Congratulation to the holiday

Hag Pesach Sameach!

from 01-04-2026

Passover or Pesach is one of the most important Jewish holidays, celebrated in honor of the Exodus from Egypt: from bondage to Freedom, from a foreign land to the Promised Land. The first day of the festival is commemorated with a special feast, the Seder of Pesach, where participants read the Passover Haggadah – the story of the Exodus.
Our Museum's collection features a unique exhibit – a Pesach tablecloth embroidered with a scene from the Haggadah. These are the four sons, each of whom asks a question during the Seder. In the corners of the cloth are the "verbs of redemption" central for the ritual: words taken from the Book of Exodus and symbolizing its essence, underlining the protection of the Almighty: "I will bring you out [of Egypt];", "I will deliver you [from slavery];","I will save you [with my arm];", "I will take you [to myself]," Therefore, it is customary to drink four cups of wine at the Seder: the first cup of Exodus or sanctification, the cup of deliverance, the cup redemption and the cup of acceptance or praise.

Picture on the right: Seder tablecloth. Bessarabia (Russian Empire). Early 20th century. Cloth, embroidery. Hebrew.

new Exhibit

Assistant attorney receives clients at the given address

from 19-03-2026

The items in the permanent exhibition of the Museum of Jewish History in Russia represent only a small portion of our collection and undergo a careful selection process. But this time it didn’t involve any hesitation, as the new exhibit directly relates to the Jewish community of Moscow, our hometown. Entering the museum hall, specially dedicated to this topic, visitors immediately are usually struck by an expressive portrait of the patriarch of Moscow Jewry – Chief Rabbi Yaakov Mazeh.
The plaque bearing the inscription "Assistant Attorney Yaakov Isaevich Maze" is not only a biographical detail from the life of a great man, but also an important testimony to the Jewish life beyond the Pale of Settlement. Yaakov Maze was born in Mogilev, into a religious family with ties to both the Lubavitch Hasidim and their opponents. This environment provided the boy with a very solid Jewish education, but in the second half of the 19th century this did no longer suffice for many young men. Read more...
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Military oath of allegiance for the Jews
1900s Chromolithograph on paper. 23 х 15.
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Case for a Torah scroll
Late 19 – early 20 cent. Wood, velvet, leather, and copper with embossing; freshwater pearls and semi-precious stones. Height: 55.7; diameter: 23.
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Tar and kamancha, stringed musical instruments used by the Mountain Jews
First half of 20 cent. Wood. Tar: 86.5 х 15.8 х 16.5. Kamancha: 72.8 х 16 х 17.
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Woman’s holiday khalat – ‘kaltach’
First quarter of 20 cent. Blue satin, adras, and calico. 123 х 71; sleeve length: 51.
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Set of dishes for blessings over wine during the Passover seder
Second half of 19 cent. Embossed silver. Saucer: diameter: 13. Small cups (5 items; shaped as piyalas): Height: 3.5; diameter: 5. Large cup (shaped as piyala): height: 4.5; diameter: 8.5.
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Sketch of the costume of kuni-leml for a production of the theater "Kunst-Vinkl" after the A. Goldfaden's play "The Two Kuni-Lemls"
The mid. 1920's Indian ink and pencil on paper. 36 х 26,3.
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Sketch for the play "Stempenyu" by Sholem Aleichem
1966 Lithography. 75 х 52,5.
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Items for daily use manufactured by Jews in the partisan units of Polesie Belarus. Overshoes
1942 – 1944