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
For your reading pleasure
The AACI-Cohen Library for the Visually Impaired and Homebound, based in Jerusalem, sends its large-print books and audio material to readers all over the country.
‘1 in 4 kids go to bed without a story’
Most children prefer games or television to books, WIZO survey for National Book Week finds.
Grapevine: A Political Retreat
National Library discussion on journalism; Indian ambassador hosts Republic Day.
Googling, Tel Aviv style
Local start-ups, developers and entrepreneurs have found a new home in Google's Campus Tel Aviv.
Wandering Jew: Amsterdam’s appeal
A visit to Amsterdam gives travelers a chance to explore a city that has seen Jewish flourishing, sadness.
The Jewish Olympics
The Olympian challenge of the Jewish people is to make sure that those Jews who know Torah and Talmud also employ their brains in the lab.
Finding the key to keywords
Pproject of Nat'l Library, Haifa Univ. Library to archive Hebrew journals is leading way in non-Latin based digitization efforts.
A record book
Ma'aleh Adumim schoolchildren join together to make the biggest volume in Israel.
Facebook app to the rescue – of book publishers
Stellar Startups: BookPulse provides a method for publishers to manage networks of fan pages, which enables them to leverage successful and popular books to help readers discover new books.
An earnest lender and collector
Edyth Geiger founded an English-language lending library that started from her one-bedroom apartment and expanded to house 30,000 books over several rooms.
