Yad Ben Zvi

Yad Ben-Zvi
יד יצחק בן-צבי
Formation1947
FounderYitzhak Ben-Zvi
TypeResearch institute and publishing house
PurposeResearch and education on Jewish history and culture
HeadquartersJerusalem,  Israel
WebsiteYad 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 Zionist, educational and cultural activities of Israel's second and longest-serving president, Yizhak Ben–Zvi. It is housed in the home and offices of Ben-Zvi and his wife, Rachel Yanait, in Jerusalem's Rehavia neighborhood.

Floor mosaic from Byzantine period sinagogue: lions of Judah, menorah, shofar, etrogs. Displayed at Yad Ben Zvi.

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]

  • Discontinued: 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")[2][3] The Institute's quarterly,[1] published since 1978, it deals with the history, cultures and folklore of Jewish communities in the 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]
  • Cathedra: For the History of Eretz Israel and Its Yishuv (Hebrew קתדרה: לתולדות ארץ ישראל ), also known as Cathedra: Quarterly for the History of Eretz Israel; also transliterated as Katedra;[2] since 1976, website here
  • Et-mol,[2] full title: Et-Mol: Iton Letoldot Eretz Yisrael Ve'am Yisrael, '"Et-Mol: Journal on the History of the Eretz Yisrael and Am Yisrael', in the sense of the Land of Israel and Jewish peoplehood/the Jewish people.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e A national institution, Gail Lichtman for Jerusalem Post, 2 Nov 2006. Active link, 21 Jan 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Yad Ben-Zvi Collection", The National Library of Israel. Accessed 21 Jan 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Pe'amim: Studies in Oriental Jewry / פעמים: רבעון לחקר קהילות ישראל במזרח", JSTOR. Accessed 21 Jan 2024.