Step inside Jerusalem’s hidden libraries in this 50-minute illustrated talk, based on Jerusalem: City of the Book (Yale University Press) and accompanied by striking photographs by Frédéric Brenner, created especially for the project. Through rare access to Jewish, Islamic, and Christian collections, we’ll explore how libraries both guard and unveil the treasures of a city that gave birth to some of the world’s most powerful ideas. Along the way, you’ll hear vivid stories from the field—like negotiating entry to the Temple Mount with the Waqf, or watching cutting-edge imaging technology bring long-lost fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls back to life.