Hidden Treasures in Jewish Medical History at the British Library: A Post Cyber-Attack Homage
Hidden Treasures in Jewish Medical History at the British Library: A Post Cyber-Attack Homage Rabbi Edward Reichman, MD On October 28, 2023, the British Library (BL) fell victim to one of the worst cyber-attacks in British History.[1] Though its precious holdings thankfully remained physically unperturbed, access by scholars across the globe to the online catalog of its massive and formidable collection, some 170 million items, was disrupted. This incident shook the world’s bibliophiles to the core, and its impact on…
