Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center
Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center (Hebrew: מרכז מורשת יהדות בבל) is a museum and research center in Or Yehuda, Israel. History The Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center was founded in 1973 as a non-profit institution for the purpose of collecting, preserving and commemorating the heritage of Babylonian Jewry. The Center operates a research institute, publishing house, library and archives. The center's Museum of Babylonian Jewry opened to the public in 1988. It presents permanent and changing exhibitions. Center's divisions The historic wing shows the history of Babylonian Jewry. The Ethnographic Division presents the way of life, the customs, and material culture. This division also collects items and clothes of Iraqi Jewry for preservation and documentation purposes. The Plastic Arts Gallery displays changing exhibitions that present the heritage and culture of the Jews of Babylon (present-day Iraq). Museum of Babylonian Jewry The center also has the Babylonian Jewry Museum which was opened to the public in 1988. The museum presents various artifacts, ranging from pictures to historical artefacts of Iraqi immigrants to Israel. The museum visitors are able to learn the chapters of the history of the Babylonian Jewry and their generations of over 2600 years. Through the permanent exhibitions, the contribution of