A glimpse at the Jewish year across time and space
The Clinton Bailey Archive of Bedouin Culture Comes to the National Library of Israel
Irreplaceable documentation of ancient nomadic culture to be saved and made freely available online
One of the World’s Oldest Esther Scrolls Comes Home
Mid-15th century Iberian megillah now at the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem and online
In Memoriam: Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and “The Home of the Book”
In his own words, what does a new library for the Jewish world in Jerusalem mean?
180 Years of Australian Jewish Newspaper History Going Online
Some 200,000 pages of historic press will be fully searchable as part of new global initiative
Four Ketubot and a Wedding
Okay, two weddings, but this is still the strangest story you will have heard in a while…
Pritzker Family National Photography Collection Established at National Library of Israel
A gift from the John Pritzker Family Fund will support the digitization and expansion of a world-leading century-old collection of photographs
Four Israeli Premieres, Some VR and a Little Iraq N’Roll at the Library
Fifth Docu.Text film fest kicks off August 18-22 at the National Library of Israel
So What’s the Deal with Shavuot?
Ladder cakes, all-night prayer sessions and tractor parades! The strange evolution and quirky traditions of one of the oldest holidays in the Jewish calendar…
Looking Back at the Jewish Soldiers of the Great War
A century after World War I, people are still surprised to learn the extent of Jewish participation in the military.
