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Grandfather, father and son at Bar Mitzvah. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 1983. Photo:Morris Cohen, USA (Beit Hatfutsot, the Oster Visual Documentation Center, courtesy of Morris Cohen, USA)

Pittsburgh Strong: Historic Tribute to a Vibrant Jewish Community

From its founding, Pittsburgh was a city that was open to Jews, and a place where they could prosper. Jewish achievements are wound into the literal fabric of the city; Frankstown Road, which runs through the city, was named after David Franks, a veteran of the Revolutionary War and a prosperous merchant who sent so many pack trains through Pittsburgh that the route became known from then on as “Frankstown Road.” As a center of science and technology, Pittsburgh has attracted prominent Jews from all over the world. Dr. Jonas Salk conducted his polio research at the University of Pittsburgh,[]

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בית דפוס באמטרדם, הולנד. תחריט מאת יאן לויקן, סוף המאה ה-17 (אוסף ס. אמרינג, המרכז לתיעוד חזותי ע"ש אוסטר, בית התפוצות)

Menasseh Ben Israel and the Return of the Jews to England

Hear this out: Hitler wasn’t just a diabolic psychopath, but also a wretched plagiarizer of symbols and ideas. The yellow badge, for example, was borrowed from another Jew hater, who lived centuries before the Nazis came to power in Germany: Edward I King of England (1239-1309). Old Ed hated and loathed the Jews so much, he fined them, accused them of coins’ forgery, killed hundreds of them and even forced every Jew older than 7 to wear a yellow badge shaped like two tablets, six fingers long and three fingers wide. When Edward ran out of creative ways to persecute[]

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Irina Nevzlin's address at the JNFA board meeting at the Museum of the Jewish people at Beit Hatfutsot, Tel Aviv, Oct 21 2018 (Photo/Eyal Warshavsky)

EL EVENTO ANUAL DE LA UNIÓN DE LAS FEDERACIONES JUDÍAS EN AMÉRICA DEL NORTE EN EL MUSEO DEL PUEBLO JUDÍO EN BEIT HATFUTSOT

Lunes, 22 de octubre, Centro de Convenciones, Tel Aviv La Conferencia de la GA, la Asamblea General de la JFNA (el acrónimo en inglés de la Unión de las Federaciones Judías en América del Norte), se inauguró ese día en el Centro de Convenciones en Tel Aviv. La conferencia, cuyo título fue “Israel y la Diáspora – Necesitamos Dialogar”, trató sobre la crisis actual existente entre los judíos estadounidenses e Israel. En la sesión de apertura de la conferencia, que contó con la presencia del Presidente de Israel, Reuven Rivlin, de Naamá Irina Nevzlin, Presidenta del Directorio del Museo del[]

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Book Launch – Bucharest Dairy: Romania’s Journey from Darkness to Light by Ambassador Alfred Moses

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[]

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Irina Nevzlin's address at the JNFA board meeting at the Museum of the Jewish people at Beit Hatfutsot, Tel Aviv, Oct 21 2018 (Photo/Eyal Warshavsky)

The Museum of the Jewish People at the JFNA General Assembly

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[]

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תושבים ממוצא ברברי, העיירה עמרוס, לוב, שנות ה-1930 (בית התפוצות, המרכז לתיעוד חזותי ע"ש אוסטר, באדיבות פדהצור בנעטיה, ישראל)

Queen of the Desert: The Amazing Story of “Jewish Khaleesi”

A ruthless steadfast warrior, as well as a merciful leader who liberated thousands of slaves – this was Dihya al Kahina, a Jewish Berber Northern African woman. The Jewish Khaleesi, if you will, but unfortunately, not nearly as famous as that the Game of Thrones fictional character. Dihya al Kahina lived in Northern Africa at the end of the 7th century. In Muslim sources she is described as “dark skinned with lots of hair and huge eyes”. Fascinated by her exotic image, historian Nahum Slouschz described her as “fair as a horse, strong as a wrestler, a true desert woman, healthy and fast on[]

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Radekhiv, Galicia, Ukraine, 2017

I Have Nothing to Say, Just to Show: Traces of a Genocide

Christian Herrmann   For years, whenever I find the time, I travel through Eastern Europe, photographing the traces of Jewish life. An analogue camera for black and white films and a digital camera are always with me, and I often also travel with dear friends who share my passion. I am frequently asked why I do this. The question is asked by Jews and non-Jews alike – both seem to be confused by it. It’s also what my friend Rachel Druck wanted to know when she asked me to write something for Beit Hatfutsot’s blog. The question is well intended,[]

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