Naji Ali, an Egyptian sergeant, documented a total of five days during the fateful Middle East conflict of 1973, leaving a chilling record of the war’s brutality and the treatment of captured Israeli soldiers. The historic document recently surfaced in the collections of the National Library of Israel
For the Sake of Love: The Jewish Women Left Behind
We never heard these stories. Forgotten stories of Jewish women who lived in Egypt and chose to remain there with the Muslim men that they loved, even though their families had immigrated to Israel. It’s time we shared these stories.
The Manuscripts of St. Catherine’s Monastery: Now on the National Library of Israel Website
One of the world’s greatest collections of manuscripts is now available to view in the online catalog of the National Library of Israel
Girls’ Day: Celebrating Girl Power During Hanukkah!
This is the story of a holiday that originated in the Jewish communities of North Africa and the Middle East and its revival here in Israel
The Clinton Bailey Archive of Bedouin Culture Comes to the National Library of Israel
Irreplaceable documentation of ancient nomadic culture to be saved and made freely available online
The Story of Layla and Majnun – Romeo and Juliet of the East
This story which originated in 7th century Arabia has traveled across the world over the ages
Yitzhak Rabin’s First Peace Negotiation (and Necktie)
The twentysomething officer had never been abroad nor worn a suit
Abraham the Pilgrim: An Islamic Perspective
A look at the figure of Abraham the Patriarch in the Islamic tradition, with the help of manuscripts from the National Library of Israel’s Islam and Middle East Collection
The Newspaper That Put the Jews of Egypt on the World Stage
The story of the newspaper that was not afraid to take on anyone: “Let us destroy to rebuild – we are all suffocating in the dark atmosphere of a community dominated by greedy money-grubbers.”
