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Parliament Directors Visit Beit Hatfutsot

We were delighted to host a distinguished group of parliament directors from over 30 states, who came to a conference arranged by the Israeli parliament, the Knesset. The guests toured through the exhibitions and learnt about the different aspects of Jewish history and heritage. They were guided by Beit Hatfutsot C.E.O., Dan Tadmor, and guides from the Koret International School for Jewish Peoplehood Studies. The group included participants from Romania, Belarus, Brasil, Canada, Cyprus, Czechia, The European Parliament, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Rwanda, Sweden, Switzerland, Holland, Ukraine, and other states.  

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Blade Runner, Prague, Genesis – What Can We Learn from the Golem?

By: Assaf Gamzou Science fiction fans and cinema lovers across the world were all holding their breath in anticipation in 2017 at the release of Blade Runner 2049. In this sequence of Ridley Scott’s master piece, we are introduced to K, a replicant who hunts down other replicants and kills them. In the near future, we come to realize, a class of synthetic slaves will be formed, and those who would dare to revel against their creators will be exterminated. K runs his own life and routine. His girlfriend, a hologram by the name of Joy, waits for him after[]

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חביבה מסיקה, זמרת יהודייה ילידת תוניסיה, שנות ה-1920 (בית התפוצות, המרכז לתיעוד חזותי ע"ש אוסטר, באדיבות אברהם הטל, ירושלים)

The Jewish Tunisian Girl Who Became the Legendary Habiba Msika

What triggered the butterfly effect 50 years before Habiba Msika became the most famous Jewish Tunisian woman in the world, was in fact not a butterfly, but bacteria – the tuberculosis that entered the body of a poor little baby named Edgardo Mortara, born in 1851 to a Jewish family in Bologna, Italy. His Christian loving nursemaid, who could not watch him die, took him secretly at night to the nearby church where he was baptized and – as the merciful nanny hoped – recovered from his illness. As it was illegal for none Catholics to raise a catholic child,[]

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Beit Hatfutsot 40th Anniversary – Our Building is an Architectural Icon

“Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months” (Oscar Wilde) In this postmodern era of ours, when the concept of “truth” is undermined every single minute and dissected into numberless narratives, the building of Beit Hatfutsot is here, maliciously annoying all relativists. For five decades it has been standing at the center of Tel Aviv University campus, proud and erect, while styles have changed and trends came and went, and returned. Yet this building remains, faithful to one authentic truth: the architectural truth of the designers. The concept of one structural[]

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Queens on Ice – 5 Greatest Jewish Female Skaters of All-Time

With the Winter Olympic Games commencing in South Korea it’s noteworthy to mention that one of the most successful Olympic sports for Jewish athletes has actually been the marquee event of the games – figure skating. In fact, at least 16 Jewish skaters throughout the generations have won Olympic medals – with the trend becoming ever stronger in the 21st century. Historically it has been women, more than men, carrying the flag for the chosen at the games. To honor them we are selecting the five greatest Jewish female skaters of all time. Oksana Baiul Oksana Baiul was the real winner[]

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The Shabbos Goy to the Rescue

In 1993 General Colin Powell visited the State of Israel. Upon meeting then-Prime Minister Yitzchak Shamir, he is said to have greeted the surprised Shamir with “mir kenen redn Yiddish!” (“We can speak Yiddish!”) Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants who was born in Harlem and raised in the South Bronx of New York City, did not learn Yiddish at home. Rather, Powell picked up his Yiddish by his interactions with his Jewish neighbors, including serving as a Shabbos goy. Shabbat is the classic Jewish day of rest, one that is characterized by various guidelines and restrictions that are meant[]

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In Memory of Sam E. Bloch, 1924-2018

Beit Hatfutsot – The Museum of the Jewish People mourns the passing of a lifelong friend and leader – Sam E. Bloch Z”L. Sam was one of the founders of the Museum, envisioning a central establishment bridging between Israel and global Jewish communities. Since its inception, Sam Bloch supported the Museum and established the American Friends of Beit Hatfutsot, of which he served as national Vice President and Chairman for many years. He was recognized for his continual and tireless efforts on behalf of the Museum and received the Beit Hatfutsot Yakir award in 1989. Born in 1924 to a[]

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אבן הפינה ל"אררט", עיר המקלט ליהודים שהציע מרדכי מנואל נח לייסד ליד באפלו, ניו יורק, 1825 (בית התפוצות, המרכז לתיעוד חזותי ע"ש אוסטר, האגודה ההיסטורית של המחוזות אירי ובפאלו)

Down Town Ararat: The Failed Creation of A “Jewish City” in Upstate New York

He wore many hats: an American Sheriff and patriot; an ambassador who released hostages in Tunis; an Ashkenazi who declared himself a Portuguese; a proud Jew, and most important – the man who wished to establish a Jewish state in the U.S.A. – way before others came with the idea of a Jewish state. Who was Mordecai Manuel Noah, and what can his extraordinary life and ambition teach us? Mordecai was born in Philadelphia in 1785, a few years after the end of the American war of independence. At a young age his mother died and his father went back[]

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A Celebration of Israel’s 70th Anniversary and Beit Hatfutsot’s 40th Anniversary

Friends of Israel and Beit Hatfutsot gathered on January 9, 2018 for a memorable event launching the celebration of Israel’s 70th Anniversary and Beit Hatfutsot’s 40th Anniversary. The evening was held in conjunction with Operation Finale: The Capture and Trial of Adolf Eichmann, Beit Hatfutsot, the Mossad and the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage’s landmark exhibition on display for its last week at New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage. Senator Joseph Lieberman, Honorary Chair of Beit Hatfutsot’s International Board of Governors, welcomed the guests. He stressed the significance of the evening and the importance of  Beit Hatfutsot in demonstrating An Age-Old Story in[]

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בחור ישראלי עם מגן דוד גדול על החזה ,תל אביב, ישראל שנות 1970. (צילום: לני זוננפלד. בית התפוצות, המרכז לתיעוד חזותי ע"ש אוסטר, אוסף זוננפלד)

Star of David: Birth of a Symbol – Legends vs. Facts

In April 1959, the chamber of the Arab League Boycott of Israel submitted a demand that the Swiss watch company Ardath remove the Star of David from their logo, as it was an ancient Jewish emblem. A short while after, the Maariv newspaper delegate,  Yosef  “Tommy” Lapid  Z”L, published an item about the British tea brand Brooke Bond, who also surrendered to the Arab League and removed the Star of David which decorated their tea packs. Brooke Bond’s attempts to explain that this sign was in use on the tea packs long before the founding of the State of Israel[]

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