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About the Library
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Special collections
Special catalogues and bibliographies accessible online
Special collections
- The Albert Einstein Archives
The personal papers of Albert Einstein
- Eran Laor Map Collection
Antique maps, atlases, travel books and guides Special emphasis on Jerusalem and the Holy Land
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Archives Department
400 personal archives of outstanding Jewish persons, arranged alphabetically by name
Historical documents, posters, pictures, autographs, marriage contracts, scrolls of Esther, ex-libris and more
- Manuscripts Department
9,000 Hebrew manuscripts covering all fields of Jewish life and thought
2,000 Arabic manuscripts
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United Nations Depository Collection
Publications of the United Nations and documents of the League of Nation
Special catalogues and bibliographies
accessible online
The Library has separate online files for various special collections
and databases, which can be accessed through ALEPH
The catalogue of most of the collections are in the process of being
converted retrospectively
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Edelstein Collection
History,
philosophy and sociology of science, technology and medicine
with an emphasis on chemistry, textiles and a large section on Jews
in medicine. Includes many rare books. About 25% of the catalogue
is online
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European Union Depository Collection
Publications of the European Union. The
entire catalogue is online
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Gershom Scholem Collection
Kabbalah, mysticism, and the history of religions. Includes many rare books. The entire catalogue is online
- Index of Articles on Jewish Studies (RAMBI)
Current periodical index on Judaism, Jewish history and Israel, online since 1966
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Jewish Music
Books, scores, recordings, archives etc. of Israeli and Jewish music
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Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts
Microfilms of over 90% known Hebrew manuscripts from libraries throughout the world. About 20% of the
catalogue is online
- Master Films of Jewish Press
A continuously growing collection of master microfilms of Israeli
and Jewish newspapers and periodicals
Microfilm copies of non-copyright titles can be ordered from the Interlibrary
Loan Department. The entire catalogue is online
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National Sound Archives
Audio material of musical traditions of
the various Jewish and non-Jewish communities in Palestine and Israel.
It holds collections from the 1930's to date. Using a special
application of the ALEPH system, about 30% of the archives are online,
in Hebrew only
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Israeli
Internet Sites Archive
Experimental project to preserve complete
copies of Israeli Internet sites. The archive contains two collections:
the first includes sites dealing with the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the
second includes sites relating to the election to the 17th Knesset
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