Jerusalem 170-130 7.A. 1938

Around the World in 15 Years: The First Israeli Woman to Travel the Globe

You’ve probably never heard of Schlomit Flaum. In fact, she was nearly forgotten even during her lifetime. Yet Schlomit (Frida) Flaum was a groundbreaking figure—a writer who traveled paths no Hebrew woman had ventured down before. Driven by curiosity, courage, and a desire to explore, she lived

Where Did Friedrich Gernsheim Disappear To?

Was this the strangest item that Ohad Sofer, head of the Music and Sound Archive Department at the National Library of Israel, had ever come across? Hard to say, but it was certainly among the leading contenders.   Let’s go back a few years. At the time, Sofer was a librarian assisting visi

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