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The Alley (Kucha)
This reconstructed lane shows visitors a section of a typical alley in the old Jewish quarter in Baghdad at the beginning of the 20th...
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BJHC
- Oct 7, 2021
- 1 min
The Kitchen
Curator: Orly Baher Levy Food and its preparation have always played a key and important role in the lives of human beings. Apart from...
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BJHC
- Jun 24, 2021
- 1 min
Chanukah Lamps by Oded Halahmy // Closed exhibition
Curator: Idit Sharoni Oded Halahmy was born in Baghdad and raised in Israel. It was in his native Baghdad where Halahmy, at an early age,...
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BJHC
- Sep 16, 2020
- 1 min
Landscapes of Yearning
Going on now Curator: Dr. Yehudit Erenberg This exhibition features a selection of works by non-Jewish Iraqi artists. The paintings were...
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BJHC
- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
A Special Art Project Marking the 70th Anniversary of the Mass Immigration from Iraq
Orly Baher Levy Museum Curator Blog No. 2 Around three weeks ago, and with great joy and delight, we launched the special art project...
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BJHC
- Mar 17, 2020
- 2 min
A Special Art Project Marking the 70th Anniversary of the Mass Immigration from Iraq
Orly Baher Levy Museum Curator (Blog No. 1) On March 9, 1950, the Waiver of Citizenship Law (Tasqit) was promulgated in the official...
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BJHC
- Jul 1, 2019
- 1 min
A Male Portrait // Closed exhibition
The exhibition features a portrait of a Jewish man in Iraq dressed in modern Western attire, a trend that began to take root in the 1930's.
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BJHC
- Dec 1, 2018
- 1 min
Woman's Outfit – A Special Exhibit // Closed exhibition
An early 20th century outfit that belonged to Khatun Barukh Shua, a member of an affluent family from Baghdad. This item is an example of th
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BJHC
- Oct 1, 2018
- 1 min
Israel 70 - Building Artistic Connections // Closed exhibition
This commemorative exhibition, to mark seventy years since Israel’s establishment, is the culmination of an educational, cultural and artist
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BJHC
- Jun 1, 2018
- 1 min
Nessim Zalayet – Footprints // Closed exhibition
Nessim Zalayet was born in Baghdad in 1923. Zalayet, who started out in Iraq as a figurative artist who specialized in painting portraits, m
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BJHC
- Mar 19, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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BJHC
- Mar 19, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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BJHC
- Mar 19, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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BJHC
- Mar 19, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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BJHC
- Mar 19, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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