Irish Jewish Museum
| Músaem Giúdach na hÉireann | |
Wall plaques at the Irish Jewish Museum. The inscription was intended to read as בֵּית הַמִּדְרָש הַגָּדוֹל (Bet Hammidrash Haggadol), Hebrew for "Great House of Learning"
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| Established | June 20, 1985 |
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| Location | 3 Walworth Road, Portobello, Dublin, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°19′51″N 6°16′11″W / 53.3307°N 6.2696°WCoordinates: 53°19′51″N 6°16′11″W / 53.3307°N 6.2696°W |
| Type | Jewish museum |
| Public transit access | Harcourt Luas stop (Green Line) South Circular Road (Victoria St) bus stop |
| Website | www |
The Irish Jewish Museum (Irish: Músaem Giúdach na hÉireann, Hebrew: בֵּית הַמִּדְרָש הַגָּדוֹל "Great House of Learning") is a small museum located in the once highly Jewish populated area of Portobello, around the South Circular Road, Dublin 8, dedicated to the history of the Irish Jewish community.
The museum was opened in June 1985 by Chaim Herzog who was then president of Israel and was born in Ireland. The museum is in a former Synagogue built in 1917 in two adjoining terraced houses on Walworth Road, off the South Circular Road. The surrounding area, known as Portobello, was previously a Jewish area, however, the large scale emigration that affected Ireland in the 1950s had a particularly strong effect on the Jewish population; there was also a migration to the suburbs and Dublin's main synagogue is now in Terenure. The synagogue is preserved, there are also artifacts on display and the museum houses genealogical records.
The Museum contains a substantial collection of memorabilia relating to the Irish Jewish communities and their various associations and contributions to present day Ireland. The material relates to the last 150 years and is associated with the communities of Belfast, Cork, Derry, Drogheda, Dublin, Limerick and Waterford.
The Museum is divided into several distinct areas. In the entrance area and corridors there is a display of photographs, paintings, certificates and testimonials. The ground floor contains a general display relating to the commercial and social life of the Jewish community. A special feature adjoining the area is the kitchen depicting a typical Sabbath/Festival meal setting in a Jewish home in the late 19th/early 20th century in the neighbourhood.
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