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− | + | ('''Hebrew''': מוזיאון המאירי / '''Pronunciation''': Ha’Me-er-ri / '''Other Names''': Safed Museum; Beit HaMeiri / '''Description''': Museum containing historical data and artifacts which depict life in Tzfat during the 19th and early 20th centuries.) | |
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− | As Keren HaYesod Road meets “Kiryat Breslev” -- the Breslev neighborhood -- at the base of the [[Old City Safed|Old City]] of [[Safed|Tzfat]], the | + | As Keren HaYesod Road meets “Kiryat Breslev” -- the Breslev neighborhood -- at the base of the [[Old City Safed|Old City]] of [[Safed|Tzfat]], the HaMeiri Museum offers visitors an opportunity to learn about the [[Safed History|history]] and daily lives of Jews who lived in Tzfat in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The museum includes a historical timeline of the Jewish community of the city as well as artifacts and testimonials that give visitors a glimpse into the difficulties that Jews of Safed faced. |
== Museum Building’s History == | == Museum Building’s History == | ||
− | After the devastating [[ | + | After the devastating [[earthquake of 1837|Safed 1837 Earthquake]], emissaries from Tzfat traveled to Jewish communities throughout the world to ask for help for the surviving Jews. In Iran, Meir Mizrachi saw the opportunity to help the Jews of Tzfat as a mission that he would assist from up close. He immigrated, together with his family, to Safed and established his home in a 16th century building located on the edge of Tzfat’s ancient cemetery. |
=== HaMeiri Home === | === HaMeiri Home === | ||
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The museum is an attraction for many school and army groups who come to learn more about Jewish history of the Land of Israel. | The museum is an attraction for many school and army groups who come to learn more about Jewish history of the Land of Israel. | ||
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{{Safed History}} | {{Safed History}} | ||
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[[Category:Safed]] | [[Category:Safed]] | ||
[[Category:Israel-Tourism]] | [[Category:Israel-Tourism]] |