Cemetery Restoration

TRAVELING EXHIBITS

THESE EXHIBITS WILL OFFER MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, YOUNG AND OLD, THE EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO SEE PORTIONS OF THE MUSEUM’S COLLECTION, AND EXPLORE OUR HISTORY IN A PERSONAL AND MEANINGFUL WAY.

PUBLISHING

THE SHM HAS PUBLISHED A VARIETY OF BOOKS AND MAGAZINES RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY’S RICH HISTORY, INCLUDING A VOLUME ON THE HISTORY OF ALEPPO THROUGH THE MID-19TH CENTURY.

EDUCATION

SHMLEARN IS A UNIQUE DIGITAL SEPHARDIC HISTORY RESOURCE BANK AND TURNKEY EDUCATIONAL APPROACH FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-12.

DOCUMENTARY FILMS

THE SEPHARDIC HERITAGE MUSEUM HAS PRODUCED A 7-PART, 10-HOUR DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES, WHICH TRACES THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF THE JEWS OF SYRIA – FROM ANCIENT TIMES UNTIL TODAY. 

RELIEF & RESCUE

THE MUSEUM TOOK A BOLD INITIATIVE TO SAVE THE LIVES OF A NUMBER OF JEWISH FAMILIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST THAT WERE IN GRAVE DANGER.

DOCUMENT PRESERVATION

THE MUSEUM HAS COLLECTED 50,000 DOCUMENTS, MORE THAN 600 MANUSCRIPTS, HUNDREDS OF BOOKS, LETTERS, AND MORE, WHICH ARE BEING REPAIRED, RESTORED, AND TRANSLATED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. 

FAMILY LEGACIES

AS PART OF ITS EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THE UNIQUE LEGACY OF SYRIAN JEWRY, THE SEPHARDIC HERITAGE MUSEUM RESEARCHES THE LEGACIES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES UPON REQUEST.