Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more
×

Anu Museum of the Jewish People

A 16th-century prayer book based on the teachings of Rabbi Isaac Luria, on display for the first time at ANU, Museum of the Jewish People, for Lag B'Omer, beginning May 3, 2026 (Itzik Biran)
May 3, 2026, 6:35 pm
Rare mystical prayer book unveiled at ANU museum in Tel Aviv
16th century siddur, handwritten and based on Rabbi Isaac Luria’s kabbalistic teachings, to be exhibited starting on Lag B’Omer
By Jessica Steinberg
New immigrants arrive in Israel after a Nefesh B'Nefesh charter flight, August 20, 2025. (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)
October 24, 2025, 9:48 pm
ANU Museum to honor immigrants on Aliyah Day with fair, tours, music
Tel Aviv’s Museum of the Jewish People invites olim for multilingual celebration of immigration and Israeli identity
By Jessica Steinberg
ANU's 'October 7' exhibit capsule opened in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, in October 2025 (Credit: Alexander Garbashkov)
October 12, 2025, 1:30 pm
ANU’s ‘October 7’ capsule exhibit travels to Armenia
Tel Aviv museum collaborating with Foreign Ministry on traveling collection of artworks
By Jessica Steinberg
Red graffiti spray-painted over the Israeli flag on the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History​ in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood on August 26, 2025 (YouTube screengrab)
August 28, 2025, 12:13 pm
Philadelphia’s Jewish museum grapples with its identity in the wake of October 7
The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History contends with a resurgence of antisemitism amid a shifting cultural landscape, with an Israeli CEO at its helm
By Jessica Steinberg
A musical interlude at the Israel Museum on June 12, 2025, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the museum, hours before Israel attacked Iran. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 )
June 18, 2025, 8:52 am
Iranian missiles force museums to move valuables to safe areas
Institutions transfer works and artifacts into safekeeping, after taking similar precautions following Oct. 7 and during previous Iranian attack
By Jessica Steinberg
'Three Generations' 2016, a photo by photographer Elinor Carucci, exhibited in '20-20, A Lens of Her Own,' which opened June 5, 2025, at ANU Museum of the Jewish People (Courtesy)
June 11, 2025, 8:27 am
Past and present female photographers are paired and compared in new exhibit
Historic female photographers are matched with contemporary documentarians in Tel Aviv ANU’s ’20&20 – A Lens of Her Own’; curator: ‘The look in their eyes is the same’
By Jessica Steinberg
The 'Codex Sassoon' bible is displayed at Sotheby's in New York on February 15, 2023. (Ed Jones/AFP)
June 2, 2025, 2:01 pm
Daily Briefing June 2: Day 605 – Ancient Bibles receive new homes for Torah holiday
Religions reporter Rossella Tercatin on Anu’s Codex, converts’ issues and Messianic traditions of slain Yaron Lischinsky; arts editor Jessica Steinberg reviews kibbutz art on Shavuot
By Jessica Steinberg and Rossella Tercatin
The Codex Sassoon, the world’s oldest nearly complete Hebrew Bible, on permanent display for the first time at ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv in May 2025. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
May 30, 2025, 4:32 am
Codex Sassoon, oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible, displayed in Israel after Oct. 7 delay
In time for Shavuot, the country also welcomes another centuries-old unique manuscript, the Shem Tov Bible, which too was once part of David Solomon Sassoon’s collection
By Rossella Tercatin
Visitors at Tel Aviv's Anu Museum of the Jewish People in February 2025 (Courtesy)
March 4, 2025, 3:14 pm
Anu Museum introduces pilot program for veteran immigrants
Institution to host discussion circles in English, Russian, French and Spanish about the ongoing challenges of immigration
By Jessica Steinberg
Culinary expert Gil Hovav explains how couscous became a popular North African dish, part of the new culinary tours at Anu Museum of the Jewish People introduced on December 15, 2024 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
December 17, 2024, 1:29 pm
Anu museum offers virtual culinary tours with foodie Gil Hovav
This Hanukkah, Museum of the Jewish People expands its offerings with self-guided food journeys for adults and kids
By Jessica Steinberg
A family of immigrants to Israel, part of the stories being told at Yom Haaliyah event on November 7, 2024 at Anu Museum of the Jewish People. (Credit: Yonit Shiller)
November 3, 2024, 7:24 am
TLV museum to celebrate immigrants with storytelling, food, music
To mark the eve of Yom HaAliyah, the ANU Museum of the Jewish People’s event will include performances, archival screening to celebrate those who immigrated to Israel
By Jessica Steinberg
Kibbutz Nir Oz resident photographer Yocheved Lifshitz and her daughter, Sharone Lifshitz, from the 'Surviving Moments' exhibit at Muza -- Eretz Israel Museum. (Courtesy Yocheved Lifshitz)
October 7, 2024, 3:50 pm
Two Tel Aviv museums mark Oct. 7 with exhibits, films, and ex-hostage’s photos of home
Muza — Eretz Israel Museum shows surviving photographs from mostly destroyed collection of released captive Yocheved Lifshitz, while Anu focuses on international Jewish dialogue
By Jessica Steinberg
Zeev 'Shoshke' Engelmayer (left) and chef Yisrael Aharoni at a new Anu pop-up exhibit on September 5, 2024 (Itai Sliktar)
September 8, 2024, 5:22 pm
Chef jackets become art at pop-up exhibit benefiting the displaced
Illustrators and chefs are paired in ‘Three Spoons of Oil and Two Brushes,’ a weeklong event at Tel Aviv’s ANU – Museum of the Jewish People
By Jessica Steinberg
Meirav Berger, mother of hostage Agam Berger, marking her daughter's 20th birthday in captivity on August 23, 2024 at Tel Aviv's Anu Museum (Courtesy Anu)
August 25, 2024, 8:35 pm
Family marks 20th birthday of hostage Agam Berger with music and song
The budding violinist had only just begun her IDF service as a surveillance soldier at the Nahal Oz army base when she was taken captive to Gaza
By Jessica Steinberg
A display at the Anu Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, part of its Jewish Resilience Project. (Roni Caanani/courtesy)
August 12, 2024, 10:38 am
Ups and downs of Anu Museum’s ‘Jewish Resilience Project’ usher us through trying times
New programming developed after Oct. 7 focuses on an ‘oscillating narrative’ that stresses how Jewish history is filled with highs and lows – a combination that fosters endurance
By Gavriel Fiske
Load More

Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community

Sign in or Register

Paying ToI Community members are invited to comment on articles
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By joining you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community
Sign in or Register
Only ToI Community members can comment below articles
Forgot your password? / Send me a login link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Join The Times of Israel Community
Commenting is available for paying members of The Times of Israel Community only. Please join our Community to comment and enjoy other Community benefits.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Confirm Mail
Thank you! Now check your email
You are now a member of The Times of Israel Community! We sent you an email with a login link to . Once you're set up, you can start enjoying Community benefits and commenting.
Back to top
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering allows you to manage your newsletters and alerts and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.