Tag: National Library of Israel
Clinton Bailey Archive of Bedouin Culture comes to National Library of Israel
Clinton Bailey has conducted research in the deserts of Sinai and the Negev over the past five decades, establishing himself as a world-renowned expert on the Bedouin.
The Clinton Bailey Archive of Bedouin Culture is...
Israel’s National Library gains gift of rare 15th-century Scroll of Esther
One of the world’s oldest scrolls of Esther was recently gifted to the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem, the library’s blog announced on Monday.
The scroll, dating from medieval times, was a gift from...
Pro-Zionist letter by ‘father of modern China’ Sun Yat-Sen resurfaces in Israel
The original, signed copy of a letter written by Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, considered to be one of the greatest leaders of modern China, expressing support for Zionism has been rediscovered in the archives of...
Festival of best Israeli documentaries goes digital, with special track in English
The National Library of Israel’s sixth annual Docu.Text Film Festival is going digital, with a special track for English-speaking international audiences.
The festival, running from Nov. 15-25, features award-winning documentary films, question-and-answer sessions and an array of special...
Recently unearthed Ramban prayer online and in English for first time
In time for the High Holidays, a recently unearthed poetic prayer attributed to the famous 13th-century rabbi known as the Ramban (Nachmanides) has been translated into English for the first time, and is now...
Joint effort begins to identify and catalogue every Hebrew book in Italy
A ground-breaking collaborative effort to create a unified listing of all Hebrew books in Italy has been announced by the Union of Jewish Communities in Italy (UCEI), the Rome National Central Library (BNCR) and...
15th-century prayer book fully restored, put online by National Library of Israel
Restoration of the National Library of Israel’s renowned Moskowitz Mahzor has been completed with the manuscript online for the first time.
It was created on parchment in the 15th century by Joel ben Simeon, considered by many...
Last batch of Brod and Kafka papers return to Israel after decades in Swiss...
The final batch of personal papers belonging to Max Brod,—one of Czech writer Franz Kafka’s closest confidants—was transferred to the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem on Wednesday after decades of legal battles to...