top of page
Search


Courtyard of a Jewish Home (Hosh)
At the heart of the museum, the courtyard of a traditional Jewish home in Baghdad has been recreated. This courtyard, built at the...

BJHC
Mar 19, 20181 min read
140
0


Music
Music had a prominent place in the lives of Iraqi Jews. Alongside the traditional genre of shbahot (praises), chalri and dakakat, jews...

BJHC
Mar 19, 20181 min read
75
0


Shnashil
The Shnashil, a small sitting room that protruded from the house, was located on the top floor of the traditional Jewish home. Under the...

BJHC
Mar 19, 20181 min read
98
0


Absorption in Israel
The Jews of Iraq, who immigrated, en masse, during the first years of the State of Israel, were forced to give up their Iraqi...

BJHC
Mar 19, 20181 min read
99
0


Babylonian Jewry in the Diaspora
At the end of the 18th century, communities of Babylonian Jewry began to spread to the Diaspora, at first the Far East and later in...

BJHC
Mar 19, 20181 min read
114
0


The Summer Living Room (Tarar)
The summer living room at the museum is open to the replica of the courtyard on the ground floor. The decorative flooring is made of...

BJHC
Mar 19, 20181 min read
80
0


Leadership in Ancient Times
After the destruction of the Second Temple, the Jewish community in Babylonia became the main centre of Jewish life. For over one...

BJHC
Mar 19, 20181 min read
89
0


The Voice of a Groom and the Voice of a Bride
The exhibition presents the wedding customs of the Jews of Iraq, in the late 19th century and in the first half of the 20th century. In...

BJHC
Mar 19, 20181 min read
117
0


The Great Synagogue
The Great Synagogue (Slat-Il-Kbiri) was the most ancient synagogue in Baghdad. This structure is replicated in a space which is about an...

BJHC
Mar 19, 20181 min read
349
0


The Jewelry Designer
The Jewelry Designer showcases a unique collection of jewelry created by Regina Basha, a Jewish jewelry designer who worked in Basra and...

BJHC
Mar 19, 20181 min read
81
0


The Shabbat (Sabbath)
Babylonian Jews would welcome the Shabbat with pomp. The focus of the exhibition is on the Shabbat table, around which the blessing over...

BJHC
Mar 19, 20181 min read
65
0


The Ursi (winter parlor)
The ursi (winter parlor), called by the Jews from Iraq also jamkhana, was the most stately part of a classic Jewish house in Baghdad. ...

BJHC
Dec 12, 20171 min read
62
0
bottom of page