Several months after he was baptized, the poet Heinrich Heine wrote to his friend about the frustration, disappointment and remorse that this action had brought about.
“The Book of Imprisonment and Exile” by Irgun and Lehi Exiles in Africa
Three years into their imprisonment in Africa, the exiles published a book documenting the detention from which they repeatedly tried to escape
The Jewish Connection of a Jamaican Almanac
An almanac published in Jamaica in 1798 containing a special page dedicated to Jewish holidays is preserved in the National Library collections – a glimpse of a forgotten Jewish island community
The Strange Correspondence Between Albert Einstein and a Lawyer from Bnei Brak
“I am neither a mathematician nor a physicist, but I have, nevertheless, discovered a fantastic philosophical method that I will soon be publishing under the title ‘The Logic of the World.’”
Kafka’s Scathing 47-Page Letter to His Father
“I cannot believe I was particularly difficult to manage; I cannot believe that a kindly word, a quiet taking by the hand, a friendly look, could not have got me to do anything that was wanted of me”
The Drawings of Franz Kafka
In his first year at university, Kafka discovered a talent for drawing
Kafka’s “Blue Notebook” Revealed
Why did the famous writer decide to study Hebrew? And what did he document in the Hebrew notebook he kept?
Gershom Scholem’s Mystical Experiences
How the famous scholar of Kabbalah experimented with secret mystical techniques.
The Brazilian-Israeli Who Was Sent to the Front, Captured, and Returned in a Syrian Uniform
The story of the prisoner of war, Julio Friedman, whose picture was identified by his family as part of the National Library’s ‘Naming the Soldiers’ project
Are King Solomon’s Magical Powers Concealed Inside This Book?
These methods will help you discover if you are in possession of an ancient book containing mystical powers, or perhaps not
