Israel digitizes its archives.
Yaacov Lozowick, Israelâ??s Chief Archivist, has embarked on an ambitious project: digitizing everything in Israel's archives and posting it online (like the 1935 soccer match in Tel Aviv you see above). In an interview with Yair Rosenberg, he describes the project:
â??The mission of the archives is to transfer the documentation of the government to the possession of the governed,â? he explains. â??Since much of the content is both fascinating and relevant to most aspects of societyâ??s life, enabling the citizens to have free and easy access to their documentationâ??within the obvious constraintsâ??will enrich the public discourse and strengthen Israeli democracy.â?
There's an English-language blog available for the project as well. History buffs rejoice.
