National Archives

'Vanishingly rare' copy of US Declaration of Independence unearthed in UK archives

The one found in London, printed in Exeter, New Hampshire, in mid-July 1776, is the 11th surviving copy of the so-called "Exeter Declarations," and is the first to be found outside the United States.

A 1776 copy of the US Declaration of Independence, one of the 11 surviving copies of the so-called "Exeter Declarations", and the first to be found outside the United States, which has been discovered at The National Archives in Kew, is displayed in this handout image obtained by Reuters on July 3
A police officer clears the way for rescued Air France hostages arriving in Tel Aviv after returning from Entebbe

State Archives releases thousands of documents for Entebbe rescue's 50th anniversary

File Photo: A Sothebys employee handles a copy of William Shakespeare, The First Folio 1623  in London, England, July 7, 2006.

British professor uncovers location of Shakespeare’s London home using previously unknown documents

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard sits next to CIA Director John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Kash Patel, on the day they testify at the House Intelligence Committee hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 26, 2025.

How Gabbard's 'hunters' pounced on secret CIA warehouse for Kennedy files


Hebrew University's centennial: Einstein's legacy and the guardian of a scientific icon

Einstein's letters, theories, and Jewish legacy will live on in the hills of Jerusalem at the Hebrew University.

 Professor Hanoch Gutfruend is a physics professor, former Hebrew University president, and Academic Head of the Einstein Archive. He showed The Jerusalem Post around the archives to mark 100 years of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

A Holocaust exhibit — and Jewish staffer — are involved in a controversy over the National Archives

A senior National Archives advisor with Democratic roots reportedly blocked content about Holocaust restitution while pushing for 'lighter' historical topics.

 Historical re-enactors pose for a photo at the U.S. National Archives in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 2024.

Photos take us back to Shavuot celebrations in the Holy Land, 91 years ago

This Shavuot archive reveals pictures from the first Bikkurim celebrations held in Haifa in 1932, symbolizing the connection between urban areas and rural settlements.

 Ultra-Orthodox kids march during Shavuot celebrations in Mea She'arim, Jerusalem, June 9, 2024

National Library of Israel hosts International Judaica Curators Conference

This past week, 70 professional curators of Judaica collections from many different countries convened at the library for a three-day intensive learning experience led by professionals.

 THE NEW reading room of the National Library of Israel.

Extensive efforts to collect the documentary evidence from the October 7 massacre

The goal is to create a large, authoritative database encompassing the entirety of evidence, documentation, media coverage, and outreach activities, for the benefit of Jewish communal memory.

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Trump kept classified documents after leaving office - National Archives

The National Archives and Record Administration said it had "identified items marked as classified national security information within the boxes."

 Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally, in Conroe, Texas, US, January 29, 2022.

Shelf-help: Librarians are asking how to turn their archives into weapons against antisemitism

CJH, in collaboration with jMUSE, is presenting an all-day conference Sunday

 A YOUNG Polish Jew reads from a book in Yiddish, in the Jewish library at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Krakow.

Hannah Szenes remembered 100 years after her birth

The National Library uploads the archive of her personal items.

Chana Senesh's pocket notebook

Israeli archives censorship regulations and oral history

The organizational culture of government ministries and security bodies that were involved in crafting Israel’s foreign policy was lacking for many years.

DR. GEORG HERLITZ at the Central Zionist Archives in Jerusalem, 1947.

Israel's State Archives demand all state-related documents be handed in

Ruti Abramovitch, the state archivist, threatened other archives in a letter, writing that 'any archives holding a document defined as classified may be subject to severe penalties'

Yaacov Lozowick, then director of the Israel State Archive, poses for a picture at the national archive in Jerusalem April 19, 2016