Richmond’s Museum
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The Beth Ahabah Museum & Archives collects, preserves and exhibits materials which relate to Jewish history and culture - with particular emphasis on Richmond, Virginia - so that Jewish history and culture may be documented, interpreted and passed on to future generations.

It is affiliated with Congregation Beth Ahabah, the successor congregation to Congregation Beth Shalome. Beth Shalome was the sixth Jewish congregation in America, founded in Richmond in 1789.

Located in Richmond’s historic Fan District, the Museum is open to the public from 10:00am to 3:00pm Monday through Friday. The archives is open by appointment only.

Please pay us a visit and learn about the rich history of Jews in Richmond, Virginia, and the American South.

Please click on Burial Record Search for information about Jewish burials in the Central Virginia area. This database and its presentation on this website were made possible by a generous grant from the Genesis Fund of the Richmond Jewish Foundation.