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Irish Jewish Museum

Description: Walworth Road, South Circular Road, Dublin 8, Ireland. Tel: 353-1-4901857 or 353-1-4531797.

Newest Review: ... services since the mid-1970’s. The whole building then fell into a state of disrepair, until the Museum opened its doors in 1984. It was officially opened by the former President of Israel Dr. Chaim Herzog during an official State visit to Ireland. He was himself Irish born, and his father, Rabbi Herzog, used to live in the area, and was the former First Rabbi of Ireland. (A new First ... more

... Rabbi was appointed only last week) ~ ~ There has been a Jewish presence here in Ireland for centuries, and the first ever recorded arrival is recorded here in the Museum, in an old document called the “Annals of Innisfallen”. It was h...more

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Irish Jewish Museum: You Wouldn't Know It Was There (747 words)
by - written on 07/02/02 (Very useful, 87 readings)
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~ ~ If you didn’t know it was there, you’d be hard put to spot this small museum dedicated to preserving the history of the Jewish people here in Ireland. It’s located at Walworth Road, a small street of terraced houses just off the main South Circular Road in Dublin, in what used to be the main Jewish area of the city. Two of the small houses have been thrown together, and the only thing that distinguishes them from their neighbours is the small Hebrew plaque on the outside wall, and the fact that the windows are much longer than the other houses on the road. ~ ~ In fact, this used to be one of the main Jewish Synagogues here in ... Read the complete review

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