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Who ‘Fixed’ the Jewish Calendar?

A glimpse at the Jewish year across time and space

National Library | 01.09.21

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

National Library | 03.03.21

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

National Library | 22.02.21

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?

National Library | 11.11.20

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

National Library | 13.10.20

Four Ketubot and a Wedding

Okay, two weddings, but this is still the strangest story you will have heard in a while…

National Library | 10.09.19

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

National Library | 28.08.19

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

National Library | 18.08.19
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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…

National Library | 06.06.19
From the Felix Theilhaber Collection at the National Library of Israel.

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.

National Library | 29.05.19

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