29177 - BEYOND THE BOOKS: DISCOVERING THE UNIQUE TREASURES OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ISRAEL (IN PERSON)
Course Description
Join the representatives of the National Library of Israel, the home of the collective memory of Israel and the Jewish people worldwide, to explore the process of collecting and preserving stories, ideas, and historical and cultural treasures of Jews and Israel across generations. Through overviewing its collections and cultural and educational programs, the Library brings people together with the primary sources that have shaped Jewish history and identity.This program introduces participants to the Library’s remarkable collections and initiatives to discover rare treasures and explore both historical and current materials that illuminate the rich and evolving mosaic of Jewish life across time and space.
Learn more about the speaker:
Shuvi Hoffman, Global Jewish Education Manager
Shuvi is a graduate of the Revivim Honors Program at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she earned a B.A. in Jewish Studies and an M.A. in Biblical Studies. She has taught Tanach, Jewish philosophy, and Hebrew, developed Jewish studies curricula, and served as a teacher mentor in a variety of educational settings in Israel and abroad. She also spent two years in New York as a World Zionist Organization (WZO) emissary, teaching Hebrew and Tanach at SAR High School and in the Drisha Summer Programs.
This program is in collaboration with the Jewish Education Center’s Scholar-in-Residence program, Akiva, and the Western Reserve Historical Society.