Furtherance of the wide-ranging activity of the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center and the implementation of it plans for collection, preservation, research and distribution of the history and culture of Babylonian Jewry depend greatly on the generosity of former members of Babylonian Jewry all over the world. We have gained the trust and appreciation of people and families of Babylonian origin in Israel and abroad, who have made important donations for the development of the Center, research and documentation projects and the design of several of the exhibits in the Museum. In addition to the existing needs for research grants, publication of studies and design of new displays, we are at the height of preparations for expanding the Center's premises by the addition of new research wings and display halls in the Museum. Below we publish the list of donors who have been kind enough to help us with their contributions for these important goals in recent months. The Center thereby wishes to let it be known to the readership that it hopes for and welcomes donations so that we may be able to complete the preliminary research and design of the Museum wings, whose construction will soon begin.
1. Rosenberg Charitable Trust - George I. Hoffman and Thomas Murad (San Francisco), with the kind assistance of Mr. Thomas Murad.
2. Menashe Ben-Hayim: acquired a Memorialization Corner in the Museum wings. Also contributed the bequest of his late brother Kadduri Ben-Hayim, who was active in the underground Hehalutz movement in Iraq.
3. Contribution of the Los Angeles Iraqi commuity, through Prof. Lev Hakak.
4. The Community of of Sepharadi Jews of Montreal.
5. The Chevra Tehilim Congregation, San Francisco, through the kind help of Mr. Thomas Murad.
6. Henry Ani, Manchester, England. Our thanks go to Mr. Gourji Ovadia for his mediation.
7. A.A. Society Religious Corp. Bene Naharayim Congregation, New York: a donation from the congregation of former Iraqis in New York who participate in funding the genealogy project.
8. A special donation from the Bene Naharayim Congregation, New York, to fund the Babylonian Leadership project.
9. Latif Hoory, London.
10. Mr. Ozer, Singapore.