The documents include Kafka’s manuscripts of the uncompleted story “Wedding Preparations in the Country”, a notebook for learning Hebrew, hundreds of personal letters, sketches, and more
Eliezer Ben Yehuda Writes from Prison
“My heart tells me, my hope is strong, that the judges themselves will realize that this is just a false plot made up by those who hate me, and will set me free”
German Police Transfer Max Brod Papers to the National Library of Israel
Among other items, the collection includes a diary of Brod’s, written when he was Kafka’s closest friend in Prague. Thought to be lost in recent years, the diary has drawn interest from literary scholars around the world.
Naming the Soldiers: A Special Joint Project by the National Library and Facebook
A special project by the National Library in collaboration with Facebook Israel in honor of the country’s 71st Independence Day – come identify and tag your loved ones, family members and friends in these rare and historic images of IDF soldiers from the National Library collections
A Personal Diary from the Łódź Ghetto, Kept in the Margins of a Prayer Book
“3/12/1941 – My heart is burning and my body is freezing. My head is hurting beyond all reason. Why? Is all justice forsaken?”
Double-Crossed by Eichmann: New Lists from the Kasztner Train Revealed
Rudolf Israel Kasztner negotiated with Adolf Eichmann directly to transport nearly 1,700 Jews from Hungary to Switzerland.
Braille Haggadot: The Exodus from Egypt at Your Fingertips
A look at Passover Haggadot written for the blind and the visually impaired
Roll Out the Red Carpet: When the Royals Paid a Visit to the Jews of Amsterdam
Rare documents from the National Library of Israel show the excitement and dedication that went into the preparations for the visit of Wilhelm V and his bride, Princess Wilhelmina.
Google and the National Library Launch a New Interactive Project: “Once Upon a Try”
Explore humanity’s greatest inventions and discoveries in a new interactive online project by Google Arts & Culture, in collaboration with the National Library of Israel.
100 Years of Haaretz Newspaper to Go Online
The digitized issues will be accessible via the JPress – Historic Jewish Press website, an initiative of the National Library of Israel and Tel Aviv University
