Library

A new library at the Levinsky–Wingate Campus: Colorful, innovative, and bold

All elements of the space, from the lighting and acoustic ceiling to the furniture, were designed to provide a pleasant atmosphere and a deep learning experience.

The new library at the Levinsky–Wingate Campus
Blois, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Inv. 73.7.52.

Rare Archimedes text resurfaces in a French museum, researchers confirm

‘Princess Abigail and the Factory of Emotions’ (see Friday).

Jerusalem highlights: March 6-12

When practical knowledge meets field experience – a foundation is built that can help tackle present challenges and prepare for the future

The social repository everyone can use: Tools, guides, and insights from the field


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.

Professor Alice Shalvi donates archives to National Library of Israel in January 2019

Taking the lid off the library

Frederick Wiseman’s documentary about the New York Public Library graces Docaviv

THE NEW YORK Public Library

American Tu B’shvat?

Is it possible the the Jewish holiday gained some inspiration from Arbor Day?

Tu Bishvat in Rishon LeZion from the beginning of the 20th century (ca. 1910)

The librarian of Auschwitz

In November 1942, Dita Kraus was sent to the Theresienstadt ghetto. From there she was transferred to Auschwitz-Birkenau, where she became the librarian of the smallest library in the world.

DITA KRAUS, 88, at her Netanya home.

Valuable Hebrew manuscript collection to be digitized

While the originals will remain in Russia, around 2,000 manuscripts and thousands of books will be digitized and made accessible to researchers.

The Günzburg collection was digitized established in the 19th century by Joseph Günzburg (1812-1878) and continued by his son Horace.

Peaple and places: From librarian to Israeli businesswoman

It is my little bit of tikkun olam – making Israel a better place.

Nomi Lawson at the Osfa boutique in Baka.

The second lives of four Israeli librarians

‘The job satisfies my fantasy of being an eternal student'

Galila Sfarim

In Russia, a treasure trove of books

The Jewish Museum in Moscow is set to open a multimedia library unlike any other in the world.

Along with its new digitized contents, the Jewish Museum in Moscow will not be without books, especially Russian and Yiddish tomes

מַעֲשֵׂה בְּרֵאשִית

New children’s book: Creation

New children’s book: Creation

In your footsteps, Orwell

Without public financial support, most of the artistic events and venues simply cannot survive.

The Soviet leadership with (standing at left) Central Committee secretary Andrei Zhdanov. (Leader Joseph Stalin is standing second from right.)