When Jewish and Arab teams faced off against footballers from the Royal Air Force…
Pesah Hevroni: Among the great Jewish mathematicians of the twentieth century, inventor and brilliant scholar, native of Jerusalem
The archive of Dr. Pesah Hevroni is not large, but it succinctly and accurately recounts the tragic story of one of the great Jewish mathematicians of the twentieth century, an inventor and brilliant scholar born in Jerusalem, who never quite came into his own
When the Mayor of Jerusalem Begged the British: Let Me Surrender!
With the withdrawal of Turkish forces from Jerusalem, the mayor’s delegation set out to surrender to the British. Over and over, the mayor attempted to hand over his surrender, but his efforts were met with confusion and rejection.
How a 500 Year-Old Torah Scroll Was Saved from the Nazi Conquest of Rhodes
The scroll was hidden away from the German occupiers in an unlikely location…
A Special Back to School Project: Recognize Yourself in These Photos?
Identify and tag your friends, family members, and yourselves in these rare photos of school children from the National Library collections, taken between the 1950s and the 1990s
The Doctor Who Treated Herzl in Exchange for an Autograph
Meet the doctor who helped Herzl get to the podium in time to open the Fourth Zionist Congress in London
Kafka’s Rare Manuscripts: From the Vault in Switzerland to the Library in Jerusalem
The documents include Kafka’s manuscripts of the uncompleted story “Wedding Preparations in the Country”, a notebook for learning Hebrew, hundreds of personal letters, sketches, and more
Eliezer Ben Yehuda Writes from Prison
“My heart tells me, my hope is strong, that the judges themselves will realize that this is just a false plot made up by those who hate me, and will set me free”
German Police Transfer Max Brod Papers to the National Library of Israel
Among other items, the collection includes a diary of Brod’s, written when he was Kafka’s closest friend in Prague. Thought to be lost in recent years, the diary has drawn interest from literary scholars around the world.
Naming the Soldiers: A Special Joint Project by the National Library and Facebook
A special project by the National Library in collaboration with Facebook Israel in honor of the country’s 71st Independence Day – come identify and tag your loved ones, family members and friends in these rare and historic images of IDF soldiers from the National Library collections
