól Ó Dochartaigh, explores the relationship between Jews and Ireland through poetry, prose and drama.
