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Museum of Babylonian Jewry

Museum of Babylonian Jewry

Between 1948 and 1951, more than 121,000 Jews were smuggled out of Iraq in operations Ezra and Nehemia. Many of those who came to Israel settled in the town of Or Yehuda, some 10 kilometres southeast of Tel Aviv. In 1988, Or Yehuda’s mayor, Mordechai Ben-Porat, who was himself born in Iraq, was instrumental in creating in the town the Museum of Babylonian Jewry. Together with six other founding members, the museum was built to tell the story of the Jews in Iraq, up until the aliyah following the establishment of the state of Israel. The museum has become the largest centre in the world for documenting, researching, collecting and preserving the spiritual treasures of Babylonian Jewry. (photo by Ashernet)

Format ImagePosted on February 8, 2019February 7, 2019Author Edgar AsherCategories IsraelTags history, museums, Or Yehuda
שמו של רחוב יהדות קנדה שונה לרחוב אריק איינשטיין

שמו של רחוב יהדות קנדה שונה לרחוב אריק איינשטיין

image - interesting in the news 14: Arik Einstein, Boeing 787, diamond mining, talking taxi meters

Format ImagePosted on January 21, 2015January 20, 2015Author Roni RachmaniCategories עניין בחדשותTags accessible taxis, airplanes, Arik Einstein, Boeing, Canadian Jewry Street, David Yosef, diamond mining, Dreamliner, oil prices, Or Yehuda, talking meters, אור יהודה, אריק איינשטיין, בואינג, דוד יוסף, הדרימליינ, לכריית יהלומים, מונים מדברים, מחירי הנפט, מטוס, רחוב יהדות קנדה
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