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A Special Back to School Project: Recognize Yourself in These Photos?

Identify and tag your friends, family members, and yourselves in these rare photos of school children from the National Library collections, taken between the 1950s and the 1990s

The National Library of Israel | 26.08.19
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A Moment Before Desolation: Rare Photographs of Polish Jewry

How did rare photographs of Polish Jews end up in a French soldier’s photo album?

Gil Weissblei | 01.08.19
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A Glimpse of 19th Century Jerusalem

Rare pictures: This is what Jerusalem looked like 150 years ago

Gil Weissblei | 02.06.19
Photo shows: IDF soldiers with armour support acting on the Golan Hights with its new Israeli Merkava tanks

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

The National Library of Israel | 07.05.19
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A Memory of the Last Jews of Yemen

In the 1980s, photographer, painter and poet Myriam Tangi took three separate trips to Yemen in the hopes of photographing the last Jews living in the country.

Myriam Tangi | 28.03.19
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Begin and Sadat Unscripted: Photos Reveal the Personal Connection Between the Two Leaders

National Library of Israel releases rare photos as the world marks 40 years of Israeli-Egyptian peace

Zack Rothbart | 21.03.19
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In Color: Photos of Libyan Jews Brought to Life

These historical photographs documenting Jewish communities in Libya now appear more life-like than ever.

The "Or Shalom" Center for Libyan Jewish Heritage | 12.02.19

Hate in Nazi Germany as Photographed from the Back of a Motorcycle

In 1935, a photojournalist was sent by a Jewish news agency to document the growing anti-Semitism under the rule of Nazi Germany.

Chen Malul | 30.01.19
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Right Before Their Fatal Mission, Jewish WWII Soldiers Took These Incredible Pictures of Egypt

A look at an incredible series of photographs taken by Hebrew soldiers in Egypt during WWII. Some of these smiling faces would not survive the war – They died during an attempt to save Jewish lives.

Chen Malul | 16.01.19

Who Are These Unknown Soldiers?

Nathan Fendrich, a Jewish-American photojournalist, happened to be in Israel when the Yom Kippur War broke out. He grabbed his camera and headed for the front. But who are the soldiers who appear in his photographs? Can you help identify them?

The National Library of Israel | 04.10.18

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