Diaspora

In 1868, a German laboratory synthesized a color that changed the course of the Industrial Revolution.

After publishing “Portnoy’s Complaint,” Roth found himself fielding accusations of anti-Semitism from Jewish leaders across the globe – and even from his own mother.

Take a glimpse at the notes left around the author’s grave that were collected by the late journalist and translator, Ruth Bondy, who’s archive is housed in the National Library of Israel.

This photo collection of Iran of the 1950s and 1960s shows the story of a world lost in history.

How the National Library of Israel contributes to book provenance research.

In the Avigdor School magazine, dreams of becoming a princess stand alongside memories of starvation. The magazine offered an outlet for the memories of Jewish children after World War Two.

The original translations of Shakespeare’s works from English to Hebrew have a curious past and may be older than you think.

An anonymous Jew describes the last months of World War II in Amsterdam. This city, once a large and vibrant Jewish center, turns into a ghost town before his eyes, while he and a handful of Jews try against all odds to survive.