Jewish Historical Museum, Belgrade
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The Jewish Historical Museum (Serbian: Јеврејски историјски музеј / Jevrejski istorijski muzej, Hebrew: המוזיאון להיסטוריה יהודית בבלגרד; abbr. JHM) is a museum located to the southeast of Kalemegdan, Stari Grad, Belgrade. Founded in 1948, it is the only Jewish museum in Serbia.[1] The museum is situated in a building constructed in 1928 for the Sefardic community.[2] The museum's collection is comprehensive and also complex in its content, with exhibits arranged thematically.
Јеврејски историјски музеј המוזיאון להיסטוריה יהודית בבלגרד | |
Established | 1948; 76 years ago (1948) |
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Location | Stari Grad, Belgrade, Serbia |
Coordinates | 44.8213°N 20.4569°E / 44.8213; 20.4569 |
Type | Jewish museum |
Director | Vojislava Radovanović |
Owner | Federation of Jewish Communities of Serbia |
It focuses on Belgradian Jews from the 2nd century until World War II,[3] encompassing the lives of Jews who lived in Serbia and Yugoslavia.[4] There is a predominance of memorial displays [5] as well as a large collection of documents and photographs which attest to the Holocaust in which many Jewish families were totally decimated.