Maimonides Heritage Center

The Maimonides Heritage Center is an educational and cultural non-income agency within the Israeli town of Tiberias. Established in 2003 by using Rabbi Yamin Levy, it really works to disseminate the lessons and worldview of Maimonides to the general public. The most important enchantment is the Setton Family Hospitality Center, a small museum and look at corridor. In 2003, Rabbi Yamin Levy and a group of friends visited Maimonides' tomb, and determined a dilapidated constructing alongside.

This constructing had end up a drug hangout, rubbish unload, and was complete of graffiti. The group determined that this became inappropriate next to the grave of a scholar like Maimonides, and made plans to create a middle of observe, tourism, and training, worth of Maimonides' legacy. The building become purchased, and in 2009, after sizable renovations, the Setton Family Hospitality Center opened to the general public. The Setton Family Hospitality Center is a three-tale basalt constructing placed near Maimonides' grave. The ground floor is used as a museum, containing facts on Maimonides' teachings and existence and collections of his writings.