Tag: National Library of Israel
USC Shoah Foundation partners with National Library of Israel
The USC Shoah Foundation has partnered with the National Library of Israel to provide Israelis with the first countrywide access to the Institute’s entire Visual History Archive, including testimonies from more than 52,000 Holocaust...
National Library of Israel preserving ‘collective memory’ of Oct. 7
The National Library of Israel has embarked on a massive project to collect and archive all published materials about the Oct. 7 massacre, both the good and the bad.
While scholars and the curious public...
Jerusalem library gets 45,000 Jewish manuscripts from Yemen
The National Library of Israel in Jerusalem has received the world’s most extensive collection of Yemenite Jewish manuscripts.
The 60,000 items in the collection include notable pieces such as Judeo-Yemenite renditions of works by Maimonides...
Long-awaited National Library of Israel opening to public
After years of meticulous planning and construction, the much-anticipated National Library of Israel is finally set to open its doors. The transformation of a triangular plot of land in Jerusalem, situated between the Knesset...
‘Exodus’ immigrant’s diary shows hardships of post-Shoah refugees
Dozens of personal diaries from people living through the early years of the Jewish state have been handed over to the National Library of Israel as part of the Operation Diary project.
One presented recently...
National Library of Israel expands Sephardic heritage, Spanish-language offerings
The National Library of Israel (NLI) announced the online availability of its Sephardic Heritage and Spanish-language resources. In time for Passover, these resources include a large selection of Haggadot in the Sephardic tradition, available...
National Library of Israel gets a celestial space diary
It’s a diary of cosmic proportions, which has rubbed shoulders with the stars.
The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian owns a flute, which the first astronaut enrolled in an American Indian tribe played...
Sami Rohr Prize and National Library of Israel jump-start new literary endeavor
The Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature and the National Library of Israel have announced a new collaboration to promote their shared vision to further cultivate a vibrant international Jewish literary culture and community.
The Sami Rohr...
500-year-old letter offers rare look into the life of a legendary Kabbalist
The National Library of Israel is making available to the public for the first time a 500-year-old letter shedding light on the life of one of the most influential kabbalists in Jewish history.
The letter,...
Doubled in 2021: Online visits to National Library of Israel in Arabic top 2...
The National Library of Israel (NLI) said 2021 saw a significant increase in Arab users of its website and online resources across the Arab world, within Israel and globally.
Compared to the previous year, 2021...