Reports and books written by senior members of the Nazi regime deposited in the National Library of Israel reveal chilling texts describing “The Night of Broken Glass” from the Nazi perspective…
The Bar Mitzvah Gift That Survived the Holocaust
A special dedication in a copy of the book “Mesilat Yasharim” sparked some fascinating detective work tracing the history of the Austrian Jewish community during the Holocaust, and the story of a young man and his family who were murdered by the Nazis…
Columbus’ Crusade
A letter unearthed 500 years after Columbus’ famous journey hints at an extraordinary venture that never materialized…
How Capt. Isaac Benkowitz Saved a World of Jewish Books
A rare look into two volumes that contain hints of a cultural world that was and is no more…
How Bergen-Belsen Survivors Celebrated Independence
Take a rare look inside the newspapers published by the inhabitants of the concentration camp after liberation.
How a Handwritten 12th-Century Manuscript by Maimonides Ended Up at the National Library
The original manuscript of Maimonides’ “Commentary on the Mishnah”, including mistakes and corrections made by the master himself, can now be viewed by the public
The Jewish Books That Were Plundered by the Nazis
Millions of books were stolen by the Nazis during World War II. These books were utilized by the Nazis to “investigate” the “Jewish problem.”
The Rescue of One of the World’s Most Beautiful Haggadot
The journey of the “Rothschild Haggadah” began 550 years ago with the artist Yoel ben Shimon in Northern Italy and ended in Jerusalem, the capital of the Jewish people
Into the Depths of Evil: How the Nazis “Recruited” the Talmud for Anti-Semitic Propaganda
It was the Talmud, more than any other book, which the Nazis used as conclusive proof of Jewish inferiority and the racial danger posed by the Jewish people.
Days of Awe for the Jewish Soldiers of the First World War
Prayer books and diaries preserved at the National Library offer a glimpse of the religious challenges faced by Jewish soldiers in the armies of the First World War.
