Let Objects Speak: The Schneerson Library

Hidden on the shelves of Moscow’s Schneerson Library are books that have survived wars, revolutions, migrations, censorship, and political upheaval. Built over generations by the leaders of the Lubavitch Hasidic dynasty, the collection preserves far more than texts, it preserves the traces of the people and worlds that created and guarded them.
In this three-episode mini-series, three remarkable volumes reveal unexpected stories hidden in their pages.
A mysterious date points to clandestine printing; an Amsterdam Haggadah connects Jewish traditions, Christian imagery, and messianic hopes; handwritten notes reveal the intimate history of a Jewish family.
“Let Objects Speak: The Schneerson Library” asks what books can tell us when we look beyond their words – to their margins, illustrations, stamps, and scars.