It was the Talmud, more than any other book, which the Nazis used as conclusive proof of Jewish inferiority and the racial danger posed by the Jewish people.
The Partisan Poet Rescued from the Woods of Lithuania
The life of Avraham Sutzkever, the foremost Yiddish poet in Israel, spanned almost the entire tumultuous revolution-and-war-filled 20th century.
“Tropical Zion” Revealed
A rare photo album reveals how refugees from Nazi Germany made the Caribbean wilderness bloom.
Bringing Darkness to Light: Singing Hanukkah Songs Through the Holocaust
Rare recordings kept in the National Library’s collection reveal the Hanukkah songs that gave hope to Jewish children during WWII.
The American Politician Who Would Not Remain Silent in the Face of the Holocaust
How Henry Morgenthau went from mild-mannered cabinet secretary to being one of the greatest advocates for Europe’s Jews during the Holocaust?
“If Judaism is a tragedy, let us live it” – Stefan Zweig’s Letters Revealed
26 letters and 6 postcards, previously unknown, all by Stefan Zweig, one of the greatest writers of the first half of the twentieth century, have been given to the National Library of Israel.
When the Nazis Desecrated the Jewish Cemetery of Salonika
Human bones and broken tombstones were used as building materials, desecrating 500 years of Jewish history and half a million gravestones.
Irene Harand: One Woman’s Answer to Hitler
One of the most despicable books in human history ever published is Mein Kampf. This is the story of Sein Kampf (His Struggle, An Answer to Hitler), and the woman who wrote it.
Adolf Eichmann’s Secret Visit to Palestine
Years before Eichmann was brought to Israel to stand trial, the notorious mass-murderer visited Mandatory Palestine in 1937 while disguised as a journalist.
Revealed: SS Chief Heinrich Himmler’s Warm Wishes to Mufti Haj Amin al-Husseini
Discovered in the National Library archives, Himmler’s message to the Mufti decried the “Jewish invaders”, while sending “warm wishes for your continued struggle…”
