Wikipedia's first sentence called it “national library of israel”. Today it says “library dedicated to collecting the cultural treasures of israel and of jewish heritage”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
National Library of Israel ( NLI ; Hebrew : הספרייה הלאומית , romanized : HaSifria HaLeumit ; Arabic : المكتبة الوطنية في إسرائيل ), formerly Jewish National and University Library ( JNUL ; Hebrew : בית הספרים הלאומי והאוניברסיטאי , romanized : Beit Ha-Sfarim Ha-Le'umi ve-Ha-Universita'i ), is the library dedicated to collecting the cultural treasures of Israel and of Jewish heritage . The library holds more than 5 million books, and is located in the Government complex (Kiryat HaMemshala) near the Knesset . The National Library owns the world's largest collections of Hebraica and Judaica , and is the repository of many rare and unique manuscripts, books and artifacts.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The main building of the JNUL in the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University The National Library of Israel (Hebrew: הספרייה הלאומית ; formerly: Jewish National and University Library - JNUL , Hebrew: בית הספרים הלאומי והאוניברסיטאי), is the National library of Israel . The library holds more than 5 million books, and is located in the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . The National Library owns the world's largest collections of Hebraica and Judaica , and is the repository of many rare and unique manuscripts, books and artifacts. Jewish National & University Library History Transclusion error: is only for use in File namespace.
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31°46′33.01″N 35°11′48.58″E  /  31.7758361°N 35.1968278°E  / 31.7758361; 35.1968278 The National Library of Israel (NLI; Hebrew: הספרייה הלאומית - HaSifria HaLeumit (NLI) Arabic: المكتبة الوطنية في إسرائيل; formerly: Jewish National and University Library - JNUL , Hebrew: בית הספרים הלאומי והאוניברסיטאי; Beit Ha-Sfarim Ha-Le'umi ve-Ha-Universita'i), is the Library dedicated to collecting the cultural treasures of Israel and of Jewish heritage . The library holds more than 5 million books, and is located on the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . The National Library owns the world's largest collections of Hebraica and Judaica , and is the repository of many rare and unique manuscripts, books and artifacts.
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The National Library of Israel ( NLI ; ; ), formerly Jewish National and University Library ( JNUL ; ), is the library dedicated to collecting the cultural treasures of Israel and of Jewish heritage . The library holds more than 5 million books, and is located on the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . The National Library owns the world's largest collections of Hebraica and Judaica , and is the repository of many rare and unique manuscripts, books and artifacts.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Jewish heritage library in Jerusalem the new building of the National Library of Israel, January 2023 The National Library of Israel ( NLI ; ; ), formerly Jewish National and University Library ( JNUL ; ), is the library dedicated to collecting the cultural treasures of Israel and of Jewish heritage . The library holds more than 5 million books, and is located on the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI). The National Library owns the world's largest collections of Hebraica and Judaica , and is the repository of many rare and unique manuscripts, books and artifacts.
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national library of israel
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library dedicated to collecting the cultural treasures of israel and of jewish heritage
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