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October 22, 2018: We were proud and delighted to have the book launch of Ambassador Alfred Moses, Co-chairman of the International Board of Governors of The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot. General (res.) Amos Yadlin, director of the Institute for National Security Studies, and 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, as well as Prof. Itamar Rabinovich, former ambassador of Israel to the U.S.A. attended the event, which was hosted by Mr. Dan Tadmor, CEO of The Museum of the Jewish[…]

Monday, Oct. 22, Tel Aviv The General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America opened Monday for the first time in Tel Aviv. Irina Nevzlin, President of the Nadav Foundation and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot, delivered her speech at the opening plenary of which the President of Israel, Reuven Rivlin, was the keynote speaker. Nevzlin thanked the GA for choosing to focus on the burning topic: “Israel and the Diaspora – We Need to Talk”, and added, “We definitely need to talk, but talking is not enough. We must[…]

The President of the National Council of the Austrian Parliament, H.E. Wolfgang Sobotka, accompanied by a high level delegation, visited The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot today.  Among the distinguished participants in the delegation were H.E Martin Weiss, Austrian Ambassador to Israel, Mr. Martin Engelberg, member of the national Council, Mr. Harald Dossi, Secretary General of the Austrian Parliament and Ms. Hannah Lessing, Secretary General of the National Fund of Austria. The guests were welcomed on their arrival by H.E. Ron Prosor, formerly Israel Ambassador to the United Nations and member of the Beit Hatfutsot Board of[…]

The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot was honored to take part in a unique exhibition, displayed at the Knesset: “At 70: Treasures of Museums in Israel”. This exhibition, initiated by The Association of Museums in Israel and the Knesset, featured the videos from the highly acclaimed media exhibition “Operation Moses: 30 Years After”. Speaker of the Knesset, MK Yuli Edelstein greeted the distinguished guests among them representatives from the Culture and Sports office, curators, artists and museum professionals.  

 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 was not just their location, but their values as well, and that there was a fundamental gap between Jews who resided in Israel and Jews who resided outside of Israel. Thus the people of the diaspora’s Jewish identity was considered somewhat incomplete, until the came[…]

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 pride, and conversations in languages spanning six continents could be heard throughout The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot in Tel Aviv, Israel.  On June 7th and 8th, 2018, Beit Hatfutsot culminated the 23rd year of the My Family Story International Competition in[…]

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 Austro-Hungarian Army on the Isonzo Front during the 1st World War, prepared by the Slovenian ‘Milko Kos Historical Institute at ZRC SAZU’ and ”Center of Jewish Cultural Heritage Synagogue Maribor’ in English, Hebrew and Slovenian. A panel on Jewish soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian Army, with Dr. Renato Podbersič, one[…]

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 by Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead, Chair of the annual Herzliya conference. Following Ms. Nevzlin’s address, A special panel – in cooperation with the Andrew H. and Ann R. Tisch Center for Jewish Dialogue at the Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot –[…]

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 and guided by Dan Tadmor, Beit Hatfutsot CEO and Dr. Orit Shaham-Gover, Beit Hatfutsot Chief Curator. A few of the distinguished guests who came to learn and laugh: Irina Nevzlin, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot[…]

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. Claudia De Benedetti of  Beit Hatfutsot Board of Governors, participated in the Gala. Rare photos from the Beit Hatfutsot photo collections were displayed in honor of the Gala, depicting the young state of Israel, 7 decades ago. The Gala was held in “PALAZZO MALVEZZI”, in[…]