Yad Ben Zvi
Israeli research institute From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Israeli research institute From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 |
Yad 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]
Yad-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]
The institute's publishing house publishes specific studies as well as three academic journals (in Hebrew):[2]
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