Museum of the Jewish People

Celebrating Aliyah: Stories, flavors, and music from new Olim

ANU – Museum of the Jewish People honors Aliyah Day with a “Human Library” exhibit, immigrant fair, and special events.

By NERIA BARR
30/10/2024

At a defining moment on campus, The Jewish Agency’s Israel Fellows answer the call

It is no secret that since Oct. 7, North American college campuses have seen some of the most significant ripple effects of the Israel-Hamas war.

New art exhibit explores Odesa's impact on Israel, US Jews

The multifarious population of the port city that sits at the northwest corner of the Black Sea in contemporary Ukraine included Jewish people of letters and painters.

23/12/2023

Hanukkah: Fun holiday events for children all over Israel

There is certainly light and merriment in abundance on offer, up and down the country, for the younger crowd and families with arts, cultural, and entertainment fare laid on in liberal dosages.

09/12/2023

Jewish food influencers set to launch cooking workshops for a cause

This new project from the Museum of the Jewish People aims to increase donations for those evacuated from southern and northern towns.

Codex Sassoon, oldest complete copy of the Bible, returns to Israel

The ANU Museum will be permanently displaying the codex in Tel Aviv starting on October 11, 2023. 

Philadelphia’s American Jewish history museum extends free admission

Misha Galperin, the museum’s president and CEO, said in a statement that the free admission policy aims to combat prejudice.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
21/07/2023
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

DC’s new Jewish museum highlights Jews who shaped the nation’s capital

The museum features Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Confederate sympathizer Eugenia Levy Phillips.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
03/06/2023

Codex Sassoon purchaser sees it up close for the first time

Two weeks earlier, Moses had paid a record-setting sum for the book — more than $38 million in total. But this was the first time he had ever seen it.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
02/06/2023

Codex Sassoon acquired for ANU Museum of the Jewish People for $38.1 million

The manuscript is the world’s oldest nearly complete copy of the Hebrew Bible. It was handwritten roughly 1,100 years ago on 792 pages of sheepskin.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA , ASAF SHALEV/JTA
17/05/2023
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