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Summer

A Tel Aviv Lifeguard, 1949

A Tel Aviv Lifeguard, 1949

An Osem Summer Recipe

An Osem Summer Recipe

A Tel Aviv Lifegaurd, 1949

A Tel Aviv Lifegaurd, 1949

A Summer Concert

A Summer Concert

"Summer Fun" - A Political Caricature, 1960s

"Summer Fun" - A Political Caricature, 1960s

Tel Aviv

Herzl St., 1910-1912

Herzl St., 1910-1912

Holiday on Herzl St., ca. 1911

Holiday on Herzl St., ca. 1911

Torah Scrolls Return, 1918

Torah Scrolls Return, 1918

Air Raid Warning, 1948

Air Raid Warning, 1948

Franz Kafka

His Hebrew Vocabulary Notebook

His Hebrew Vocabulary Notebook

Portrait Photo

Handwritten Letters

Handwritten Letters

Radio Program

Ethnographic Recording

A Sketch by Kafka

A Sketch by Kafka

A Sketch by Kafka

A Sketch by Kafka

"Letter to His Father"

"Letter to His Father"

Fashion

1973

1994

Bitmuna Collection

Bitmuna Collection

Fashion at the Piltz Cafe

Fashion at the Piltz Cafe

An Ad for Foss

1949

Golda Meir

Golda Meir, 1949

Golda Meir, 1949

Radio Interview

Radio Interview

Radio Recording

A New Prime Minister, 1969

A New Prime Minister, 1969

Newspaper Portrait

Newspaper Portrait

Children's Letters

Children's Letters

Political Flier

Political Flier

Shavuot

ביכורים

Israeli Dairy Products

Israeli Dairy Products

Distributing Milk

Distributing Milk

Ad for "Tnuva" Cheese

Ad for "Tnuva" Cheese

A Shavuot Celebration

A Shavuot Celebration

The Kibbutz

Children in Kfar Szold

Children in Kfar Szold

Checking on the Animals

Checking on the Animals

Kibbutz Giv'at Oz

Kibbutz Giv'at Oz

A Call for Youth to Join the Kibbutz Movement

A Call for Youth to Join the Kibbutz Movement

Kibbutz Gvat

Jerusalem

Boulos Meo Album

Boulos Meo Album

Vue Générale de Jerusalem, 1913

Vue Générale de Jerusalem, 1913

Félix Bonfils Album

Félix Bonfils Album

Heinrich Bünting Map, 1581

Heinrich Bünting Map, 1581

Spring

"Early Spring"- Nixon and Mao

"Early Spring"- Nixon and Mao

"Spring" by Bakałowicz

"Spring" by Bakałowicz

"Aviv" Cigarettes

"Aviv" Cigarettes

"Refreshing as a spring's day"

"Refreshing as a spring's day"

Hannah Senesh (Szenes)

Portrait

Her Passport

Her Typewriter

Her Pocket Diary

Her Pocket Diary

Funeral Announcement

Funeral Announcement

Poem Manuscripts & Letters

Poem Manuscripts & Letters

Lag BaOmer

Campfire Instructions

Campfire Instructions

A Trip to Mt. Meron

A Trip to Mt. Meron

Celebrations at Mt. Meron

Celebrations at Mt. Meron

Lag BaOmer in Petah Tikva

Lag BaOmer in Petah Tikva

Israeli Independence Day

IDF Parade

Watching the Parade, 1968

Watching the Parade, 1968

Ben-Gurion and Weizmann

Ben-Gurion and Weizmann

Menu for an Independence Day Feast

Menu for an Independence Day Feast

Declaration of Independence

Signing Ceremony

Signing Ceremony

Ben-Gurion and the Declaration

Ben-Gurion and the Declaration

Arthur Szyk's Version

Arthur Szyk's Version

Front Page of "HaBoker"

Front Page of "HaBoker"

A Bill for the Ceremony Arrangements

A Bill for the Ceremony Arrangements

The Ceremony, May 14, 1948

The Ceremony, May 14, 1948

Front Page of "Davar"

Front Page of "Davar"

Israeli Memorial Day

Funerals After the Sinai Campaign

Funerals After the Sinai Campaign

Lu Yehi Manuscript

Lu Yehi Manuscript

Standstill

Memorial Day Ceremony

Memorial Day Ceremony

Ramadan

The End of Ramadan, 1993

The End of Ramadan, 1993

Prayers, 1993

300,000 Gather for Prayers, 1996

300,000 Gather for Prayers, 1996

Mus'haf, 16th Century

Mus'haf, 16th Century

Quran, 18th Century

Quran, 18th Century

Theodor Herzl

"The Jewish State"

"The Jewish State"

Theodor Herzl

"The Old New Land"

"The Old New Land"

Herzl's Tomb, Jerusalem

Herzl's Tomb, Jerusalem

Theodor Herzl

The Holocaust

Badges Forced on Jews

Badges Forced on Jews

Chamber of the Holocaust - Mt. Zion

Chamber of the Holocaust - Mt. Zion

The Vilna Ghetto Library

The Vilna Ghetto Library

Purim Celebrations Cancelled

Purim Celebrations Cancelled

Architecture

NLI Interior

Kibbutz Lohamei HaGeta'ot

Kibbutz Lohamei HaGeta'ot

Ben Ami House - Netanya

Ben Ami House - Netanya

Sketches

Residential Neighborhood

Residential Neighborhood

Mimouna

1970

A 1984 Exhibition

A 1984 Exhibition

1972

Celebrations in Netanya, 1988

Celebrations in Netanya, 1988

Mimouna Poetry and Piyyut, 1965

Mimouna Poetry and Piyyut, 1965

Passover Haggadot

18th Century

Sephardic Haggadah

Sephardic Haggadah

Ashkenazi Haggadah

Ashkenazi Haggadah

Catalan Haggadah

Catalan Haggadah

1728

15th Century

Maimonides

A Portrait

Commentary on the Mishnah

Commentary on the Mishnah

Treatise on Logic

Treatise on Logic

Mishneh Torah

A Portrait

Henrietta Szold

Schwadron Collection

Schwadron Collection

Bitmuna Collection

Bitmuna Collection

Obituary

Portrait

Haifa

The Technion

Laying the Technion Cornerstone

Laying the Technion Cornerstone

1909-1910

Early 20th Century Postcard

Early 20th Century Postcard

Austerity in Israel

A Caricature

"In the Days of Austerity"- A Contemporary Play

"In the Days of Austerity"- A Contemporary Play

Ben-Gurion in the Knesset

Ben-Gurion in the Knesset

Radio Recording

Anti-Austerity Political Poster

Anti-Austerity Political Poster

"Sign Up for Meat Rations"

"Sign Up for Meat Rations"

Purim

Reading the Megillah in Tel Aviv

Reading the Megillah in Tel Aviv

Purim Parade in Jerusalem

Purim Parade in Jerusalem

Tomb of Esther and Mordechai

Tomb of Esther and Mordechai

Purim Parade, 1988

Purim Parade, 1988

Purim Parade Poster, 1957

Purim Parade Poster, 1957

Esther Scrolls

Italy, 1617

Amsterdam, 18th Century

Amsterdam, 18th Century

Italy, 13th-14th century

Italy, 13th-14th century

Italy, 1662

Florence, 18th Century

Florence, 18th Century

Winter

"A Winter Crop", 1971

"A Winter Crop", 1971

Snowy Tel Aviv, 1950

Snowy Tel Aviv, 1950

A Rainy Day

Hot Springs in Tiberias - Ad for a Tour

Hot Springs in Tiberias - Ad for a Tour

Tel Aviv, 1950

Tu B'Shvat

Almond Blossoms on Tu B'Shvat

Almond Blossoms on Tu B'Shvat

Tu B’Shvat, Rishon LeZion, 1910

Tu B’Shvat, Rishon LeZion, 1910

Planting Trees, Tu B'Shvat, 1967

Planting Trees, Tu B'Shvat, 1967

Recording -"So Go the Planters"

Recording -"So Go the Planters"

Radio Recording

Ad for a Tu B'Shvat Ball

Ad for a Tu B'Shvat Ball

Hanukkah

Plane-Shaped Menorah

Plane-Shaped Menorah

Postcard

Children's Performance

Children's Performance

Children's Hanukkah Ball

Children's Hanukkah Ball

Ad for Osem Latkes

Ad for Osem Latkes

Autumn

"Autumn" by Moshe Wilensky

"Autumn" by Moshe Wilensky

Tel Aviv in Autumn

Tel Aviv in Autumn

"Autumn Leaves" by E.M. Lilien

"Autumn Leaves" by E.M. Lilien

Seeding the Fields

Seeding the Fields

An Autumn Bloom

An Autumn Bloom

Yitzhak Rabin

Leah and Yitzhak Rabin, 1975

Leah and Yitzhak Rabin, 1975

At the Hebrew Book Week Fair, 1984

At the Hebrew Book Week Fair, 1984

Memorial Poster

Memorial Poster

In His Youth

Letters to the PM

Letters to the PM

"Israel Is Waiting for Rabin" - Election Poster, 1992

"Israel Is Waiting for Rabin" - Election Poster, 1992

Rabin's Funeral

Rabin's Funeral

Elections in Israel

Elections for the 9th Knesset

Elections for the 9th Knesset

Begin Votes

The 1949 Election

The 1949 Election

Counting Time

Sukkot

Sukkot During WWI

Sukkot During WWI

"Etrog"

In the Sukkah

Ushpezin Plaque

Ushpezin Plaque

Moritz Daniel Oppenheim Illustration

Moritz Daniel Oppenheim Illustration

Seder Ushpezin

The Yom Kippur War

Chief of Staff's Orders

Chief of Staff's Orders

Sinai, 1973

Ceasefire Lines on the Golan

Ceasefire Lines on the Golan

An Armored Vehicle

An Armored Vehicle

Yom Kippur

Yiddish Postcard, 1930

Yiddish Postcard, 1930

Synagogue Scene, 1903

Synagogue Scene, 1903

14th Century Yemenite Manuscript

14th Century Yemenite Manuscript

Mahzor, 11th-12th Century

Mahzor, 11th-12th Century

Yom Kippur Charity

Yom Kippur Charity

Rosh Hashanah

Worms Mahzor

"The Children Congratulate the Parents"

"The Children Congratulate the Parents"

"Prayer, repentance and charity..."

"Prayer, repentance and charity..."

Alphonse Lévy Illustration

Alphonse Lévy Illustration

Tashlich on the Beach

Tashlich on the Beach

At School

The Mizrahi School

The Mizrahi School

A School in Yeruham

A School in Yeruham

New Immigrants at School

New Immigrants at School

Schoolchildren in Nahalal

Schoolchildren in Nahalal

Jewish Schoolchildren in Iraq

Jewish Schoolchildren in Iraq

Cinema

"Calcutta", 1950

"Calcutta", 1950

Edison Cinema, Jerusalem

Edison Cinema, Jerusalem

A Pashkevil Warning

A Pashkevil Warning

Orion Cinema, Jerusalem

Orion Cinema, Jerusalem

A Cafe & Cinema, Tel Aviv

A Cafe & Cinema, Tel Aviv

"Lemon Popsicle" Film Poster

"Lemon Popsicle" Film Poster

Tisha B'Av

The Siege of Jerusalem

The Siege of Jerusalem

Prayers on Tisha B'Av

Prayers on Tisha B'Av

Prayers at the Western Wall

Prayers at the Western Wall

A Memorial Prayer

A Memorial Prayer

A Call to Fast

Design

Sketch of a Jeweled Medallion

Sketch of a Jeweled Medallion

The "Maskit" Fashion Catalog

The "Maskit" Fashion Catalog

Calligraphy Notebook - Bezalel Academy

Calligraphy Notebook - Bezalel Academy

Interior Design Photos

Interior Design Photos

A Tu B'Shvat Poster

A Tu B'Shvat Poster

Ze'ev Jabotinsky

Ze'ev Jabotinsky

Ze'ev Jabotinsky

Reburial in Israel

Reburial in Israel

"Translations" by Jabotinsky

"Translations" by Jabotinsky

In the Jewish Legion

In the Jewish Legion

A Political Caricature

A Political Caricature

Kristallnacht

Lindenstrasse Synagogue, Berlin

Lindenstrasse Synagogue, Berlin

Karlsbad Synagogue

Karlsbad Synagogue

Memorial Plaque at the Graz Synagogue

Memorial Plaque at the Graz Synagogue

St. Pölten Synagogue

St. Pölten Synagogue

David Ben-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion

Ben-Gurion Turns 65

Ben-Gurion Turns 65

Independence Day, 1953

Independence Day, 1953

Radio Recording

David Ben-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion

Ben-Gurion Following the Declaration of Independence

Ben-Gurion Following the Declaration of Independence

Obituary

The Western Wall

Soldier Praying, 1969

Soldier Praying, 1969

1866-1867

1868-1869

Circa 1910-1914

Circa 1910-1914

Félix Bonfils Album

Félix Bonfils Album

Moshe Dayan

As a Child in Degania

As a Child in Degania

On the Farm

Looking for Archaeological Finds

Looking for Archaeological Finds

War of Independence, in the Negev

War of Independence, in the Negev

Moshe and Ruth Dayan, the 1950s

Moshe and Ruth Dayan, the 1950s

Minister of Defense

Minister of Defense

Political Poster

Political Poster

Throwing Snowballs, 1949

Throwing Snowballs, 1949

The Zionist Movement

2nd Zionist Congress

2nd Zionist Congress

Zionist Leaders in Russia, 1902

Zionist Leaders in Russia, 1902

Bachurei Zion, Libya, ca. 1930

Bachurei Zion, Libya, ca. 1930

Zionist Meeting in Russia, 1899

Zionist Meeting in Russia, 1899

Weizmann in Berlin, 1932

Weizmann in Berlin, 1932

Menachem Begin

Visiting Egypt

A New Prime Minister

A New Prime Minister

Peace With Egypt

Peace With Egypt

A Political Caricature

A Political Caricature

Children Write to the PM

Children Write to the PM

Anti-War Protest

Anti-War Protest

The Haganah

Tel Aviv-Jaffa Battles

Tel Aviv-Jaffa Battles

Training at Camp Yona

Training at Camp Yona

Training at Camp Yona

Training at Camp Yona

A Statement from High Command

A Statement from High Command

A Haganah Ball

"Haganah Day", 1949

"Haganah Day", 1949

Joseph Trumpeldor

Letters Relating to the Jewish Legion

Letters Relating to the Jewish Legion

Drafts in Trumpeldor's Handwriting

Drafts in Trumpeldor's Handwriting

Roaring Lion Statue of Tel Hai

Roaring Lion Statue of Tel Hai

Portrait Photo

Illustration

The Six-Day War

1967

At the Western Wall

At the Western Wall

Worshippers Arrive

Worshippers Arrive

Chief of Staff Rabin

Chief of Staff Rabin

An IDF Tank

The First Gulf War

Gas Mask

Measurements

Patriot Missile Battery

Patriot Missile Battery

Scud Missile Impact

Scud Missile Impact

The First Lebanon War

Protest Poster

1982

Damage to Buildings

Damage to Buildings

An IDF Convoy

Albert Einstein

Portrait

1931-32

Interview Recording

Interview Recording

Ethnographic Recording

The Ignominy of the Twentieth Century

The Ignominy of the Twentieth Century

Portrait Sculpture by Vadim Sidur

Portrait Sculpture by Vadim Sidur

Einstein's Ex Libris

Einstein's Ex Libris

Obituary

Shimon Peres

Presidential Portrait

Presidential Portrait

Prime Minister of Israel

Prime Minister of Israel

Children Write to the PM

Children Write to the PM

Peres at a Mimouna

Peres at a Mimouna

"Israel Is Strong With Peres" - Election Ad

"Israel Is Strong With Peres" - Election Ad

1954

Chocolate

Ad for Osem Chocolate

Ad for Osem Chocolate

Tnuva Chocolate

Tnuva Chocolate

Workers at a Chocolate Factory

Workers at a Chocolate Factory

Ad for Lieber Chocolate

Ad for Lieber Chocolate

Found in a Pack of Elite Chocolate

Found in a Pack of Elite Chocolate

The Irgun

Irgun Soldiers, Jerusalem, 1948

Irgun Soldiers, Jerusalem, 1948

Begin's Orders Following Declaration of Independence

Begin's Orders Following Declaration of Independence

Graves of Feinstein & Barazani

Graves of Feinstein & Barazani

Marking 15 Years Since the Acre Prison Break

Marking 15 Years Since the Acre Prison Break

A Flyer Attacking the Irgun

A Flyer Attacking the Irgun