The National Library of Israel (NLI) and the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People (CAHJP) are happy to announce a recent merger between both institutions. For over 120 years, the National Library of Israel has been collecting, preserving and making accessible one of the world’s most significant collections of Hebraica and Judaica. The merger with the CAHJP will strengthen both institutions and eventually provide improved accessibility to the overwhelming collections which have been collected by the CAHJP. The CAHJP was founded over 70 years ago in Jerusalem by a group of historians and public figures who sought to preserve the historical heritage of the Jewish people. Over the years the CAHJP managed to collect the archives of thousands of communities, organizations, families and Jewish personalities from 64 countries. Its current holdings consist of more than 60 million pages of original material, spanning from the 14th century up until the 20th century, with an additional 18 million frames of microfilm.
Although the National Library of Israel (NLI) was founded in 1892, only in 2007 was the National Library Act passed in the Knesset, establishing its status as the National Library of the Jewish people and the State of Israel. The mission of the National Library of Israel (NLI) is to collect, preserve, cultivate and endow treasures of knowledge, heritage and culture, with an emphasis on the State of Israel and pre-state history, and the Jewish people. By incorporating current and evolving technologies, at the nexus of Israel's national and cultural center in Jerusalem, the NLI will forge the rich past with the intellectual and cultural productivity of generations to come. The NLI plays a transformative role, opening its physical and virtual gates to people of all nations and religions, committed to serving a broad and diversified population of users, both in Israel and globally. As part of its renewal, the NLI has updated its collection strategy, deciding to strengthen its archival collections by merging with the most important archive for the history of the Jewish people. The merging process will last several years, eventually transferring the collections of the CAHJP to the National Library of Israel's new building. Dr. Aviad A. Stollman, Ph.D. Judaica Collection Curator, Collections Division, The National Library of Israel E.J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, P.O.B. 39105; Jerusalem 91390, Israel (E) aviad.stoll...@nli.org.il (C) 972-54-327-0713 (W) 972-74-736-281 __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
