Sights in Tsfat
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Museum of Hungarian Speaking Jewry
The collection of folklore exhibits at the Museum of Hungarian Speaking Jewry depicts the vibrant history of the Jews living in Hungary, Transylvania, Slovakia, Carpathian Russia, Bachka, Banat and Burgenland before WWII. The museum’s founders, longtime Tsfat residents and Holocaust survivors, are passionate about preserving this rich past, returning to Eastern Europe to collect interesting pieces for the museum, from children’s books to religious antiques. If you have Hungarian family this museum has a large database of archives for those interested in doing some research.
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HaMeiri Museum
Established by Yehzkel HaMeiri, a fifth-generation Tsfatian, the interesting HaMeiri museum outlines the story and struggles of Tsfat’s Jewish community over the last 200 years. Each floor is dedicated to a different aspect of the community’s life, with artefacts such as ancient books, clothing and furniture. There are also recorded interviews with older residents.
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General Exhibition
There are still a lot of artists around, but a great many, unfortunately, seem to belong to the ‘Sunday afternoon’ school of painting. The General Exhibition, housed in a white-domed Ottoman-era mosque just a little to the southwest of Ma’alot Olei HaGardom St, features a representative selection of work.
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Burde Silversmiths
For contemporary jewellery head to Burde Silversmiths, where Josh Burde makes rings, necklaces and bracelets with Hebrew letters.
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