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The 18th century Tzedek Ve-shalom
Synagogue from Suriname
The Path to
Holiness Discover four diverse synagogues
from three continents in the renewed
wing for Jewish Art and Life at the
Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Dina Wosner
V hour guided tours that ofer an informative Mishneh Torah by Maimonides, Northern Italy, ca. -1457
isitors to the Israel Museum,
overview of a wing.
Israel's largest cultural institution,
65 Photos: Courtesy of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
are welcomed to the museum
A good place to start is the stunning Jewish
through three glass pavilions that house
Art and Life galleries, which present the
the ticket counters, information center,
restaurants, and gift shops. They can
material culture of Jewish communities from
then either walk up the museum’s Carter the Middle Ages onwards. A dramatic circular
Promenade, or enter a Route of Passage to display introduces the Jewish life cycle and
access the heart of the museum, where the features individual treasures related to the
three collection wings of Archaeology, Fine ritual ceremonies of birth, marriage, and
Arts, and Jewish Art and Life are located in a death. On view alongside a circumcision
three-story pavilion. outit from Germany and bridal gowns
from Morocco and India, is a 19th century
Since opening in 1965, the museum has burial society (Hevra Kadisha) carriage from
built an extensive, encyclopedic collection of Hungary, made of carved and painted wood.
nearly 500,000 objects, representing the full This majestic carriage served to carry the
scope of world material culture and including deceased in funeral processions, and it
works dating from prehistory to present day. exempliies the central Jewish tradition of
honoring the dead.
Visitors can either navigate intuitively and
seamlessly from one wing to another via the Nearby, another gallery showcases the
central Cardo corridor, or take advantage museum’s collection of rare, illuminated
of the free handheld audio guides and one- manuscripts. One of the collection’s highlights
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Synagogue from Suriname
The Path to
Holiness Discover four diverse synagogues
from three continents in the renewed
wing for Jewish Art and Life at the
Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Dina Wosner
V hour guided tours that ofer an informative Mishneh Torah by Maimonides, Northern Italy, ca. -1457
isitors to the Israel Museum,
overview of a wing.
Israel's largest cultural institution,
65 Photos: Courtesy of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
are welcomed to the museum
A good place to start is the stunning Jewish
through three glass pavilions that house
Art and Life galleries, which present the
the ticket counters, information center,
restaurants, and gift shops. They can
material culture of Jewish communities from
then either walk up the museum’s Carter the Middle Ages onwards. A dramatic circular
Promenade, or enter a Route of Passage to display introduces the Jewish life cycle and
access the heart of the museum, where the features individual treasures related to the
three collection wings of Archaeology, Fine ritual ceremonies of birth, marriage, and
Arts, and Jewish Art and Life are located in a death. On view alongside a circumcision
three-story pavilion. outit from Germany and bridal gowns
from Morocco and India, is a 19th century
Since opening in 1965, the museum has burial society (Hevra Kadisha) carriage from
built an extensive, encyclopedic collection of Hungary, made of carved and painted wood.
nearly 500,000 objects, representing the full This majestic carriage served to carry the
scope of world material culture and including deceased in funeral processions, and it
works dating from prehistory to present day. exempliies the central Jewish tradition of
honoring the dead.
Visitors can either navigate intuitively and
seamlessly from one wing to another via the Nearby, another gallery showcases the
central Cardo corridor, or take advantage museum’s collection of rare, illuminated
of the free handheld audio guides and one- manuscripts. One of the collection’s highlights
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