How a women’s protest group made a difference by raising the cause of Soviet Jewish political prisoners during the Cold War
The Man Who Would Be King: Delusions of (Royal) Grandeur in Mandatory Palestine
Samuel Solnik, who claimed descent from King David, sought to convince the US and Britain to restore the ancient Kingdom of Israel and place his son on the throne
How 500 Children Were Returned to the Jewish People After the Holocaust
Letters discovered by chance in the National Library archives document Yitzhak Halevi Herzog’s historic mission to redeem Jewish children taken in by Christian institutions and families
The Secret Nazi Documents Captured in a British Commando Raid
Confidential papers seized during a British special-forces raid in Norway in 1941 offer a glimpse into the inner workings of Nazi military occupation. They were originally published that same year by the British Government.
A Personal Story of Migration as Told in a 1000-Year-Old Jewish-Afghan Letter
Broken promises, a lack of piety and a wife left behind – What forced a young Jew to leave his home and family in 11th-century Afghanistan?
When Buchenwald Was Liberated: A First Glimpse of the Holocaust
What was revealed when Western forces finally captured one of the major Nazi concentration camps? A rare document discovered at the National Library of Israel holds the answers.
Tel Aviv Under Siege: Who Wrote the Mysterious Letter from the Underground?
An anonymous letter, recently discovered in the National Library archives, offers a glimpe into a time of crisis when the residents of Tel Aviv were prisoners in their own homes.
When Leonard Cohen Met Ariel Sharon in the Sinai Desert
The story of how the Jewish-Canadian singer-songwriter ended up singing for soldiers and crossing the Suez Canal with the IDF during one of Israel’s most desperate hours…
