Curator at National Library hails 'Mr. Shushani,' who also counted Emmanuel Levinas among his pupils, as one of the most 'influential figures in 20th-century Jewish thought'

President Herzog slated to travel to Kyiv next week to speak at commemoration of 80th anniversary of the massacre of close to 35,000 Jews

Photos taken by US tourist Nathan Fendrich now part of National Library of Israel collection

Documents detailing births, deaths and marriages dating back to the 19th century are purchased by the National Library of Israel and the Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives

After decades of silence about eastern European Jewish community documents 'abandoned' during World War II, the issue has started to ruffle feathers, from Brooklyn to Budapest

The popular 90s band performed following a screening of 'Friends Without Friends,' part of a 1990 trilogy

August 15-19 will see screenings of documentaries about David Grossman, Hannah Senesh, Shoshana Damari, Mikhael Gorbachev and others

Archive includes her Bat Mitzvah certificate, notebooks, diaries, and other personal items; move comes in honor of what would have been her 100th birthday

Documents exist thanks to Max Brod's decision to break pact with Jewish novelist, who asked that his writings be destroyed; publishing moves forward after years of legal hurdles

Before, during and after the Seder, Israelis can celebrate the festival with concerts, workshops, games and tours, now that most pandemic restrictions have been lifted