National Library of Israel

Ink and irony: A closer look at the cartoonist who chronicled Israel’s formative years

From a discarded book at the National Library to iconic sketches of Arieh Navon, a personal journey through the satirical heart of early statehood reveals the humor and grit of our founding years.

THE CHIZBATRON, (1948) by Arieh Navon
THE NATIONAL Library of Israel

Grapevine: Crown jewels

Kol HaOt Passover Festival.

The Passover playbook: Jerusalem activities the whole family can rally around during war

‘A Ma’apilim Ship,’ painting  by Marcel Janco (see Friday).

Jerusalem highlights: March 27-April 2


Grapevine: Meeting Douglas Murray

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 BRITISH JOURNALIST and author Douglas Murray was honored with special recognition by Israel for his advocacy on behalf of the country in the wake of October 7.

Jerusalem Vibe: Who visited Jerusalem for the holidays?

In Jerusalem, visits to the city from Israeli residents actually rose during the holiday season, thanks to an aggressive internal marketing campaign.

 Planned construction in Talpiot.

Inscribing Oct. 7: National Library of Israel aims to preserve realities of war

The National Library’s Bearing Witness project aims to preserve the ephemeral realities of war

 NLI Bearing Witness: Ceremony in memory of 42 French citizens murdered on Oct. 7. Paris, Feb. 2024

Jerusalem highlights: October 18-24

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 Chen Lev Ari in 'The Fox and the Tree.'

Grapevine: Friendship at the feast

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 THE NEW reading room of the National Library of Israel.

Ancient texts belonging to the Beta Israel community are set to be made available for public

Among the texts included in the project and penned in the Ge'ez language, is the Orit, the Beta Israel Torah which includes the five books of the Torah, the book of Joshua, Judges and Ruth.

Chief Kes Berko Tegegne reads from the Orit, written in the Ge’ez language.

Eylon Levy to promote Israel’s KAN's Virtual Museum on October 7 massacre in English

Launched in Hebrew on the first October 7 Memorial Day earlier this week, the 7.10.360 Virtual Museum allows users to embark on a virtual journey through the locations impacted by the massacre.

 KAN's 7.10 digital memorial project.

The rare, unusual Rosh Hashanah-Yom Kippur 'machzorim' at the National Library of Israel

One of the world’s largest collections of machzorim may be found at the National Library of Israel (NLI) in Jerusalem.

 Seder Nashim (c. 1550)

USC Shoah Foundation testimonies, including that of Oct. 7, to be available in Hebrew

The USC archive features some 59,000 videos, which include testimonies of Holocaust survivors and that of victims of the October 7 massacre.

 Kibbutz Nir Oz after the massacre

Jerusalem Highlights: September 20-27

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 'Truck in the Gaza border area'