Israel’s National Library is home to the intellectual and cultural treasures of Israel and the Jewish people. The National Library has four core collections: Israel, Judaica, Islam and the Middle East, and the Humanities. Highlights include significant collections of handwritten works by luminaries such as Maimonides and Sir Isaac Newton, exquisite Islamic manuscripts dating back to the ninth century, and personal archives of leading cultural and intellectual figures, including Martin Buber, Stefan Zweig, and Naomi Shemer. The National Library holds the largest collection of Jewish and Israeli music and world-class collections of manuscripts, ancient maps, rare books, photographs, archival materials, and more.