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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...
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BJHC
- Dec 29, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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BJHC
- Oct 7, 2021
- 1 min
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
- Sep 30, 2021
- 1 min
The Phylacteries of Rabbi Yosef Hayyim, The Ben Ish Hai
Curator: Orly Baher Levy Design: Tucan design studio Location - Museum lobby Opening: 23/9/2021 The phylacteries (tefillin) of Rabbi...
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BJHC
- Jun 18, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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BJHC
- Aug 27, 2020
- 1 min
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
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BJHC
- Aug 27, 2020
- 1 min
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,
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BJHC
- Jul 1, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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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
- May 1, 2019
- 1 min
Newsletter May - June 2019
The newsletter presents a review of the international conference Jews of Babylon: Culture and Society in Modern Times, held in...
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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
- 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
Music
Music had a prominent place in the lives of Iraqi Jews. Alongside the traditional genre of shbahot (praises), chalri and dakakat, jews...
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