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A multidisciplinary project planned for many years: a virtual Encyclopedia of the Warsaw Ghetto – has begun at the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute. The Encyclopedia will be a synthesis of all works on the complete edition of the Ringelblum Archive. It will also include other archive collections of the JHI as well as published source materials and personal accounts regarding the Warsaw Ghetto and the Holocaust. The Encyclopedia will be integrated with academic research on the subje

Rabbi Elijahu ben Shlomo Zalman, known as the Genius (Gaon in Hebrew) from Vilna, was a unique individual in the history of Judaism. As one of the greatest Jewish scholars, he shaped the modern study of the Talmud and participated in the turbulent religious disputes of his time. His fame radiated all over Europe. See the preview of the temporary exhibition at the Jewish Historical Institute.

Due to All Saints' Day and Independence Day, the Jewish Historical Institute will be closed on November 1 and 11, 2022.