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New documentation - A family story
We appeal to you to document the story of your Iraqi-born parents. Send us the memories from the family life, the circumstances of...
BJHC
Feb 9, 20221 min read
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The BJHC Digital archive
About 100 more passports and travel documents and about 300 photos have been added to our digital archive! Everyone is welcome to follow...
BJHC
Dec 29, 20211 min read
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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...
BJHC
Oct 7, 20211 min read
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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...
BJHC
Oct 7, 20211 min read
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The Phylacteries of Rabbi Yosef Hayyim, The Ben Ish Hai // Closed exhibition
Curator: Orly Baher Levy Design: Tucan design studio Location - Museum lobby Opening: 23/9/2021 The phylacteries ( tefillin ) of Rabbi...
BJHC
Sep 30, 20211 min read
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Nehardea No. 20, Autumn 2017
Nehardea No. 20, 2017
BJHC
Jun 20, 20211 min read
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Nehardea No. 18, Winter 2012
At the center of the issue is the MEULEFET SAPIRIM exhibition, as well as the background story of items donated to the museum. Also one...
BJHC
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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Nehardea No. 17, Spring 2010
Nehardea No. 17, 2010
BJHC
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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Nehardea No. 13, summer 2001
Nehardea No. 13, summer 2001
BJHC
Jun 13, 20211 min read
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Nehardea No. 11, November 1998
Nehardea No. 11, November 1998
BJHC
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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Nehradea No. 6, March 1993
Nehradea No. 6, March 1993
BJHC
Jun 6, 20211 min read
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Nehardea No. 4, April 1990
Nehardea No. 4, April 1990
BJHC
Jun 4, 20211 min read
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Family and its Many Faces
From the day they are born and until they die, people are connected in one way or another with their families. Consequently, for hundreds of
BJHC
Aug 27, 20201 min read
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Women, Laws and What Lies in Between // Closed exhibition
For centuries, men composed manuals designed to guide women and maidens about how to conduct themselves in daily life. Based on those works,
BJHC
Aug 27, 20201 min read
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Newsletter July - August 2020
At the center of the newsletter are the guidance tours, the activity days for the summer vacation, events that took place in a limited...
BJHC
Jul 1, 20201 min read
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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.
BJHC
Jul 1, 20191 min read
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Newsletter May - June 2019
The newsletter presents a review of the international conference Jews of Babylon: Culture and Society in Modern Times, held in...
BJHC
May 1, 20191 min read
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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
BJHC
Dec 1, 20181 min read
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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
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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
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