Posts Tagged: National Library of Israel
Archival Collection of Hannah Senesh Comes to National Library of Israel
JNS.org - In 1944, the Jewish, Hungarian-born paratrooper Hannah Senesh (Szenes) was parachuted into occupied Europe by the British in a desperate attempt to save...
Israeli Librarians Win Global Wikipedia Competion
Israeli librarians finished first in a recent global competition, making 4,700 edits to Wikipedia pages in a three-week span. The campaign known on social media as...
Gandhi Letter Wishing Jews ‘Era of Peace’ Ahead of Rosh Hashanah Found at National Library of Israel
JNS.org - An 80-year-old, handwritten letter Mahatma Gandhi wrote to a local Indian Jewish official ahead of the Jewish New Year and at the start...
Russian-Muslim Billionaire Funds Digitizing of Jewish Manuscripts
JNS.org - A Russian-Muslim billionaire is funding an Israeli project that will digitize Jewish manuscripts that were seized by the Soviet Union a century ago and...
Israel and Russia Team to Digitize Famed Günzburg Collection of Jewish Works
JNS.org - The national libraries of Israel and Russia on Tuesday signed a cooperation agreement to digitize the Günzburg Collection, which is among the most renowned...
Russian President Putin Gifts Israeli PM Netanyahu Copy of First-Ever Bible Printed With Rashi Commentary
At their meeting in Sochi on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a copy of the first-ever Bible printed with...
Israel’s National Library Launches Massive Online Database of Jewish Manuscripts
JNS.org - The National Library of Israel (NLI) has launched a massive online database of centuries-old Jewish manuscripts from across the world. The archive -- known as...
During Moscow Visit, Netanyahu Receives Special Gift From Putin — a Nearly 500-Year-Old Copy of Josephus’ The Jewish War
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a special gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to Moscow on Thursday -- a nearly 500-year-old...
Ahead of Purim Holiday, Israel’s National Library Displays 400-Year-Old Book of Esther Scroll
JNS.org - As the Purim holiday approaches, the National Library of Israel has put a 400-year-old hand-illustrated copy of the Book of Esther on display. The scroll,...
900-Year-Old Passover Haggadah Fragments on Display in Jerusalem
JNS.org - Remnants of one of the oldest surviving Passover haggadahs in the world, which was discovered in the trove of archived Jewish texts known as...
1,000-Year-Old Yom Kippur Prayer Book Fragment to be Put Online
JNS.org - A unique fragment of a Yom Kippur prayer book from the Cairo Geniza, one of the most important resources for understanding Jewish culture, religion,...
1,000-Year-Old Jewish Marriage Contract Goes on Display in Jerusalem
JNS.org - In honor of the wedding season that began after Lag Ba'Omer this month, the National Library of Israel is launching an exhibition...
Israeli Library Reveals Page With Yom Kippur Liturgy From 12th-Century Prayer Book
JNS.org - The only known remnant of one of the world's oldest Jewish prayer books is now accessible to the general public through the...
For Yom HaShoah, Library Reveals Last Letter by Executed Paratrooper Szenes
JNS.org - The National Library of Israel unveiled the last letter written by iconic Holocaust-era paratrooper Hannah Szenes, just prior to her execution...
