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.
Jerusalem highlights: March 6-12
The social repository everyone can use: Tools, guides, and insights from the field
Egypt and Greece clash over St. Catherine's – home to Moses's Well, world's oldest library
When the Haganah Trained on the Beaches of Tel Aviv
The Haganah’s Camp Yona was located in northern Tel Aviv, on a site occupied by a luxurious hotel today; this was the location for a string of historic events.
National Library of Israel to open access to 2,500 rare Islamic books
The National Library of Israel, in coordination with the Arcadia Fund, has announced a major initiative to open digital access to over 2,500 rare Islamic manuscripts and books.
Educational companies encourage learning from home during quarantine
Educational companies in Israel and around the world are offering compromised services due to the novel coronavirus.
Jewish author Ezra Jack Keats' book is most checked in NY public library
Published in 1962, “The Snowy Day” tells the story of a young boy named Peter who experiences the magic of freshly fallen snow in the streets of his urban neighborhood
Rare Jewish texts showcased in British Library online collection
Display includes 10th century Hebrew Bible, a 14th century manuscript of ‘The Guide for the Perplexed,’ and the first complete printed text of the Mishna from 15th century Naples.
Argentina’s nat. library opens first section on Holocaust and antisemitism
It will feature approximately 1,000 books, including essays, biographies, testimonies on antisemitism and novels
U.S. libraries strip name of Melvil Dewey from award because he was antisemitic
Dewey, reportedly did not allow Jews, African Americans, or other minorities into the Lake Placid Club, which he owned.
National Library gears up for Hebrew Book Week with lecture series
Famous poets, forgotten writers and a tour of the little-seen underground library archives will be featured for the upcoming Hebrew Book Week.
National Library of Israel releases photo archive of IDF history - pictures
However, the Library is lacking information relating to the identities of the soldiers and are requesting the public's help to identify their names and stories.
Alice Shalvi donates archive to National Library
Shalvi's archive includes letters written by her mother to her father in 1933-4, following his escape to England when the rest of the family were still in Germany under the Nazi menace.
