Synagogues Hall, Beit Hatefutsot (Museum of the Jewish People)
This is part of a $2.6m initiative spearheaded by Israel’s Ministry of Social Equality to build an international Oral History archive of Mizrahi and Sephardi Jews sharing their personal stories.
In
partnership with Beit Hatfutsot, The Museum of Jewish Peoplehood and
Yad Ben Zvi Institute, the project enables individuals anywhere in the
world to capture the personal stories of Jews from North Africa and the
Middle East and add them to the growing international collection
utilizing basic mobile technologies. The user-friendly “Seeing the
Voices” Mobile Application guides individuals through the process of the
interview from start to finish. Users are provided with a step-by-step
guide and questionnaire to conduct and video record testimonies with
their phones. Each interview collected with the mobile application is
automatically added to Israel’s official database of testimonies and are
made available for viewing online.
Since 2018, JIMENA staff
have worked with the Israeli team on developing the English version of
the application. The stories recorded with the aid of the app will form part of a centralised archive.
Download the app: iPhone; Android
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