Yad Ben Zvi
Yad Ben Zvi (Hebrew: יד יצחק בן-צבי), also known as the Ben-Zvi Institute, is a research institute and publishing house named for Israeli president Yitzhak Ben-Zvi in Jerusalem.
History and activities
Yad Ben-Zvi is a research institute established to continue the
Ben-Zvi founded the institute in 1947 to explore the history and culture of the Jewish communities living in Arab countries. It houses a library of manuscripts, rare books and a photographic archive, and runs an academic publishing house.[1]
Education
Yad-Ben Zvi organizes courses, seminars, lectures and special tours of Jerusalem.[1]
In 2012, the institute opened a new international school for Jerusalem studies in a renovated historic building formerly known as the Pioneer Women's House.[1]
Publications
The institute's publishing house publishes specific studies as well as three academic journals (in Hebrew):[2]
- Doscontinued: Sefunot, the Institute's annual, published between 1956 and 2017, with articles on Jewish communities in the East, from the end of the Middle Ages to the present.[1]
- Pe'amim: Studies in Oriental Jewry (or "Studies on Jewish Heritage in the East")MENA region (North Africa and the Middle East).[3] Digitized issues appear on the Institute's website since 2011.[3] Complete list and details at JSTOR here.[3]
- Katedra[2] (website here)
- Et-molJewish people.
External links
- Yad Ben Zvi website
- Yad Ben-Zvi: comprehesive presentation at The National Library of Israel website[2]
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