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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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Meet the doctor who helped Herzl get to the podium in time to open the Fourth Zionist Congress in London
From lake houses to spa days, Jews from all over Europe took full advantage of their summer vacations, building memories that would last a lifetime.
“I cannot believe I was particularly difficult to manage; I cannot believe that a kindly word, a quiet taking by the hand, a friendly look, could not have got me to do anything that was wanted of me”
Diaspora, Land of Israel
Why did the famous writer decide to study Hebrew? And what did he document in the Hebrew notebook he kept?
In his first year at university, Kafka discovered a talent for drawing
Franz Kafka likely never imagined the incredible value or near “sacred” aura which are today attributed to each of his handwritten works
The documents include Kafka’s manuscripts of the uncompleted story “Wedding Preparations in the Country”, a notebook for learning Hebrew, hundreds of personal letters, sketches, and more
An elaborately decorated Pinkas now kept at the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People tells the story of the Talmud Torah of Riga which sought to return former child soldiers – and their children – to their Jewish roots.
How did rare photographs of Polish Jews end up in a French soldier’s photo album?
The story of the prisoner of war, Julio Friedman, whose picture was identified by his family as part of the National Library’s ‘Naming the Soldiers’ project
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