{"id":9275,"date":"2017-01-16T22:41:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T20:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-dev.nli.org.il\/home-page\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T10:55:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T07:55:28","slug":"the-blog-of-the-national-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"direction:ltr;display:none;\">\n    Array\n(\n    [0] => 3067\n)\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"component-block_2bdb7b17cc090d617898547c6aeed2bc\" class=\"section main-articles\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n                    <header class=\"section-header\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"section-title\">\n                        Top Stories                    <\/h2>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"section-main grid\">\n            <div class=\"main-center g-col-12 g-col-lg-6\">\n                <article class=\"full-item  post-195906 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-judaism tag-jewish-holidays tag-judaism tag-land-of-israel\" id=\"post-195906\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/prayer_for_rain\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Rain, in the Time of Sukkot: On the Popular Jewish Prayer Tradition\u00a0\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832-629-blog-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832-629-blog-7.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832-629-blog-7-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832-629-blog-7-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832-629-blog-7-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/prayer_for_rain\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Rain, in the Time of Sukkot: On the Popular Jewish Prayer Tradition\u00a0\">\n                        Rain, in the Time of Sukkot: On the Popular Jewish Prayer Tradition\u00a0                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                Does anyone really care what Jews pray for and why? It turns out one particular subject relating to the natural world keeps popping up in our prayer books. A look at the Jewish tradition of prayers for rain, and how they are connected to the holiday of Sukkot.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/miryamz\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Miryam Zakheim                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">23.09.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-195906 -->\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"main-left g-col-12 g-col-lg-3 order-lg-first grid\">\n                <article class=\"title-item g-col-6 g-col-lg-12 post-194649 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry 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https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832-629-blog-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/kol_nidrei_hollywood\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"When Hollywood First Found Its Voice, It Sang \u201cKol Nidre\u201d\">\n                        When Hollywood First Found Its Voice, It Sang \u201cKol Nidre\u201d                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/guyp\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Guy Polat                  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It turns out one particular subject relating to the natural world keeps popping up in our prayer books. A look at the Jewish tradition of prayers for rain, and how they are connected to the holiday of Sukkot.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/miryamz\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Miryam Zakheim                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">23.09.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-195906 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-163661 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-land-of-israel tag-sukkot tag-3068\" id=\"post-163661\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/samaritan_sukkahs\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"A Sukkah Made of Fruit? On Samaritan Sukkahs\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/832-629-blog-12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/832-629-blog-12.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/832-629-blog-12-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/832-629-blog-12-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/832-629-blog-12-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/samaritan_sukkahs\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"A Sukkah Made of Fruit? On Samaritan Sukkahs\">\n                        A Sukkah Made of Fruit? On Samaritan Sukkahs                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                Why do Samaritans build a sukkah out of fruit, where can they be found, and what happens to all the fruit when the holiday is over? A look at the Sukkot customs of Israel&#8217;s Samaritan community.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/guyp\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Guy Polat                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">15.10.24<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-163661 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-163502 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-judaism tag-jewish-culture tag-sukkot tag-yemenite-jews\" id=\"post-163502\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/etrog_man\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"\u00a0The Legacy of the Etrog Man\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/832-629-blog-15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"832 629 Blog\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/832-629-blog-15.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/832-629-blog-15-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/832-629-blog-15-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/832-629-blog-15-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/etrog_man\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"\u00a0The Legacy of the Etrog Man\">\n                        \u00a0The Legacy of the Etrog Man                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                One particular Yemenite-Israeli family has become synonymous with the famous fruit we are obliged to bless during the festival of Sukkot            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/hillelk\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Hillel Kuttler                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">14.10.24<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-163502 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-125433 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-jewish-holidays tag-land-of-israel tag-mandatory-palestine tag-sukkah tag-sukkot tag-world-war-i tag-zionism\" id=\"post-125433\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/hoi-allenby-sukkot\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"When General Allenby Saved Sukkot\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/715-Sukkot_procession_4990951291.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/715-Sukkot_procession_4990951291.png 715w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/715-Sukkot_procession_4990951291-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/hoi-allenby-sukkot\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"When General Allenby Saved Sukkot\">\n                        When General Allenby Saved Sukkot                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                In the midst of World War I, two old Jews, Chaim Weizmann and General Edmund Allenby teamed up to ensure that the holiday could be celebrated properly&#8230;            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/zachary_r\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Zack Rothbart                     <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">06.10.22<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-125433 -->\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"component-block_b07380fbe5e19f9f4f8ee4243f27f57a\" class=\"section horizontal-articles\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n                    <header class=\"section-header\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"section-title\">\n                        Yom Kippur                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                    <a class=\"section-link\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/tag\/yom-kippur\/\"\n                       title=\"More on this subject\"\n                       target=\"\">\n                        More on this subject                    <\/a>\n                            <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"section-main grid\">\n            <article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-195477 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-diaspora tag-american-jewry tag-diaspora tag-yom-kippur\" id=\"post-195477\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/kol_nidrei_hollywood\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"When Hollywood First Found Its Voice, It Sang \u201cKol Nidre\u201d\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832-629-blog.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832-629-blog.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832-629-blog-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832-629-blog-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832-629-blog-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/kol_nidrei_hollywood\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"When Hollywood First Found Its Voice, It Sang \u201cKol Nidre\u201d\">\n                        When Hollywood First Found Its Voice, It Sang \u201cKol Nidre\u201d                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                On the evening after Yom Kippur, October 6, 1927, a film premiered that many consider to be the first full-length talking feature. At its climax, an actual cantor can be heard chanting the prayer \u201cKol Nidre.\u201d How did the film that brought the promise of sound to Hollywood come to focus specifically on the son of a cantor? How was the film received by Jewish communities in the United States and in the Jewish community in the Land of Israel? And why is the film considered controversial in the United States today and largely relegated to the sidelines? Here is how Jewish Hollywood changed the history of the film industry&#8230;            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/guyp\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Guy Polat                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">16.09.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-195477 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-194451 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-judaism tag-jewish-culture tag-yom-kippur\" id=\"post-194451\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/jewish_forgiveness\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Forgive, Don&#8217;t Forget: A History of Jewish Forgiveness\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/forgiveness-832.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/forgiveness-832.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/forgiveness-832-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/forgiveness-832-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/forgiveness-832-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/jewish_forgiveness\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Forgive, Don&#8217;t Forget: A History of Jewish Forgiveness\">\n                        Forgive, Don&#8217;t Forget: A History of Jewish Forgiveness                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                Today, we live in a world in which asking for and receiving forgiveness \u2013 even without any significant price to pay \u2013 is accepted, natural, and almost taken for granted. But is this gift really inevitable? A look at some of the earliest instances of wrongs and sins being forgiven in Jewish history can teach us a great deal about the nature of forgiveness, and about its delicate place along the vast spectrum between forgetting and punishment.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/miryamz\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Miryam Zakheim                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">14.09.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-194451 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-195226 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-judaism tag-jewishmanuscripts tag-judaism tag-rosh-hashanah tag-the-high-holy-days tag-yom-kippur\" id=\"post-195226\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/book_of_life\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The Book We Have Yet to Write Together\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/book_of_life\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The Book We Have Yet to Write Together\">\n                        The Book We Have Yet to Write Together                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                How did the ethos of writing and inscription take shape in Judaism, and what lies behind it?            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/chaimn\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Chaim Meir Neria                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">08.09.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-195226 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-180969 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-judaism tag-deciphering-jewish-manuscripts tag-jewish-art tag-jewish-books tag-jewish-holidays tag-jewishmanuscripts tag-rosh-hashanah tag-sephardic-jewry tag-the-high-holy-days tag-yom-kippur\" id=\"post-180969\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/lisbon_mahzor\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"From Portugal, to Aleppo, to Jerusalem\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/832-629-blog-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/832-629-blog-2-1.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/832-629-blog-2-1-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/832-629-blog-2-1-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/832-629-blog-2-1-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/lisbon_mahzor\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"From Portugal, to Aleppo, to Jerusalem\">\n                        From Portugal, to Aleppo, to Jerusalem                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                Created on the eve of a community\u2019s destruction, the Lisbon Mahzor survived the horrors of persecution and expulsion, and then wandered the world as one of the few surviving treasures of a rare religious and artistic tradition. At some point along the war, its three volumes were separated. Only recently, thanks to the efforts of the National Library of Israel, have all three been reunited in Jerusalem, and now they have even been joyfully rejoined in digital form.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/miryamz\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Miryam Zakheim                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">21.09.25<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-180969 -->\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"component-block_320ed635ad216f21fcf3d5b207046292\" class=\"section horizontal-articles\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n                    <header class=\"section-header\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"section-title\">\n                        American Jewry                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                    <a class=\"section-link\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/usa250\/\"\n                       title=\"More on this subject\"\n                       target=\"\">\n                        More on this subject                    <\/a>\n                            <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"section-main grid\">\n            <article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-195477 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-diaspora tag-american-jewry tag-diaspora tag-yom-kippur\" id=\"post-195477\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/kol_nidrei_hollywood\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"When Hollywood First Found Its Voice, It Sang \u201cKol Nidre\u201d\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832-629-blog.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832-629-blog.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832-629-blog-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832-629-blog-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/832-629-blog-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/kol_nidrei_hollywood\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"When Hollywood First Found Its Voice, It Sang \u201cKol Nidre\u201d\">\n                        When Hollywood First Found Its Voice, It Sang \u201cKol Nidre\u201d                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                On the evening after Yom Kippur, October 6, 1927, a film premiered that many consider to be the first full-length talking feature. At its climax, an actual cantor can be heard chanting the prayer \u201cKol Nidre.\u201d How did the film that brought the promise of sound to Hollywood come to focus specifically on the son of a cantor? How was the film received by Jewish communities in the United States and in the Jewish community in the Land of Israel? And why is the film considered controversial in the United States today and largely relegated to the sidelines? Here is how Jewish Hollywood changed the history of the film industry&#8230;            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/guyp\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Guy Polat                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">16.09.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-195477 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-193881 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-diaspora tag-american-jewry tag-newspapers\" id=\"post-193881\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/september_11_25\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"September 11, 25 Years Later: \u201cA Moment of Collective Trauma\u201d\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/911-832.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/911-832.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/911-832-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/911-832-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/911-832-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/september_11_25\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"September 11, 25 Years Later: \u201cA Moment of Collective Trauma\u201d\">\n                        September 11, 25 Years Later: \u201cA Moment of Collective Trauma\u201d                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                When reflecting on the most lethal terrorist attacks ever to take place in the United States, the parallels with Israel&#8217;s own recent history come into focus.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/hillelk\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Hillel Kuttler                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">01.09.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-193881 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-193494 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general tag-american-jewry tag-jewish-culture\" id=\"post-193494\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/mlk\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Recalling the March on Washington and a Pilgrimage That Never Was\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mlk832.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mlk832.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mlk832-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mlk832-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mlk832-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/mlk\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Recalling the March on Washington and a Pilgrimage That Never Was\">\n                        Recalling the March on Washington and a Pilgrimage That Never Was                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                American civil-rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King was a supporter of Zionism, who even planned to lead a delegation to Israel and hold a service near the Sea of Galilee.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/hillelk\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Hillel Kuttler                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">23.08.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-193494 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-194339 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-diaspora tag-american-jewry tag-jews-in-sports\" id=\"post-194339\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/sid_gillman\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Sid Gillman: Innovator and Star Jewish NFL Coach\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sid832.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sid832.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sid832-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sid832-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sid832-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/sid_gillman\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Sid Gillman: Innovator and Star Jewish NFL Coach\">\n                        Sid Gillman: Innovator and Star Jewish NFL Coach                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                Gillman succeeded at both the collegiate and professional levels of American football, with his innovative methods inspiring others and bringing greater excitement to the game.              <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/hillelk\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Hillel Kuttler                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">23.08.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-194339 -->\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"component-block_bf05380ae3acbfdacddf23f7b935ae44\" class=\"section horizontal-articles\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n                    <header class=\"section-header\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"section-title\">\n                        History of Israel                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                    <a class=\"section-link\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/tag\/history-of-israel\/\"\n                       title=\"More on this subject\"\n                       target=\"_blank\">\n                        More on this subject                    <\/a>\n                            <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"section-main grid\">\n            <article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-194649 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-history-of-israel tag-newspapers\" id=\"post-194649\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/first_elephant\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The Trials and Tribulations of the First Hebrew Elephant\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/832-629-blog-1-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/832-629-blog-1-2.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/832-629-blog-1-2-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/832-629-blog-1-2-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/832-629-blog-1-2-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/first_elephant\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The Trials and Tribulations of the First Hebrew Elephant\">\n                        The Trials and Tribulations of the First Hebrew Elephant                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                Even before setting foot in the country, he demanded VIP treatment, had to \u201ccall in sick,\u201d and inspired poems of praise by the poet Leah Goldberg&#8230; Here is the story of Bungo, the first Zionist elephant, who taught the Tel Aviv Zoo an important lesson about married life.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/natig\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Nati Gabbay                     <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">22.09.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-194649 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-123847 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-history-of-israel tag-israeli-culture tag-jewish-folklore tag-jewish-holidays tag-jewish-music tag-music\" id=\"post-123847\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/hoi_songofsongs\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"An Eternal Love Song: 10 Classic Israeli Hits Inspired by the &#8220;Song of Songs&#8221;\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/715-537-blog-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/715-537-blog-5.jpg 715w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/715-537-blog-5-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/hoi_songofsongs\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"An Eternal Love Song: 10 Classic Israeli Hits Inspired by the &#8220;Song of Songs&#8221;\">\n                        An Eternal Love Song: 10 Classic Israeli Hits Inspired by the &#8220;Song of Songs&#8221;                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                A tour through the Bella and Harry Wexner Libraries of Sound and Song &#8211; Legacy Heritage Foundation at the National Library of Israel reveals the biblical Song of Songs is ever-present in contemporary Israeli music            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/racheln\/\">\n                    <span>\n                        Rachel Neiman                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">01.09.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-123847 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-193452 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-history-of-israel tag-newspapers\" id=\"post-193452\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/south_korea\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Between Seoul and Jerusalem\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/koreanwar832.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/koreanwar832.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/koreanwar832-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/koreanwar832-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/koreanwar832-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/south_korea\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Between Seoul and Jerusalem\">\n                        Between Seoul and Jerusalem                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                Each summer, South Korea marks its independence and the end of its pivotal war. Early on, Israel worked to bring peace to the far-away land.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/hillelk\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Hillel Kuttler                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">12.08.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-193452 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-191191 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-american-jewry tag-david-ben-gurion tag-history-of-israel tag-independence-day tag-independence-day-1948 tag-israeli-independence-day tag-israeli-politics tag-usa-250\" id=\"post-191191\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/recognizing_israel_harry_truman\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Recognizing Israel: Harry Truman&#8217;s Historic Decision\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/main832-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/main832-1.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/main832-1-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/main832-1-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/main832-1-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/recognizing_israel_harry_truman\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Recognizing Israel: Harry Truman&#8217;s Historic Decision\">\n                        Recognizing Israel: Harry Truman&#8217;s Historic Decision                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                President Truman&#8217;s call in May of 1948 could have gone another way, with most of his top advisors objecting to recognition of the Jewish State. Today, the National Library of Israel houses several historic artifacts from the momentous occasion.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/hillelk\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Hillel Kuttler                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">23.06.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-191191 -->\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"component-block_fafc38c6a4c10e67c4bb414f99d55a05\" class=\"section horizontal-articles\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n                    <header class=\"section-header\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"section-title\">\n                        Lives Lost: The Works of the October 7 Fallen                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                    <a class=\"section-link\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/tag\/lives-lost\/\"\n                       title=\"More on this subject\"\n                       target=\"\">\n                        More on this subject                    <\/a>\n                            <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"section-main grid\">\n            <article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-181569 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-lives-lost tag-october-7\" id=\"post-181569\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/david_meir\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"David\u2019s Light Still Shines\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/832-629-blog_7.10-en-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"832 629 Blog 7.10 En\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/832-629-blog_7.10-en-1.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/832-629-blog_7.10-en-1-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/832-629-blog_7.10-en-1-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/832-629-blog_7.10-en-1-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/david_meir\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"David\u2019s Light Still Shines\">\n                        David\u2019s Light Still Shines                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                \u201cTo be able to have coffee whenever we want\u201d &#8211; that was how David Meir, of blessed memory, defined economic independence. He worked to help those around him gain financial literacy. David grew up in the community of Kochav HaShachar, founded by his parents, and served in the IDF&#8217;s elite Sayeret Matkal unit. On October 7, he was among the first to reach the Gaza border communities and was killed in battle at Kibbutz Be\u2019eri. A special edition of the book &#8220;The Psychology of Money&#8221; has now been released in his memory.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/guyp\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Guy Polat                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">05.10.25<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-181569 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-167823 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-lives-lost tag-october-7\" id=\"post-167823\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/remembering_guy_illouz\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"A Musical Gift Left Behind: Remembering Guy Illouz\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/12-832-629-blog_7.10-en.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"12 832 629 Blog 7.10 En\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/12-832-629-blog_7.10-en.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/12-832-629-blog_7.10-en-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/12-832-629-blog_7.10-en-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/12-832-629-blog_7.10-en-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/remembering_guy_illouz\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"A Musical Gift Left Behind: Remembering Guy Illouz\">\n                        A Musical Gift Left Behind: Remembering Guy Illouz                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                Guy Illouz, 26, was carving a career in the music business. Hamas terrorists shot Illouz at the Nova festival and kidnapped him to Gaza. Illouz died there of his wounds.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/hillelk\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Hillel Kuttler                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">14.01.25<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-167823 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-165749 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-lives-lost tag-october-7\" id=\"post-165749\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/shafik\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Remembering Yonatan Richter\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4-832-629-blog-7.10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"4 832 629 Blog 7.10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4-832-629-blog-7.10.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4-832-629-blog-7.10-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4-832-629-blog-7.10-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4-832-629-blog-7.10-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/shafik\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Remembering Yonatan Richter\">\n                        Remembering Yonatan Richter                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                Yonatan (Shafik) Richter was an exceptional person. He lived a life full of practical achievements as well as great spiritual awareness, the kind of life that can serve as an inspiration to us all. He was a family man with a thriving career who also sought greater meaning and hoped to share his insights with others. On October 7 2023, he volunteered as a mental health supporter at the Nova festival, where his life was cut short.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/yaeli\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Yael Ingel                     <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">03.12.24<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-165749 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-165490 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-gaza-border-region tag-lives-lost tag-october-7 tag-the-kibbutz\" id=\"post-165490\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/hannah_kritzman\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Hannah Kritzman: The Storyteller of Kibbutz Be&#8217;eri\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11-832-629-blog_7.10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"11 832 629 Blog 7.10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11-832-629-blog_7.10.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11-832-629-blog_7.10-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11-832-629-blog_7.10-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11-832-629-blog_7.10-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/hannah_kritzman\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Hannah Kritzman: The Storyteller of Kibbutz Be&#8217;eri\">\n                        Hannah Kritzman: The Storyteller of Kibbutz Be&#8217;eri                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                At age 15, Hannah Kritzman ran away from home to Kibbutz Be&#8217;eri, where she became a beloved preschool teacher and founded the local children&#8217;s library. 73 years later, on October 7, after spending hours hiding with her caregiver in her safe room, Hannah was shot by a Hamas terrorist, just as the two were being rescued. The memoir she completed shortly before her death offers us a glimpse of what a wonderful woman she was.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/yaeli\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Yael Ingel                     <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">27.11.24<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-165490 -->\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"component-block_6f2689cde99b447401548b0776c3df81\" class=\"section five-articles\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n                    <header class=\"section-header\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"section-title\">\n                        Life on the Border: A Tribute to the Communities of the Gaza Border Region                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                    <a class=\"section-link\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/tag\/life-on-the-border\/\"\n                       title=\"More on this subject\"\n                       target=\"\">\n                        More on this subject                    <\/a>\n                            <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"section-main grid\">\n        <article class=\"full-item g-col-6 post-170598 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-gaza-border-region tag-life-on-the-border tag-newspapers tag-october-7 tag-the-kibbutz tag-tu-bshvat\" id=\"post-170598\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/lovers-garden-nir-oz\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The Lovers\u2019 Garden of Kibbutz Nir Oz\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/832-629-blog-13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/832-629-blog-13.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/832-629-blog-13-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/832-629-blog-13-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/832-629-blog-13-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/lovers-garden-nir-oz\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The Lovers\u2019 Garden of Kibbutz Nir Oz\">\n                        The Lovers\u2019 Garden of Kibbutz Nir Oz                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                A 50-year-old news article illuminates the deep bond between Oded and Yocheved Lifshitz from Nir Oz, who nurtured not only their love but also a unique and remarkable garden in their kibbutz. Both were abducted from their home on October 7, and now Yocheved waits for her beloved Oded\u2019s return.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/yaeli\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Yael Ingel                     <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">12.02.25<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-170598 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-6 post-156118 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-gaza-border-region tag-iraqi-jewry tag-life-on-the-border tag-october-7 tag-zionism tag-israeli-history\" id=\"post-156118\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/farhud_beeri\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"When the Farhud Came to Be&#8217;eri: October 7 and the Legacy of an Iraqi Pogrom\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/832-629-blog-8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"832 629 Blog\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/832-629-blog-8.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/832-629-blog-8-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/832-629-blog-8-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/832-629-blog-8-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/farhud_beeri\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"When the Farhud Came to Be&#8217;eri: October 7 and the Legacy of an Iraqi Pogrom\">\n                        When the Farhud Came to Be&#8217;eri: October 7 and the Legacy of an Iraqi Pogrom                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                \u201cWe made Aliyah from Iraq to Israel so that Arabs wouldn&#8217;t be able to enter Jewish homes and murder us,\u201d said Kibbutz Be&#8217;eri members who survived the pogrom known as the Farhud. In Be&#8217;eri, founded in part by Iraqi immigrants, there is a monument to the victims of the Farhud, suffered by the Jews of Iraq over 80 years ago. They couldn\u2019t know that years later, their children and grandchildren would face a similar horror \u2013 but this time, in the Jewish state.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/yaeli\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Yael Ingel                     <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">02.07.24<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-156118 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-4 post-146284 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel category-meragesh-en tag-gaza-border-region tag-land-of-israel tag-life-on-the-border tag-the-kibbutz tag-3068\" id=\"post-146284\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/hoi_nir_oz\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Nir Oz Will Blossom Again: The Story of a Legendary Kibbutz Gardener\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/715Nir_oz_en.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/715Nir_oz_en.jpeg 715w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/715Nir_oz_en-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/hoi_nir_oz\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Nir Oz Will Blossom Again: The Story of a Legendary Kibbutz Gardener\">\n                        Nir Oz Will Blossom Again: The Story of a Legendary Kibbutz Gardener                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                In the early days, members of Kibbutz Nir Oz suffered from terrible sandstorms that made it difficult to move, see and even eat. Ran Pauker, the kibbutz\u2019s legendary landscaper, was called to solve the problem, and along the way, Nir Oz became a green, ecological gem. When asked about the future of the kibbutz that suffered a fatal blow on October 7 &#8211; he says the vegetation will be restored within a year, as for the community: \u201cWe\u2019ll have to wait and see\u201d            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/yaeli\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Yael Ingel                     <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">26.12.23<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-146284 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-4 post-146182 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-diaspora category-land-of-israel tag-gaza-border-region tag-history-of-israel tag-israels-wars tag-life-on-the-border tag-war-of-independence tag-3068\" id=\"post-146182\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/hoi_nirim\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"We Shall Return: The Spirit of Kibbutz Nirim Will Prevail\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/715-537-blog-1-en.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/715-537-blog-1-en.jpg 715w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/715-537-blog-1-en-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/hoi_nirim\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"We Shall Return: The Spirit of Kibbutz Nirim Will Prevail\">\n                        We Shall Return: The Spirit of Kibbutz Nirim Will Prevail                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                 &#8220;We shall return&#8221; &#8211; these were the words printed in Hebrew on t-shirts made by the survivors of Kibbutz Nirim. These words embody a history of heroism, pioneering, culture and Zionism which should serve as a model for all of us. Kibbutz Nirim, founded in 1946, faced a desperate battle for its very existence just two years afterwards. It survived then and survives now thanks to the unique spirit of its members.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/yaeli\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Yael Ingel                     <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">18.12.23<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-146182 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-4 post-145114 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-gaza-border-region tag-history-of-israel tag-israeli-culture tag-life-on-the-border tag-3068\" id=\"post-145114\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/ofakim_documentation\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The Man Who\u2019s Been Documenting the People of Ofakim Since October 7\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/715-537-blog-1-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/715-537-blog-1-4.jpg 715w, https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/715-537-blog-1-4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/ofakim_documentation\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The Man Who\u2019s Been Documenting the People of Ofakim Since October 7\">\n                        The Man Who\u2019s Been Documenting the People of Ofakim Since October 7                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                Nadav Mishali founded the cinematheque in the southern Israeli city of Ofakim. His personal story is bound up with that of the city itself and its brave and exceptional residents. Mishali has now taken on an even bigger mission \u2013 to document the stories of hardship and heroism that took place in Ofakim on Saturday, October 7, 2023            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/author\/yaeli\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Yael Ingel                     <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">29.11.23<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-145114 -->\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":113,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-home.php","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9275","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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