National Library of Israel

'My family will finally hear my story': New IDF reservist archive launches

The project, known in Hebrew as “Chaim al Hakav” (Life on the Line), described itself as a national digital archive designed to document reservists’ experiences.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Life on the Line is a digital archive designed to document resesrvists' experiences.

From right: 2025 Sapir Prize debut winner Roni Partchek, honored for her novel “Sitara,” with Mifal HaPais CEO Adv. Beni Dreyfus, judging committee chair Dr. Ruth Calderon, Mifal HaPais board chair Itzik Lari, and 2025 Sapir Prize winner Amir Harash, awarded for “Bereavement and Failure and Zombies.

Amir Harash wins Sapir Prize for 2025; Roni Partchek takes debut award

Harash received the top honor at a ceremony held at the National Library of Israel, which hosted the prize event as part of celebrations marking 25 years since the award’s founding.

FEBRUARY 2, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Education and fun at the National Library.

Hanukkah events and family activities at the National Library

Performances, children’s shows, and family tours are among the highlights of the National Library’s Hanukkah activities.

DECEMBER 10, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Or Yesha Meusharim from Machzor Worms (13th c.)

National Library unveils rare 14th century Mishneh Torah manuscript

The National Library of Israel has added a rare 14th century Mishneh Torah manuscript to its exhibition, alongside newly displayed medieval Jewish texts from Europe, North Africa, and Persia.

DECEMBER 9, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

'Detached from Israel, Zionism': National Library swaps logo amid public fury

The library announced the change to its logo on Wednesday from the original, which featured a minimalist rendition of a book in the colors of the Israeli flag.

OCTOBER 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

An architectural rendering of the new National Library of Israel’s main reading room. (© Herzog & de Meuron; Mann-Shinar Architects, Executive Architect)

The National Library’s majestic new building approaches its public opening

HISTORICAL AFFAIRS: The friendly and inviting renovations of Israel's National Library.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

THE NEW National Library of Israel building.

Grapevine August 12, 2023: Servants of the people

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

AUGUST 13, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, with soldiers on the Golan Heights.

National Library of Israel ventures into a new realm of Jewish creativity

RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: Israel’s National Library debuts the largest collection of Kabbalah ‘trees,’ expected to form the cornerstone of one of the most important collections of Judaica.

JUNE 17, 2023ByLINDA GRADSTEIN

CHAIM NERIA (right), curator of the Haim and Hanna Solomon Judaica Collection at the National Library of Israel, speaks about the new collection.

Epilogue: Saying goodbye to Israel National Library current home

The events marking the Givat Ram campus building’s retirement from its current capacity include the Epilogue program of shows, vignettes, lectures and tours set for June 21.

JUNE 17, 2023ByBARRY DAVIS

THE GIVAT RAM building is considered to be an architectural masterpiece.

Grapevine June 14, 2023: A major move

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 14, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

An architectural rendering of the new National Library of Israel building designed by the prestigious Swiss firm, Herzog & de Meuron. (© Herzog & de Meuron; Mann-Shinar Architects, Executive Architect)

A young ‘pigeoneer’ in Israel's War of Independence

Yehudit Entin is remembered in the National Library of Israel’s Operation Diary Project, which aims to tell the story of Israel from a collective perspective.

MAY 14, 2023ByGEORGE MEDOVOY