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 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.
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
In Color: Photos of Libyan Jews Brought to Life
These historical photographs documenting Jewish communities in Libya now appear more life-like than ever.
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.
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.
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?
Special: 150 Years at the Western Wall
How did the Western Wall look before its liberation in ’67? What did it look like 100 years ago? And 150 years ago?
In Color: Amazing Photos of Jews and Muslims in the Holy Land From 1900
The then-revolutionary photochrom method gave the world its first color pictures — based on the imagination of the employee working the printing plates.
Rare Photos Taken Right After the Unification of Jerusalem
In the Six Day War of 1967, the entire city of Jerusalem came under Israel’s control, including the Old City and the Western Wall. These pictures captured the emotions of the days which immediately followed…
