Library
Jane Yolen, whose The Devil’s Arithmetic became a Holocaust classic, dies at 87
Scholars say The Devil’s Arithmetic cemented Yolen's legacy as a leading writer for young Jewish readers, praised for blending time travel with historical authenticity.
Student group holds 'political education' events for terrorist's writings at Madison public library
A new library at the Levinsky–Wingate Campus: Colorful, innovative, and bold
Rare Archimedes text resurfaces in a French museum, researchers confirm
מַעֲשֵׂה בְּרֵאשִית
New children’s book: Creation
In your footsteps, Orwell
Without public financial support, most of the artistic events and venues simply cannot survive.
Old City’s Khalidi Library reopens after nearly a half century
Islamic legal texts are at the core of the collection. Other fields include medicine, history, geography, astronomy, Koranic exegesis, rhetoric, logic, philosophy and poetry.
Books and a cultural fabric
The future of the National Library began this week with the laying of a cornerstone.
WATCH LIVE: Netanyahu, Rivlin attend cornerstone laying ceremony for new National Library
The new library complex is scheduled to open its doors to the public in 2020.
This week in Jerusalem P
Peggy Cidor's round up of city affairs.
National Library finally under construction
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and some of the same dignitaries will attend a cornerstone laying ceremony for the construction now under way opposite the Knesset.
A new national library for the People of the Book
Multi-purpose facility slated to open in 2020.
In Beit Shemesh, more than just a children’s library
The library is a hub for everyone in Beit Shemesh.
Treasure house of Jewish culture
As Jerusalem’s National Library prepares to move to new premises, it deals with shifting definitions of Jewishness.