Archivists and librarians from the Balkans convened for a special training course at the NLI.
What Did Barbra Streisand Write to Assi Dayan?
The archive of Assaf (Assi) Dayan, famed actor, poet, and son of General Moshe Dayan, was recently given to the National Library of Israel for safekeeping.
Hanukkah Songs and Sounds From Across the Globe
From Turkey to France, in Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino: Have a listen!
Modern Zionists as the New Maccabbees?
Zionist pioneers celebrated Hanukkah as a new way to connect an ancient people with its heritage
The Gershom Scholem Family Bible
The Gershom Scholem family Bible – originally belonging to the Hirsch family, Gershom Scholem’s mother’s family – was used to record births, b’nei mitzvot, marriages, and of course, deaths
Medical Treatment of Jewish Moroccan Children in the 1950’s
The treatment of North African immigrant children for ringworm and trachoma was a traumatic episode in the annals of Israel’s social history.
We Hosted Our Very First Hackathon!
We are incredibly proud of the winning teams who produced cutting-edge digital tools that will open access to the National Library’s treasures in new and creative ways!
Special: 150 Years at the Western Wall
How did the Western Wall look before its liberation in ’67? What did it look like 100 years ago? And 150 years ago?
A First Glimpse into the Treasures of the “Afghan Genizah”
A first glimpse into a few fascinating documents that reveal the life of the Afghan-Jewish communities during the 11th-13th centuries
No Children Allowed: Introducing Lilith, the Jewish Vampire Queen
Dracula? He’s nothing compared to the first vampire in history, the one and only Lilith. Among her many “hobbies”: hounding humankind, causing crib death and night emissions in men, and sucking blood.
