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National Library of Israel

From medieval Provence to modern Jerusalem, a richly illustrated Mishneh Torah offers a rare glimpse into Jewish legal and artistic heritage.
On “Yom Haplitim,” the National Library of Israel hosted an event titled, “Sephardi Voices: The Other Refugees.”
A new automatic transcription project makes 400,000 medieval fragments fully searchable for the first time.
It includes the names of the fallen, their photos and their ages.
It includes prayers and liturgical poems for the High Holidays, the Three Festivals and more, according to the Sephardic rite.
The National Library of Israel’s Docu.Text 2025 festival presents five days of contemporary documentary filmmaking from Israel and around the world.
The handwritten draft of “Al Kol Eleh” was donated by the family of the beloved Israeli poetess.
The medieval Spanish manuscript showcasing Jewish law, mysticism and art is now on exhibition at the National Library of Israel.
The National Library of Israel unveils several of the 12 Damascus Crowns in an event honoring Rabbi Abraham Hamra, the last chief rabbi of Syria.
Fulfilling its mission to digitize Jewish newspapers from across the globe, the project now contains more than 500 periodicals across the world.
A unique Haggadah crafted by American-Israeli artist David Moss four decades ago joins the National Library of Israel’s collection and is on display for Passover.
The centuries-old seder plates photographed by Theodor Harburger in the 1920s may be the only remnants we have of many Jewish families from Bavaria.