Jewish Heritage Alliance announced last week the first of its kind "mobile Capsule Exhibit detailing the Saga of Sefarad (Jews of the Iberian Peninsula)."
The presentation has been on display since November 12, 2019 at Bet Hatfutsot – Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, with the formal launch to follow in Porto, Portugal in early 2020. It will be available worldwide later on.
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"The mobility of the Capsule (mobile) Exhibit offers a unique opportunity to engage the world with the saga of Sefarad by distributing and sharing the story around the globe," the museum said in a statement. "The exhibit will serve as launching pad for educational programs in schools and other types of learning institutions, community centers, synagogues, churches, as well as a host of museums around the world.
"The exhibit is presented on panels that will be available via PDF files (portable document format) allowing delivery of the exhibit electronically across the globe. The exhibit details the narrative of Sefarad in a concise presentation of the period, from achievements to calamity; the pogroms, massacres, forced conversions and eventual exile."
According to the statement, the initiative was the brainchild of Michael Steinberger, founder and CEO of Jewish Heritage Alliance, and Itamar Kremer, who is the educational director at Beit Hatfutsot.
The design and development of the exhibit was conceived by Dr. Orit Shaham Gover, the chief curator of Beit Hatfutsot and her devoted team: Dr. Dvir Zur and Dr. Meirav Balas.
"The project is supported by strategic partners, key among them is ATP (Porto and Northern Tourism Association), represented by Mr. Rui P. Gonçalves with aid and assistance of Mrs Ruth Calvão, board member of JHA and founding member of Centro de Estudos Judaicos de Trás -os- Montes (Center for Jewish Studies in Trás-os-Montes)," the museum said. "The exhibition is endorsed by the president of the Portuguese Republic; the Portuguese Parliament, and the Spanish Jewish Network, as well as other public and private NGOs and institutions worldwide."
