These miniature prayer books were designed to be small enough to fit in the traveler’s pocket so they could be taken along for journeys across the sea.
A Student Admission Request to the Hebrew University on the Eve of the Destruction of European Jewry
“I will pay you with my blood for homeland and science.”
Roll Out the Red Carpet: When the Royals Paid a Visit to the Jews of Amsterdam
Rare documents from the National Library of Israel show the excitement and dedication that went into the preparations for the visit of Wilhelm V and his bride, Princess Wilhelmina.
How the Antisemitic Dreyfus Affair Led to the Creation of the Tour de France
How a group of anti-Dreyfusards channeled their anger into the creation of one of the world’s most popular sporting events, centered on a new invention: the bicycle.
In the Shadow of Death: The Revival of the Jerusalem of Lithuania
Rare photographs newly revealed by the National Library of Israel document the cultural life of the Vilna Ghetto in the years 1942-1943.
Love on the Wings of a Paper Airplane
A timeless love story cut short by the horrors of the Holocaust.
Resolving Biblical Contradictions – in Translation
The first Hebrew translation of the famous work El Conciliador also served as the translator’s own personal diary
The Jew Who Fought Against the Censors of the Inquisition
From a rare Jewish-Italian manuscript: An outraged letter from the Jews of Ferrara to the Inquisition authorities requesting they stop censoring their printed books.
When the Nazis Desecrated the Jewish Cemetery of Salonika
Human bones and broken tombstones were used as building materials, desecrating 500 years of Jewish history and half a million gravestones.
How Did Napoleon Bonaparte Invent a Rabbinical Court?
With the breakout of the French Revolution, the supporters found themselves having to face what was called “the Jewish question”.
