Yad Ben Zvi

Yad Ben-Zvi is a research institute established to continue the Zionist, educational and cultural activities of Israel's second and longest-serving president, Yizhak Ben–Zvi.

It is housed in the home and offices of Ben-Zvi and his wife, Rachel Yanait, in Jerusalem's Rehavia neighborhood.

Ben-Zvi founded the institute in 1947 to explore the history and culture of the Jewish communities living in Arab countries.

[1] Yad-Ben Zvi organizes courses, seminars, lectures and special tours of Jerusalem.

[1] In 2012, the institute opened a new international school for Jerusalem studies in a renovated historic building formerly known as the Pioneer Women's House.

Floor mosaic from Byzantine period sinagogue: lions of Judah , menorah , shofar , etrogs . Displayed at Yad Ben Zvi.