Jewish Life Exhibit At The Samarkand Museum

Few Jews still live in Uzbekistan, especially after WWII and the establishment of Israel. A way out was available and they took it. The Samarkand Museum has a nice exhibit devoted to Jewish life in that city, a reminder of a once vibrant community there. 

One of the exhibition rooms, full of artifacts of secular and religious life. 

A map showing the biggest Jewish communities throughout the old Silk Road routes. Jewish holy scripture, a Torah. 

A nice life size model of a sukkah, a temporary structure used by farmers as a dwelling during harvest time. It's now part of the Sukkot fall festival. 

Candle holders and religious texts, always popular Judaica. Don't forget the arts: who doesn't want to hear a little Yiddish theater song throw down? 

And painting, Jews (Chagall, Modigliani, Freud, Rothko) are good with a brush.