Rare recordings kept in the National Library’s collection reveal the Hanukkah songs that gave hope to Jewish children during WWII.
Rare Documents Show How the Jewish Community of New York City Battled the Jewish Mob
How did the Jewish community deal with notorious gangsters and organized crime stemming from its midst?
Our Man in Addis Ababa
In 1977 Farede Yazazao Aklum cooperated with the State of Israel to bring his people home, like the Ethiopian Moses.
The Gershom Scholem Family Bible
The Gershom Scholem family Bible – originally belonging to the Hirsch family, Gershom Scholem’s mother’s family – was used to record births, b’nei mitzvot, marriages, and of course, deaths
The Altalena Affair: When Israel was on the Brink of Civil War
The sinking of the Altalena was perhaps one of the most incredible and divisive affairs in the history of the State of Israel. What really happened during those tense days?
