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Mar 19, 20181 min read

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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Mar 19, 20181 min read

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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Mar 19, 20181 min read

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...

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Mar 19, 20181 min read

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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Mar 19, 20181 min read

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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Mar 19, 20181 min read

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...

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Mar 19, 20181 min read

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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Mar 19, 20181 min read

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...

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Mar 19, 20181 min read

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...

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Mar 19, 20181 min read

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...

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Dec 12, 20171 min read

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. ...