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Rachel Cohen-Kagan was one of the most prominent activists for the advancement of women’s rights in the young State of Israel. Her efforts led to her being among the signatories of the Declaration of Independence
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Israel’s founding father won only four seats in his last Knesset run
Robert Lachmann – Between Orientalism and the East
Samuel Solnik, who claimed descent from King David, sought to convince the US and Britain to restore the ancient Kingdom of Israel and place his son on the throne
A gift from the John Pritzker Family Fund will support the digitization and expansion of a world-leading century-old collection of photographs
Identify and tag your friends, family members, and yourselves in these rare photos of school children from the National Library collections, taken between the 1950s and the 1990s
How Israel’s declaration of independence shaped the fate of 69 Jews on an American passenger ship
Fifth Docu.Text film fest kicks off August 18-22 at the National Library of Israel
What (or who) do Mr. Halperin, Rabbi Sassover, and Dr. Konigshoffer have in common? How the head of the Irgun evaded capture by the British Police, time and again
Diaspora, Land of Israel
Why did the famous writer decide to study Hebrew? And what did he document in the Hebrew notebook he kept?
The story of how Marilyn Monroe stole the show at a celebratory match featuring Israeli and American soccer stars.
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