Library

Rare Archimedes text resurfaces in a French museum, researchers confirm

A page long thought missing from the Archimedes Palimpsest has been identified at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Blois, France. 

Blois, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Inv. 73.7.52.
‘Princess Abigail and the Factory of Emotions’ (see Friday).

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 Egypt and Greece clash over St. Catherine's – home to Moses's Well, world's oldest library.

Egypt and Greece clash over St. Catherine's – home to Moses's Well, world's oldest library


Changing the National Library's logo does not mean Zionism is declining - opinion

A victory for the Zionist spirit over postmodernism

 SHAI NITZAN, rector of the National Library of Israel, stands in the library’s new building, in Jerusalem, with the logo which shows an open white book with blue edges.

Long overdue: Library book returned after nearly a century

By the time it was handed back to the library, it had passed 96 years of due dates.

 Books (illustrative)

Salman Rushdie warns of threat to freedom of expression in West

Rushdie has long faced death threats linked to his fourth novel, 'The Satanic Verses,' which was banned in countries with large Muslim populations upon its 1988 publication.

 The writer Salman Rushdie interviewed during Heartland Festival in Kvaerndrup, Denmark June 2, 2018.

National Library of Argentina showcases Borges’ love for Israel and Judaism

German Alvarez, Investigator of the Borgean funds recovery program, Prof. Ruth Fain, head of the department Latin American studies, the HebreU, Eyal Sela, Ambassador of Israel to Argentina, Laura Rosarto, Investigator of the Borgean funds recovery program, Amital Perry, head of public diplomacy

Israel Prison System offers new research-based digital library system

This new research database will provide information for people interested in learning about many topics affecting people inside and outside of prison.

View of the Israeli Prison Authorities, Gilboa Prison, near Israel Valley.

Texas school district orders removal of Anne Frank’s diary from shelves

It was the latest in a string of book removals being implemented at schools at the behest of conservative activist parents and school board members

anne frank

Chabad demands return of the Schneerson library archives from Russia

Chabad’s approach to Israel’s government is: Don’t give the Russians control over the Jerusalem compound without demanding the return of the Schneerson library archives.

 PRIME MINISTER Menachem Begin with the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, in Brooklyn, New York, in 1977.

Tzameret Arnona Community Library: A Jerusalem community asset

“We’ve been told by readers that this is the most organized community library they’ve seen,” said Evelyn Elbogen.

 THE LIBRARY was established by local volunteers and funded by the municipality.

Tiny Bible the size of a coin rediscovered in British library

The Bible measures at 50mm. by 35mm. and is so small it can only be read by using a magnifying glass.

 The Bible

London’s Wiener Library is the world’s oldest Holocaust archive. It’s still collecting material.

“These are completely unique documents,” said Toby Simpson, the library’s director.

 The sun rises over the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain