AVIVA-BERLIN.de 3/3/5785 - Beitrag vom 31.10.2024


Bearing Witness – Documenting October 7 and its aftermath in Israel and in Jewish communities around the world
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Over the last 12 months, the National Library of Israel (NLI) has led a national and international effort to create a massive archive documenting October 7th and its aftermath. The "Bearing Witness" project seeks to build a comprehensive, state-of the-art archive that will be the authoritative historical record of this crucial period in Israeli and Jewish history, and an essential resource for generations. The National Library of Israel invites you and your community to share them, for now and future generations.

NLI is collecting everything: advertisements, archival materials, oral and written testimonies, video and audio clips, photos, diaries, eulogies, podcasts, websites, social media posts, messages on instant-messaging platforms (WhatsApps, etc.), sermons, lamentations, advocacy and commemoration materials, music, posters and more.

To date, more than 300 documentation initiatives have been gathered under the NLI umbrella, as well as 500 million Internet items, 2 million digital files, over 1,000 print publications and ephemera items, and more.

NLI is collecting the following from the global Jewish community:

Documentation of the impact of the events and the war on the Jewish communities in the Diaspora
Documentation of expressions of solidarity and support in the communities immediately after the October events
Documentation of manifestations of antisemitism and statements against Israel, as well as the reactions to them from all parts of the political spectrum and society
Information is also being collected on campuses to document the impressions and actions of Jewish and non-Jewish students, faculty members, and various organizations.

The National Library of Israel asks you to contribute to the "Bearing Witness " campaign. Your photos, videos, social media posts, and more are an important part of the story we want to preserve and tell.
The National Library of Israel is inviting communities all over the Jewish world to contribute their materials to the "Bearing Witness" campaign -- photos, videos, social media posts, and more -- all an important part of the story we want to preserve and tell.

Click here to contact the National Library of Israel (NLI) and to share materials:
www.nli.org.il