Zipporah Rosenfeld, a fighter and a mother, faced an impossible dilemma: family or country?
The Kabbalistic Ceremony That Helped to Identify the Fallen Soldiers
When the thirty-five fallen soldiers of a legendary military convoy were brought for burial at Mt. Herzl, following Israel’s War of Independence, only twenty-three could be identified with certainty. To resolve the problem, Rabbi Aryeh Levin performed a little-known Kabbalistic ritual.
The Women Who Captivated Muslim Travelers of the Middle Ages
Descriptions of Muslim travel in the middle ages reveal exotic marriage customs and a meeting with a Jewish doctor expelled from Spain
Hate in Nazi Germany as Photographed from the Back of a Motorcycle
In 1935, a photojournalist was sent by a Jewish news agency to document the growing anti-Semitism under the rule of Nazi Germany.
An Enthralling Journey: The Changing Land of Israel Over Three Centuries
See how a Scottish artist interpreted the landscape of the Land of Israel in his mid-19th century paintings. See how an Israeli artist retraced his footsteps and recreated his works over a century later.
Spotting a Fake: The Flourishing Industry of Jewish Manuscript Forgeries
Hebrew letters jumbled together and Stars of David in every corner – The National Library is swamped with calls from “collectors” from Arab countries offering “historical manuscripts” that supposedly once belonged to Jewish communities in Islamic lands.
Right Before Their Fatal Mission, Jewish WWII Soldiers Took These Incredible Pictures of Egypt
A look at an incredible series of photographs taken by Hebrew soldiers in Egypt during WWII. Some of these smiling faces would not survive the war – They died during an attempt to save Jewish lives.
Demon-Busting Magical Bowls from Babylon!
Does trouble keep coming your way? Maybe it’s just bad luck, or perhaps it’s those pesky demons again…In any case, it’s important to act quickly! That’s why the National Library keeps a collection of magical demon-exorcising bowls created by Babylonian Jews!
Are You a Sadist? The Historic Role of a Controversial Psychological Test
Whose test results led Dr. Szondi to declare that “this man has murderous tendencies?”
The Black Suitcase of Magical Amulets with a Mysterious History
No one knows the exact origins of the little black suitcase filled with hand-written scrolls now kept at the National Library of Israel.
