Kiddush Hashem Archives

General Information

Facility Director: David Skulski
Archivists:
Zvi Meir (Hebrew/Yiddish)
Avraham Garfinkel (Hebrew/English/Yiddish)
Address: 15 Harav Meltzer St. Bnei Barak
Mailing address: POB 242 Bnei Barak
Phone: 972-3-579-5589, 972-3-570-3018
Fax: 972-3-578-7442
E-mail: ganzach@netvision.net.il
Website:
Hours of Operation: Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday 9:30-13:30, 15:00-18:00. Closed on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and all Jewish holidays including intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot. Closed for 10 days after 9 B'Av.day.
Consultation: By appointment only, during times that the archive is closed to the public.
Closest Public Transportation:
Most buses in Bnei Barak stop nearby.
Access for Disabled: none. No elevator.

Description of Resources

There are some family trees and books of births, marriages and deaths. There are maps and information on Jewish communities. There are some oral testimonies, photos and videos. Most of the material is in Hebrew. There is also material in Polish, Hungarian, Yiddish, English and a few other languages. The main purpose of the archive is to deal with Jewish tradition world-wide..

The catalogue is computerized and is in Hebrew. There are many photographs which are catalogued according to Dewey.

The material is in closets and in open stacks. Material does not have to be ordered. There are no microfilms. Searches can be made from abroad upon payment. There are plans to build a museum and archive..

Visitors are asked to come in modest dress.