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Join us for a journey through the Hebrew calendar via the peerless collections of the National Library of Israel and the Jewish people worldwide!
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Happy holidays to you and yours!
A collaboration between the National Library of Israel and the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. Join Dr. Yoel Finkelman, curator of the Haim and Hanna Salomon Judaica Collection at the National Library of Israel, and Rabbanit Nechama Barash of Pardes as they take a look at some of the rare items in the National Library's collections and discuss the texts and questions surrounding the concept of the Jewish calendar. Check out the accompanying worksheet here.
A collaboration between the National Library of Israel and the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. Join Dr. Yoel Finkelman, curator of the Haim and Hanna Salomon Judaica Collection at the National Library of Israel, and Rabbanit Nechama Barash of Pardes as they take a look at some of the rare items in the National Library's collections and discuss the texts and questions surrounding the holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Check out the accompanying worksheet here.
A collaboration between the National Library of Israel and the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. Join Dr. Yoel Finkelman, curator of the Haim and Hanna Salomon Judaica Collection at the National Library of Israel, and Rabbanit Nechama Barash of Pardes as they take a look at some of the rare items in the National Library's collections and discuss the texts and questions surrounding the holidays of Sukkot and Simchat Torah. Check out the accompanying worksheet here.
Join the National Library of Israel in celebrating Hanukkah this year with eight stories, eight historical treasures, eight languages, and eight candles; part of the National Library’s “A Look at the Jewish Year” series.
Dr. Yoel Finkelman, curator of the world-leading Haim and Hanna Salomon Judaica Collection, wishes you and yours a Happy Hanukkah from the National Library of Israel:
In the video below, join Dr. Aliza Moreno-Goldschmidt, head of the Israel and Judaica Reading Room, as she explores a small, rare booklet of Ladino Hanukkah verses, printed in the Ottoman Empire...
Memories from my Sephardic Grandparents
Also check out our world-leading collection of digitized, fully searchable historic Jewish press, including numerous titles in Ladino and Spanish.
Join Ariel Viterbo, an archivist in the National Library’s Archives, for a look at a late 19th century Tuscan Hanukkah flyer, including texts in Hebrew and Italian.
Did a Woman Really Read from the Torah in the 15th century?
The Disappearing Headstones from the Jewish Cemetery of Ferrara
Meet Emilia Morpurgo: A Female Ritual Slaughterer from Italy
Read about “I-Tal-Ya Books”, an exciting new initiative to create a unified listing of all Hebrew books in Italy for the first time ever.
Join Tadeusz Woleński, a project manager in the Culture Department, for a look at two Polish Hanukkah treasures, one from just before the Holocaust and one from just after...
Also, check out these stories about Polish Jewish culture and heritage:
A Moment Before Desolation: Rare Photographs of Polish Jewry
Not Traveling? Visit Stunning Jewish Sites Across Poland from Home
The Feminist Revival of Tu B’Av, the Jewish Festival of Love
In addition, check out our world-leading collection of digitized, fully searchable historic Jewish press, including dozens of titles in Polish and Yiddish.
Join Dr. Amalia Kedem of the Music Collection and Sound Archive for a listen to the official candle lighting ceremony at the Israeli president’s residence in 1957...
And discover more on this subject below:
Hanukkah Songs and Sounds From Across the Globe
Bringing Darkness to Light: Singing Hanukkah Songs Through the Holocaust
Diverse musical treasures from the NLI collections
Listen to the full recording of the ceremony described in the video
In the video below, join Emmanuel Fulop, R&D Manager and Architect, for a look at a rare French Jewish text that mentions latkes before potatoes had even made their way to Europe!
Latkes, Hanukkah Donuts and the Head of Holofernes
How the Anti-Semitic Dreyfus Affair Led to the Creation of the Tour de France
Also check out our world-leading collection of digitized, fully searchable historic Jewish press, including dozens of titles in French.
Join Chaya Meier-Herr, head of the Edelstein Collection, for a look at a 1914 Hanukkah publication for German Jewish soldiers...
Join Alexander Gordin, coordinator of the Special Collections Reading Room, for a look at a rare Hanukkah text from the Bukharian Jewish community in the video below.
Join Daniel Lipson, expert reference librarian, for a look at rare Hanukkah posters printed in India...
Our “A Look at the Jewish Year” series continues with an exploration of the festival of Pesach, Passover, featuring some unusual guests as well as a number of unique items from the National Library of Israel collections.
Learn more about the items featured in the film:
View and download some beautiful rare Haggadot from the National Library collections.
Explore more Haggadot and stories around the theme of Passover.
Find educational resources to use in your own Passover activities.
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