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Apr 30, 20201 min read

Newsletter May - June 2020

After long weeks in which the center was closed due to the corona pandemic, we opened the Center and held events such a cooking workshop...

A Special Art Project Marking the 70th Anniversary of the Mass Immigration from Iraq

BJHC

Apr 1, 20202 min read

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...

BJHC

Mar 17, 20202 min read

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...

Testimony of a 9-year-old child, Sabih Ezra Akerib, of the Farhud

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Feb 26, 20200 min read

Testimony of a 9-year-old child, Sabih Ezra Akerib, of the Farhud

BJHC

Feb 1, 20201 min read

Newsletter January - February 2020

At the center of the newsletter takes place a series of meetings with the Firqat Alnoor orchestra following Arabic music stars, as well...

BJHC

Jan 15, 20201 min read

Newsletter November-December 2019

At the center of the newsletter is the delicious Okra Festival event, in which we held an interesting panel, as well as an...

BJHC

Oct 1, 20191 min read

newsletter September - October 2019

At the beginning of the new year and the Tishrei holidays, we held a number of events for the center's staff and volunteers. As part of a...

BJHC

Jul 1, 20191 min read

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

Newsletter July - August 2019

At the center of the newsletter are visits of personalities at the Center, such as the retired Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch....

Childhood Memory - David Karkukli (Hebrew and Arabic)

BJHC

May 30, 20193 min read

Childhood Memory - David Karkukli (Hebrew and Arabic)

שני עשורים וקצת מפרידות בין שתי נסיעות באוטובוס העץ! זכרון ילדות – דוד כרכוכלי השמיני בפברואר 1963 החל כיום לימודים רגיל בבית הספר היסודי...

BJHC

May 1, 20191 min read

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

Mar 1, 20191 min read

Newsletter March - April 2019

The newsletter covers the main events held at the Center, such as the celebration of International Women's Day, the next generation...

BJHC

Jan 1, 20191 min read

Newsletter January - February 2019

The newsletter provides an overview of important events at the Center, such as a seminar on the Farhud and an exciting dialogue marking...

Woman's Outfit – A Special Exhibit // Closed exhibition

BJHC

Dec 1, 20181 min read

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

Israel 70 - Building Artistic Connections // Closed exhibition

BJHC

Oct 1, 20181 min read

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

Nessim Zalayet – Footprints // Closed exhibition

BJHC

Jun 1, 20181 min read

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

BJHC

May 29, 20181 min read

The Farhud

לקראת האזכרה השנתית לקורבנות הפרהוד שתתקיים במרכז, אנו מביאים לפניכם עדות מצמררת שעבר ניצול הפרעות בהיותו ילד. מסוף שנת 1977 ועד היום...

The Revolt in the Middle Euphrates (in Hebrew and Arabic), by Dr. Zvi Yehuda

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Apr 25, 20183 min read

The Revolt in the Middle Euphrates (in Hebrew and Arabic), by Dr. Zvi Yehuda

בשנת 1916 כבשו האנגלים את העיירה כפל, בה נמצא לפי המסורת קברו של הנביא יחזקאל, מידי התורכים העות'מאנים. בשנת 1920 מרדו השבטים הערבים...

BJHC

Mar 20, 20181 min read

Folk Medicine and Amulets

The Jews of Iraq believed in the harmful power of the evil eye and in the existence of demons and spirits, who were held responsible for...

BJHC

Mar 19, 20181 min read

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...