Inside the Warsaw Ghetto, Dr. Emanuel Ringelblum knew that it was only a matter of time until his Jewish community was completely wiped out. But, refusing to let the Nazis destroy all evidence of Polish Jewish life, Ringelblum began archiving his entire community… with the help of a Shabbat afternoon club and a small collection of milkcans.
British author and academic Dr. Rachel Lichtenstein spent the past year working with seven different communities across Europe to bring old Jewish cemeteries alive through new and exciting initiatives, encouraging a phenomenal revival of Jewish history
In February 1943, the “Tehran Children” arrived in Israel. These child refugees from Poland were gathered in Iran from where they were sent via a circuitous route to Mandatory Palestine in one of WWII’s most comprehensive and successful rescue operations. Documents and photos in the Ein Harod Archive offer an intimate glimpse into the complex absorption process and heart-wrenching personal stories
Check out these clips featuring four of the most stunning and interesting Torah scrolls from the National Library of Israel collection
Hostage-taking and forced migration were just two methods used by Russian forces in Ukraine and Poland a century ago
Convicted in Poland for insulting the head of a friendly nation, Jewish hero Nahum Halberstadt was freed on Christmas Day
On the eve of World War I, a group of Polish yeshiva students signed a pact to make their friendship everlasting…
Join us for a Hanukkah video journey across cultures and time, featuring treasures from the National Library of Israel!
Visitors of all ages can now virtually explore 3D Jewish heritage sites – from the extravagant to the mundane…
Did an Orthodox girls’ movement and its legendary founder revive an ancient and obscure holiday in the forests of Poland?
