The true story of the mysterious owner of the Philosopher’s Stone…
These Passover Haggadot Will Leave You Speechless
The Haggadot collection at the National Library is the largest in the world and we’ve collected them here in a special online exhibition.
The Haggadah That Brought the Nazis to the Seder
A glimpse into a Haggadah written for the residents of the displaced persons camp in Munich, illustrated by a Holocaust survivor.
The Illustrated Prague Haggadah from 1556
The Valmadonna Collection is a treasure trove of rare Jewish manuscripts. We are proud to present a copy of the Prague Haggadah, one of the earliest published Haggadot in the world.
The Benghazi Haggadah: How the Jews of Libya Celebrated Victory Over the Nazis
This is how the Jewish Legion soldiers of the British army set up a Seder in Benghazi, Libya in 1943.
Rabbit Season! Matzoh Season! When Passover Meets Hare Hunting
The 16th century editor of the Prague Haggadah had a wicked sense of humor!
How Communist Jews Made the Haggadah as Red as the Blood in the Nile
According to this Soviet Russian Haggadah, the eternal revolution of Marx and Lenin was responsible for liberating the Jews from the bondage of the bourgeois…
The Esther Scroll of Amsterdam That Damned the Enemies of the Jews
This was what happened when the Purim merriment of the Jews of Amsterdam mixed with a desire for revenge against the Spanish.
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.
What Can You Find in the World’s Oldest Yiddish Letter? Exactly What You Would Expect
Looking for proof that nothing ever changes? In this ancient letter a mother complains to her son that he doesn’t write to her often enough… Sound familiar?
