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Month: March 2018

Fresh from the Scanner: The 1749 Pressburg Haggadah

Take a glimpse at one of the most beautiful haggadot in the Günzburg Collection.

The National Library of Israel | 29.03.18

The Rescue of One of the World’s Most Beautiful Haggadot

The journey of the “Rothschild Haggadah” began 550 years ago with the artist Yoel ben Shimon in Northern Italy and ended in Jerusalem, the capital of the Jewish people

Daniel Lipson | 28.03.18

The True Story Behind Harry Potter, Abraham the Jew and the Philosopher’s Stone

The true story of the mysterious owner of the Philosopher’s Stone…

Stefan Litt | 22.03.18
The Wolff Haggadah

These Passover Haggadot Will Leave You Speechless

The Haggadot collection at the National Library is the largest in the world and we’ve collected them here in a special online exhibition.

The National Library of Israel | 21.03.18

An NLI exhibition of handwritten Passover Haggadot in 360°

A Timeless Script in 360°

The National Library of Israel | 21.03.18

The Haggadah That Brought the Nazis to the Seder

A glimpse into a Haggadah written for the residents of the displaced persons camp in Munich, illustrated by a Holocaust survivor.

Chen Malul | 21.03.18

The Illustrated Prague Haggadah from 1556

The Valmadonna Collection is a treasure trove of rare Jewish manuscripts. We are proud to present a copy of the Prague Haggadah, one of the earliest published Haggadot in the world.

The National Library of Israel | 20.03.18

The Benghazi Haggadah: How the Jews of Libya Celebrated Victory Over the Nazis

This is how the Jewish Legion soldiers of the British army set up a Seder in Benghazi, Libya in 1943.

Chen Malul | 20.03.18

Rabbit Season! Matzoh Season! When Passover Meets Hare Hunting

The 16th century editor of the Prague Haggadah had a wicked sense of humor!

Nati Gabbay | 20.03.18

How Communist Jews Made the Haggadah as Red as the Blood in the Nile

According to this Soviet Russian Haggadah, the eternal revolution of Marx and Lenin was responsible for liberating the Jews from the bondage of the bourgeois…

Melody Barron | 18.03.18

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