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Beit Hatfutsot

Founded in 1978

Established in 1978, the Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot serves as a national center for
Jewish communities around the world. Besides its role as a museum, it is a leading, innovative and
dynamic educational and cultural institution with extensive data bases of Jewish genealogy, Jewish
music, photos and items relating to Jewish communities in the past and present. The Open Databases
Project has made the vast aray of genealogical and historical information kept in the museum's archives
accessible to the public through the internet.
In 2016, the museum's new wing opened, the first phase of the renovation to be completed by the end of
2019. The new wing includes a permanent exhibit, 2 temporary exhibits, and a Family Gallery.
Hallelujah! Assemble, Pray, Study – Synagogues Past and Present – This permanent exhibit is a new
presentation of the museum's 21 famous synagogue models from around the world and shows the
various roles of synagogues – social, education, creative, and prayer.
Operation Moses – 30 Years After – A multi-media exhibit telling the story of the Ethiopian Jewish
community's aliyah to Israel, through the life stories of people who lived through the difficulties of being
uprooted, the journey, and integration into Israeli society.
Forever Young – Bob Dylan at 75 – The exhibit traces the major phases of the musical of the 2016 Nobel
prize-winner for literature -- his innovations and his influence on music around the world.
Heroes – Trailblazers of the Jewish People. An interative exhibit in the Family Gallery presenting 140
Jewish heroes from the past and present.
International School for Jewish Peoplehood – Develops varied innovative methodologies for instilling
consiousness of Jewish peoplehood and Jewish identity. The School's programs involve tens of
thousands of participants from Israel and around the world, and the School has attained world reknown
for professional training in formal and non-formal education.

Board of Directors: The following are the company’s directors:
Jewish Agency representative on the board: Rany Trainin.
Others: Yael Dar, Eyal Gabay, Leor Gabay, Yaakov Hagoel, Moshe Leshem, Irina Nevzlin Kogan
(Chair), Alfred Moses, Gil Omer, Avi Pazner, Ron Prosor, Raanan Rein, Ruth Shamir-Popkin, Moshe
Shimoni.

CEO: Dan Tadmor

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