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National Library of Israel

Jerusalem, Israel · built 1892

The National Library of Israel (NLI, HaSifria HaLeumit), formerly Jewish National and University Library (JNUL, 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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