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Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks’ personal archive arrives at the National Library of Israel
By
Michelle Rosenberg
Some 50 boxes containing the wisdom of the renowned religious leader, philosopher, and respected moral voice were received today in Jerusalem
April 16, 2024, 11:34 am
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks’ personal archive arrives at the National Library of Israel
Some 50 boxes containing the wisdom of the renowned religious leader, philosopher, and respected moral voice were received today in Jerusalem
By
Michelle Rosenberg
March 20, 2024, 10:09 am
New project to capture young Jewish European voices launches today
First seven stories published on Kaleidoscope feature entries from Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Turkey and the UK
By
Michelle Rosenberg
December 27, 2023, 11:03 am
Bookmobile spreads joy to displaced Israeli children, page by page
The National Library of Israel initiative will tour the country, visiting evacuees at 40 centres serving those moved from southern and northern border communities.
By
Jenni Frazer
November 7, 2023, 4:21 pm
National Library of Israel to digitally preserve 7th October massacre and war documentation
The initiative will include tens of thousands of texts, audio and video recordings of fallen victims and fighters, interviews with survivors and video recordings created by both the IDF and Hamas
By
Michelle Rosenberg
August 15, 2023, 12:51 pm
More than 450 rare maps donated to National Library of Israel
Collector Howard Golden makes historic gift to expand the world's largest collection of antique maps of Israel
By
Michelle Rosenberg
June 1, 2022, 1:54 pm
Historic fragile Torah scrolls on display – but only for moments – before Shavuot
Torah scrolls hidden by Muslim mufti in Rhodes after Nazis invaded in Second World War is among treasures on display at National Library of Israel
By
Toby Porter
February 22, 2021, 4:33 pm
In time for Purim, Megillah dating from 1460s donated to Israel national library
Scroll is believed to have been written by a scribe on the Iberian Peninsula in the 15th century based on Carbon-14 dating
By
Jewish News Reporter
November 30, 2020, 7:03 pm
Items belonging to iconic war hero and poet Hannah Senesh will go on public view
National Library of Israel gets collection of unpublished works, photos and personal items of the Hungary-born heroine who was captured, tortured and executed by the Nazis
By
Tali Fraser
August 6, 2020, 2:42 pm
National Library of Israel to suspend services, put 300 workers on unpaid leave
Library’s board chair and director appealed to Israel’s education and finance ministers for assistance
By
JTA
May 5, 2020, 2:52 pm
Revealed: Why ‘Antisemite’ was omitted from original Oxford English Dictionary
Letter from 1900 by editor James Murray, recently found at the National Library of Israel, claimed the term was just a 'passing trend'
By
Jenni Frazer
March 20, 2020, 10:14 am
Israel’s national library offers raft of audio books free amid virus crisis
With schools closed and pupils forced to learn at home, the organisation has made many works in English, Hebrew, Arabic and French free of charge
By
Jewish News Reporter
November 16, 2019, 5:39 pm
Israel’s National Library partners with Google to digitise 120,000 books
About 45 percent are in Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino, with the rest in languages including Latin, English, German, French, Arabic and Russian.
By
JTA
September 25, 2019, 1:58 pm
Gandhi’s Rosh Hashanah greeting from 1939 wished Jews ‘era of peace’
A message by Mahatma Gandhi on the day that the Nazis invaded Poland has been discovered at the National Library of Israel
By
JTA
May 8, 2019, 7:04 pm
Israel’s National Library launches campaign to identify soldiers in old photos
The Naming the Soldiers project was launched in honour of the 71st anniversary of Israel’s birth.
By
JTA
April 29, 2019, 9:01 am
Currency used in Theresienstadt donated by Brit to Israel’s National Library
Six notes featuring a Star of David and sketch of Moses holding the Ten Commandments were received by the Israeli organisation from UK activist Ruth Brass
By
JTA
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