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Diaspora
“Mr. Shushani” reportedly knew the entire Hebrew Bible, Talmud and countless other texts by heart. His Nobel-laureate student never knew his real name.
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Among other items, the collection includes a diary of Brod’s, written when he was Kafka’s closest friend in Prague. Thought to be lost in recent years, the diary has drawn interest from literary scholars around the world.
A letter unearthed 500 years after Columbus’ famous journey hints at an extraordinary venture that never materialized…
Diaspora, Land of Israel
Zipporah Rosenfeld, a fighter and a mother, faced an impossible dilemma: family or country?
In May 1943, a mysterious Hebrew soldier was among the hundreds killed when German bombers struck the British ship, SS Erinpura. Documents found in the National Library shed light on the life of a young man who perished at sea
Diaspora, Judaism
“3/12/1941 – My heart is burning and my body is freezing. My head is hurting beyond all reason. Why? Is all justice forsaken?”
A rare look into two volumes that contain hints of a cultural world that was and is no more…
Rudolf Israel Kasztner negotiated with Adolf Eichmann directly to transport nearly 1,700 Jews from Hungary to Switzerland.
It was only when Leo saw the smoke from the crematorium that he understood that he would never see his father again.
Sensing the dangerous sparks in the air, Miriam smuggled her family to Russia where they were forced to fend for themselves in a Siberian labor camp.
The soldiers who participated in Operation Matzo were probably grateful both for the welcoming service and for the food that reminded them of home.
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