Danna Paz Prins

The final event of this international Jewish heritage competition includes 200 Jewish institutions, 30 countries and more than 20,000 young participants. The 50 finalists and their families will attend the exhibition opening in memory of Manuel Hirsch Grosskopf at The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Koret international[…]

For the first time in Israel: The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot is proud to present a state-of-the-art tool: The C U ROBOT. As part of the Museum’s focus on accessibility through the use of innovative technologies, Beit Hatfutsot has launched a new robot tour that was developed specifically for Beit Hatfutsot.[…]

“Gibborim: Trailblazers of the Jewish People” from Beit Hatfutsot was the leading event for kids and families at the IAC Celebrate Israel Festival in Los Angeles this past Sunday, May 19. Hundreds of families jammed out to Jewish singers like Dana International and Bob Dylan, created works of art a la Marc Chagall, jumped in[…]

In the coming three months, Beit Hatfutsot’s Capsule Exhibit on Vintage Jewish Fashion will be displayed in six branches of the Los Angeles Public Library; in the Jewish Libraries Association conference; and in the Jewish American University. The images in the exhibit all belong to the Oster Visual Documentation Center at Beit Hatfutsot. Curator: Yaara Litwin[…]

Sunday, March 31: Boris Maftsir’s film “The road to Babi Yar” was screened in the Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot. This is the latest film in Maftsir’s documentary serial project. Before the screening, Ms. Liora Shani, Director of Conventions & Events Center, greeted the visitors, and then historian Prof. Havi Dreifuss from the Institute for[…]

I.D.F. Chief of the General Staff, lieutenant general Aviv Kochavi and members of the General Staff Forum, found the time yesterday to leave their uniform at home for a few hours and enjoyed an amusing evening at Beit Hatfutsot in Tel Aviv. They were guided by Itamar Kremer, director of the Koret International School for[…]

We were delighted to have the management of Maccabi, towards a cooperation between the Maccabi movement and Beit Hatfutsot, in which groups from South American, the United States and Europe are planned to visit Beit Hatfutsot. Among the distinguished guests were Eyal Tiberger, CEO Maccabi Israel, and Carlo Tapiero, deputy director-general of education. The cooperation will[…]

A Tisch Dialogue evening was held at the home of Claudia De Benedetti, the Italian representative on our International Executive Board of Governors. The guest list comprised Museum Directors, opinion makers and prominent members of the Jewish community.  The evening was chaired by Elena Loewenthal who is a well-known and highly respected figure both in[…]

‘’Mother, tell me one more time/ how did we end up here Tell me of the journey in the desert/ how we left in darkest night’’ The 3rd Annual Yerusalem conference, held at Tel Aviv Cinematheque, was dedicated to Israeli Ethiopian women. Previous conferences honoured Ferede Aklum Z’’L and Baruch Tegene Z’’L whose persistence helped[…]

We were delighted to host a festive cocktail party in honor of Mr. Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria, who came with his wife, the Austrian minister for digital and economic issues; Martha Schultz, vice president of the Austrian chamber of commerce; Martin Weiss, ambassador of Austria in Israel, Talya Ledor Presher; and 200 Austrian[…]