National Library of Israel

National Library of Israel launches memorial book initiative ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary

The initiative will preserve memorial books and personal works created in memory of those killed in combat and those murdered, while making their stories accessible to future generations.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
New National Library of Israel building in Jerusalem, exterior.
Aharon Bar-Oz deposits Naomi Shemer’s leter of response with the National Library of Israel, August 31, 2026.

Author of postcard sent to Naomi Shemer praising 'Jerusalem of Gold' identified after 59 years

“Now the time has come for it to be at the National Library," Bar-Oz said to Ynet. "It must be there, especially for the grandchildren and for those who say, ‘We'd rather die than enlist.’”

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
‘THE SIXTEENTH SHEEP’ reunion shows (from left) Yoni Rechter, Gidi Gov, Yehudit Ravitz, and David Broza.

‘The Sixteenth Sheep’ documentary celebrates reunion of a musical supergroup

If I have one quibble with the documentary, it’s that it does not give a full sense of the album, that the songs are a journey through the mind of a child who can’t fall asleep.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
A page from the first kosher cookbook published in England from 1846, titled "The Jewish Manual of Modern Cookery, With a Collection of Valuable Recipes & Hints Relating to the Toilette," May 26, 2026.

National Library of Israel acquires copy of UK's oldest kosher cookbook belonging to Montefiores

While the cookbook was originally published anonymously by “A Lady,” scholars later attributed the title to British linguist Lady Judith Montefiore, the wife of Sir Moses Montefiore.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

'101 Treasures': Travel back in time at the National Library of Israel - review

Reading 101 Treasures from the National Library of Israel is like wandering through a fascinating museum where each exhibit has something exciting and unusual to teach you

JANUARY 13, 2024ByMIRIAM KATES LOCK
(L to R): "Book of Hours" from Stephan Litt's chapter; The 1659 "Wonders of the Creatures and Marvels of Creation" from Samuel Thrope's chapter

New music and clips honor October 7 victims

The Jerusalem Orchestra East West has released When the Rain Ends, Spring Will Come, a four-part mini-album of original pieces by maestro Tom Cohen.

JANUARY 10, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
THE JERUSALEM ORCHESTRA East West, led by Maestro Tom Cohen, shooting the music video series at the new National Library of Israel building.

Israel's National Library highlights hostages, unveils new book

To celebrate the opening of the library, a new coffee-table book, 101 Treasures from the National Library of Israel, has been published, showing the enormous variety of materials at the library.

DECEMBER 9, 2023ByMORDECHAI BECK
A specially chosen book awaits each of the hostages held by Hamas on a chair at the new National Library of Israel in Jerusalem.

Visiting the new National Library building - feature

As one starts roaming the library, one is struck by the calm magnificence of the building and its soft coloration.

NOVEMBER 27, 2023BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
The new building of the National Library in Jerusalem.

Unveiling the new National Library of Israel's building

About a month after the postponement of the official opening date, most of the people who used to spend hours in the old building are going to National Library of Israel in its new building

NOVEMBER 25, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
The National Library of Israel

National Library of Israel offers program to help kids cope with war

For Israeli children, with many schools closed due to the war, NLI has launched a series of online writing and creativity workshops for schoolchildren.

NOVEMBER 11, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
THE NEW National Library of Israel building.

Changing the National Library's logo does not mean Zionism is declining - opinion

A victory for the Zionist spirit over postmodernism

OCTOBER 3, 2023ByOMER DOSTRI
SHAI NITZAN, rector of the National Library of Israel, stands in the library’s new building, in Jerusalem, with the logo which shows an open white book with blue edges.

Israel’s National Library gets a new home

It was founded by Zionists in the Diaspora who established an institution they hoped would preserve the historical memory and heritage of the Jewish people.

OCTOBER 3, 2023ByLINDA GRADSTEIN
The exterior of Israel’s new National Library in Jerusalem.

'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.