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The Israel Experience:

OLD YISHUV COURT MUSEUM

The Old Yishuv Court Museum

Purpose: Present a picture of daily Jewish communal life in the Old City of Jerusalem from the beginning of the 19th century until the fall of the Jewish Quarter in 1948.

Process: Walk through rooms with over 6,500 artifacts of Jewish life in Jerusalem from 19th century until War of Independence; customs and dress of different communities. Lectures. Learn cultural, social, traditional functions of house within community. Discover how they solved problems of water, light, heat. Tour Ha'Ari and Or Ha'Chaim Synagogues and note special architecture.

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Implementors: The Museum staff.

Project coordinator: The Old Yishuv Court Museum opened on Yom Yerushalaim, 1976 and has received visitors of all ages.

Target group: Tourists, adults, students, children of all ages.

No. of Participants: Any number. Working groups 20-25 at a time.
Duration of activity: 30-60 minutes for visitors. Unlimited time for working groups.
Location of activity: Old Yishuv Court Museum
Aids and materials: Catalogue, pamphlets.
Special requirements: Advance notice preferred to enable us to prepare proper materials.

For information and orders:

In Israel:
Old Yishuv Court Museum,
6, Or Hachaim str., Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem 97500.
Tel: 02-284636.
Contact Person: Ms. Rivca Weingarten.

In the USA:
Youth & Hechalutz Department, 110 E. 59th Str. N.Y.C. N.Y. 10022. Tel: 212-339-60022; Fax: 212-755-4781. Contact Person:Zeev Machnai

See Also: Jewish Heritage,
Arts,

Additional modules:

• Name: Architecture of Old Yishuv Museum
  Description: Indicate architecture of 500 year old building - thick walls, round ceilings, niches, courtyards, well, narrow passages.
• Name: Ha'Ari Synagogue
  Description: Learn about the birthplace of the holy cabbalist, the "Ari", who was born in one of the rooms in 1534. Synagogue has been restored to its original rooms.
• Name: Or Ha'Chaim Synagogue
  Description: Kept by Weingarten family for 8 generations. Named after founder, Rabbi Chaim ben Attar, famous commentator, who came to Jerusalem in 1742, the synagogue is open for prayers and study.