Jewish Historical Museum, Belgrade

Jewish Historical Museum
Јеврејски историјски музеј
המוזיאון להיסטוריה יהודית בבלגרד
Jewish Historical Museum Building
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Established1948; 76 years ago (1948)
LocationStari Grad, Belgrade, Serbia
Coordinates44°49′17″N 20°27′25″E / 44.8213°N 20.4569°E / 44.8213; 20.4569
TypeJewish museum
DirectorVojislava Radovanović
OwnerFederation of Jewish Communities of Serbia

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.

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.

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  2. ^ Fellner, Dan. "The Jewish Traveler: Belgrade". Hadassah Magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Museums". Belgradian. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  4. ^ Radovanovic 2010, p. 5.
  5. ^ Cohen 2012, p. 116.