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.
| יד יצחק בן-צבי | |
 Yad Ben-Zvi cabin, historic home of Yitzhak and Rachel Ben-Zvi | |
| Formation | 1947 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Yitzhak Ben-Zvi |
| Type | Research institute and publishing house |
| Purpose | Research and education on Jewish history and culture |
| Headquarters | Jerusalem,  Israel |
| Website | Yad Ben-Zvi |
History and activities
editYad 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.
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
editYad-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
editThe 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.
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e A national institution, Gail Lichtman for Jerusalem Post, 2 Nov 2006. Active link, 21 Jan 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Yad Ben-Zvi Collection", The National Library of Israel. Accessed 21 Jan 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Pe'amim: Studies in Oriental Jewry / פעמים: רבעון לחקר קהילות ישראל במזרח", JSTOR. Accessed 21 Jan 2024.