Babylonian Jewry Heritage Museum מוזאון מורשת יהדות בבל

About the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center and Museum The Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center was founded in 1973 to perpetuate the history and culture of the Jewish community of Iraq and ensure that it remains part of the future narrative of the Jewish people. Or Yehuda was a natural location for the Center, as the city - whose name means the "Light of Judah" - sprung up from what was one of the largest immigrant transit camps for Iraqi and other Jews of Middle Eastern origin after their arrival in 1950 - 1951. The Center fosters research, preservation, and publicity around this mission.

The Babylonian Jewry Museum opens a window to the glorious and old heritage in the Diaspora and presents episodes in the history of the Jews of Babylon over the generations for more than two thousand and eight hundred years. The Historical section of the Museum tells the story of the community and the Ethnographic department shows the way of life of the Jews in Iraq, customs, manners, art and other material representing the culture.

Thanks to our supporters The creation and maintenance of exhibits would not be possible without the generous support of donors through the world. We would like to acknowledge them all for their visionary support of the Babylonian Jewry Museum and the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center.

The Museum of the Babylonian Jewry Heritage opens a window to the glorious heritage of the Old Testament in postcards and presents chapters in the history of Babylonian Jewry throughout the generations for more than two thousand and eight hundred years. The museum has a historical wing that tells the story of the community and an ethnographic wing that presents the way of life of the Jews in Iraq, the customs, the way of life, the arts and the material culture.

The "Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center" and the Museum The Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center was established in 1973 to preserve the history of the Jewish community in Iraq and to ensure that it remains part of the future narrative of the Jewish people. Or Yehuda is a natural location for the center, because it has grown on one of the largest transit camps in Israel for immigrants who immigrated in 1950-1951 from Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries. For this purpose, the Center promotes research, preservation and advertising.

 Thanks to our donors The establishment and operation of the exhibition halls would not have been possible without the generous support of our donors around the world. We would like to thank everyone for supporting the visionary at the Babylonian Jewry Museum and the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center.