National Library of Israel acquires Sacks archive - The Jewish Chronicle

The National Library of Israel has acquired the personal archive of the late Rabbi Lord Sacks which it intends to make available to researchers once it has been catalogued.

Some 50 cartons of material, which include correspondence, lectures, sermons and other papers belonging to the renowned religious leaders, have been received by the Jerusalem-based institution, whose new building was inaugurated last year.

Lord Sacks, who died in 2020, was Chief Rabbi from 1991 to 2013. His official records from his period in office are housed at the London Metropolitan Archives.

His widow Lady Elaine Sacks said, “My dear husband expressed great enthusiasm for the new National Library of Israel, which he had described as ‘the Home of the Book for the People of the Book’. It is fitting that his personal archive will be housed there, continuing his legacy of sharing knowledge and wisdom with the world.”

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