The People of the Book…but wait, there’s more
In 2023, the National Library of Israel (NLI) was relocated from its home (established in 1925 at the Mt. Scopus campus of Hebrew University) to new headquarters adjacent to the Knesset in the heart...
In 2023, the National Library of Israel (NLI) was relocated from its home (established in 1925 at the Mt. Scopus campus of Hebrew University) to new headquarters adjacent to the Knesset in the heart...
Anyone who has read about or looked at Judaica quickly realizes how little knowledge we possess about these artifacts, even after decades of serious research. This is due to a variety of factors,...
In a Jewish Telegraphic Agency blog published in July, literary scholar Seth Rogoff lamented the vacuity of a generation whose social media posts proliferate with tributes and memes in homage to the...
Archivist Cheryl Kempler writes about American Jewish violinist Johnny Gandelsman, who earned a 2024 MacArthur Fellowship.
Israeli director Asaf Galay’s “Cartooning America,” a documentary about the lives of animation pioneers Max and Dave Fleischer, has won the $200,000 first prize for documentary film, jointly awarded...
Would the world be a different place without the achievements of Daniel Libeskind? In pondering the answer, there is no doubt that people around the globe count themselves as his fans and are excited...
Inna Faliks Pianist Inna FaliksPhoto: Hugh Kreschmer As a piano virtuoso, educator and highly regarded author, Inna Faliks’ Jewish heritage is an integral component of her artistic persona, in all...
Covers for the first and final issues of “Het Onderwater Cabaret”. The art and poetry magazine was created by Curt Bloch, who was living in an attic in Enschede, the Netherlands. All 95 issues will...
Thanks to the renewal of museum philosophy and collection initiatives focused on diversity, as well as many outstanding gifts and donations, two major American fine arts museums have this month...