In 1955, amidst rumors about a weapons deal between Czechoslovakia and Egypt, the Israeli government decided to once again employ the familiar Israeli pioneering spirit and camaraderie and to make an unconventional appeal to its citizens.
Romance and Reason: Islamic Transformations of the Classical Past
Organized by the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World in partnership with the National Library of Israel (NLI), a stunning exhibition of Islamic manuscripts, including twenty-four from the NLI’s own collections, is set to open in New York City.
Into the Depths of Evil: How the Nazis “Recruited” the Talmud for Anti-Semitic Propaganda
It was the Talmud, more than any other book, which the Nazis used as conclusive proof of Jewish inferiority and the racial danger posed by the Jewish people.
The Partisan Poet Rescued from the Woods of Lithuania
The life of Avraham Sutzkever, the foremost Yiddish poet in Israel, spanned almost the entire tumultuous revolution-and-war-filled 20th century.
The Book of Niggunim
On the secret behind the Chabad Book of Niggunim and about the Chassid Shmuel Zalmanov who was selected for the mission of rescuing the niggunim from oblivion.
Translating “The Hobbit” in Captivity
In 1970 ten Israeli prisoners of war in Egypt, captured in the War of Attrition, used their abundant free time for an unusual project: translating J.R.R. Tolkien’s first book into Hebrew
Photoshop In the Service of a Mid-Nineteenth Century Rabbi
If you were a young Rabbi trying to win over members of a new community during a religious crisis, what would you do?
“At the Source”: Sharing knowledge to protect Jewish heritage in Europe
Archivists and librarians from the Balkans convened for a special training course at the NLI.
What Can You Find in the World’s Oldest Yiddish Letter? Exactly What You Would Expect
Looking for proof that nothing ever changes? In this ancient letter a mother complains to her son that he doesn’t write to her often enough… Sound familiar?
What Did Martin Buber and His Friends Write to President Johnson about Martin Luther King Jr.?
From the Martin Buber Archive: A letter to the American president about MLK’s 1965 release from jail
