Levi Yitzchak Schneersohn is not the first name which enters our minds when we hear the name N.I.L.I, but his diary gives us a glimpse into the activities of the first Jewish espionage organization in the Yishuv.
Rare Album: The Machine Gun Squadron Soldier Documents the Conquest of the Land of Israel
We have an original copy of the 20th Machine Gun Squadron soldier’s journal from the First World War.
The Jewish Woman Who Gave Life to Lady Liberty
In 1883 Lazarus wrote the poem that greets new immigrants to America till this very day.
The First Contact with the Jews of Sana’a
During Hermann Burchardt’s travels to Yemen in 1901, he came upon one of the most isolated and forgotten communities of the Jewish people. The photographs he sent home caused a sensation throughout the whole of European Jewry.
Elementary, My Dear Golem
What does the great Jewish mystic known as “The Maharal” have to do with Sherlock Holmes? This is the story of a manuscript “discovered” at the dawn of the twentieth century, which began a new genre in Hebrew literature.
Watch the Incredible Story of the Catalan Mahzor
The Catalan Mahzor survived the edict of expulsion from Spain, was smuggled out of Nazi Germany to the United States, and eventually found its way to the National Library in Jerusalem.
How a 16th Century Business Dispute Triggered a Religious War
Printing of a Jewish book in 1551 caused religious strife and turmoil all over Italy
