Danna Paz Prins 
When Beit Hatfutsot was first opened, in 1978, it was called The Diaspora Museum, setting as a main goal to tell the story of Jewish communities in the diaspora, thus connecting Israelis to their past. At that time, the classic Zionist view was that the difference between Israelis and their fellow Jews in the diaspora[…]
El concurso Mi Historia Familiar, en memoria de Manuel Hirsch Grosskopf , cierra el año 2018 con la participación de más de 20.000 jóvenes de todo el mundo, de 24 países correspondientes a 190 instituciones judías. A lo largo de todo el año los participantes de este proyecto han investigado acerca de sus raíces, historias[…]
The final event of this international Jewish heritage competition includes 190 Jewish institutions, 24 countries and more than 20,000 young participants. The 58 finalists and their families attended the closing event and exhibition opening at The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot in Tel Aviv, Israel Bursts of laughter, applause of praise and[…]
The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot and The Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia held a reception on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Slovenia, attended by H.E. Ambassador Ms. Barbara Sušnik, H.E. Ambassador Ms. Charlotte Slente, and distinguished guests. The reception included: An exhibition on Jewish soldiers of the[…]
We were extremely proud and honored to be hosted at the 2018 Herzliya Conference. Ms. Irina Nevzlin, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot and President of the Nadav Foundation, was invited to give the keynote speech addressing the distinguished forum. Ms. Nevzlin was warmly welcomed[…]
In 1963 the Israeli foreign ministry invited Johannes Bogaard, a Dutch farmer, to Israel on an official visit. He was awarded the “Righteous Among the Nations” title by Yad Vashem, the National Holocaust Memorial Authority, for saving some 300 Jewish children from certain death during the Holocaust, between 1941 and 1945. The ceremony included planting[…]
We were thrilled and honored to launch the new exhibition “Let There Be Laughter – Jewish Humor Around the World”, celebrating generations of Jewish humor, and marking 70 years of Israeli humor and satire. Many stage artists, comedians, actors, businesspersons and friends of the museum came to celebrate the opening with us, and were hosted[…]
The Jewish Museum in Bologna, directed by Dr. Guido Ottolenghi, hosted a Gala evening in honor of The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot’s 40th anniversary. Mayor of Bologna, Mr. Virginio Merola, the Ambassador of Israel in Italy, Mr. Ofer Sachs, President of the Jewish Communities in Italy (UCEI), Ms. Noemi Di Segni, and Ms.[…]
Comience a ejercitar sus músculos faciales para reírse, y mucho, cuando lancemos una nueva y especial exposición que investiga el humor judío. ¿Qué hace a los judíos tan graciosos? ¿Y cómo, el “Pueblo del Libro”, trajo al mundo brillantes escritores, productores y comediantes? El museo ofrece una risueña perspectiva de los orígenes del humor judío[…]
By: Yair Achituv, Bar-Ilan University The text of the Gutwirth-Zucker Haggadah, an 18th century manuscript written in Prague in 1707 and exhibited in Beit Hatfutsot in Tel Aviv, is accompanied by drawings. Drawings in illustrated Haggadot are usually related to Passover customs and Passover-related events, the Exodus. However, there are drawings in the Gutwirth-Zucker[…]
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