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Museum Address:
Tel Aviv University Campus
Gate 2, Klausner Street
Ramat Aviv

Mailing Address:
Beit Hatfutsot
P.O.B. 39359
Tel Aviv 61392

Opening Hours:
​Sun-Wed ​10am - 7pm
​Thu ​10am - 10.30pm
​Fri ​9am - 2pm
​Sat ​​10am - 3pm​
Contact Details:
​Tel.: ​03-7457808
E-MAIL:info@bh.org.il
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Beit Hatfutsot
The Museum of the Jewish People

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Beit Hatfutsot, founded in 1978, was defined in 2005 by the Knesset, Israeli Parliament, as "The National Center for Jewish Communities in Israel and Around the World". The Museum's mission is to present the unique and continues story of the Jewish people, their faith, vocation, culture and activities, and their contributions to humanity.

 

Beit Hatfutsot is currently undergoing a renewal process, which includes the establishment of a new core exhibition. The new display will tell a multifaceted and complex story dealing with issues that accompanied the Jewish people at different times and in different places. The Museum of the Jewish People offers extensive multi-layered answers that address the various dimensions of its existence. The Museum takes visitors on a fascinating journey, through a unique and ongoing story of the Jewish people. They glimpse a rich Jewish culture from which emerges a relevant story that arouses their identification with the past and the present.

 

This journey is based on three key principles:

A pluralistic all-encompassing approach– offering an inclusive representation of the magnificent mosaic that is the Jewish people past and present. It recognizes all incarnations of Judaism, across geography and generations, free from both bias and dogma.

 

A celebration of creativity and renewal –a retrospect of the Jewish story and its implications on the Jewish present, using an approach that celebrates prosperity, creativity, cultural dialogue and an endless capacity for regeneration.

 

Relevancy and Identification - by interweaving the threads of past and present and illuminating the idea that we are all part of the greater Jewish story; the Museum promotes the concept that "This story is (also) my own."

 

To convey this message, there are numerous and varied avenues utilized: a permanent exhibition, temporary exhibitions, events on the subjects of Jewish identity and Jewish history, personalities, artists, culture and history, educational activities for youth from Israel and overseas, students and soldiers, courses for teachers, seminars and tours, online databases and family trees.​


The School for Jewish Peoplehood Studies Founded by the NADAV Foundation

The School for Jewish Peoplehood Studies aims to instill Jewish Peoplehood consciousness among the young generation in Israel and around the world. It fosters involvement with and commitment to the Jewish people. It strives to place the subject of Jewish Peoplehood on the educational agenda in Israel and in Jewish communities around the world. The School develops teaching guides, educational curricula and activity, enrichment programs for educators, students, soldiers and groups from all over the world.

Data Bases

​​Beit Hatfutsot offers digital information in a rich array of categories documenting the Jewish life through the ages and around the world: photography, documentaries, music, history of Jewish communities, meaning of Jewish family names, family trees, personalities and Jewish terms. A multifaceted search enables to receive comprehensive information on a vast array of subjects connected to the history of the Jewish people.​

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