Preserving Cultural Heritage
We explore community history and document stories, traditions, and memories for future generations.
Jewish Organizations
We initiate and lead art and documentation projects for Jewish institutions, synagogues, and community centers to deepen cultural identity, preserve heritage, and support future generations. Through community books, exhibitions, interviews, gatherings, and more, we bring community stories to life as a living, lasting presence.
Why Work With Us
Strengthening Community Ties
Our projects bridge generations and foster belonging and pride, strengthening community through art and culture.
Professional and Artistic Commitment
Each project is developed with care and precision, from research through production, guided by an artistic approach and museum-quality standards.
A Respectful Approach
We work in close collaboration with communities, listen to diverse voices, and are committed to authentic, sensitive, and faithful storytelling.
Long-Term Impact
Our work serves as a resource for learning, education, and the transmission of knowledge and values to future generations, within communities and beyond.
Extensive and Proven Experience
For over four decades, we have worked with diverse communities in Israel and around the world, sharing their stories in a variety of forms.
Our Work
Publications and Documentation
Books, art books, brochures, publications, booklets, magazines, catalogs, and digital publications that present the work in a thoughtful and artistic way, expanding its reach and deepening participants’ sense of recognition and value.
- Research
- Writing, editing, and roofreading
- Translation
- Artistic development and editorial direction
- Layout and design
- Museum-quality production and printing
Art Exhibitions
Permanent and touring exhibitions that serve as a platform for community-based artistic practice, bringing visibility to social themes while issues and fostering public engagement and support.
- Concept development and curatorial work
- Artistic photography
- Restoration and preservation of visual materials
- Museum-quality production and printing
- Project coordination and management
Visual Documentation and Multimedia
Documentary films, project documentation, video interviews, and digital archival collections.
- Concept development
- Interviews and documentation
- Video production and editing
- Accessible digital archiving
Community Participation Projects
Initiatives in which communities take an active role in the creative process, strengthening connection, participation, and shared ownership.
- Master classes
- Workshops
- Guided tours
- Public talks, lectures, and conferences
Our Impact
1
Documentation and Commemoration
Preserving heritage forms a foundation of knowledge and memory on which a shared cultural and communal future can be built.
2
Jewish Identity
Our projects explore the diversity of Jewish identities and strengthen community members’ sense of belonging and pride in their heritage.
3
Intergenerational Bridges
Bringing together older and younger generations allows stories and traditions to be passed on, reinforcing the continuity of community and cultural life.
4
Accessibility and Engagement
Through exhibitions, books, publications, encounters, and master classes, we enable broader audiences to engage with each community’s unique story and feel a sense of connection.
Selected Projects
Jewish Community (USA)
Documentary Photography
Jewish Identity
Community Engagement
Visual Storytelling
Art Book
Ampersand: Jewish Community Photography & Documentation Project in Maine, USA
A statewide artistic and community-driven initiative documenting contemporary Jewish life in Maine, created by the Maine Jewish Museum and brought to life through the photography of Hedva Rokach, in collaboration with Itay Bahur Publishing. Originally envisioned as a small photography exhibition, the project grew into a large-scale statewide undertaking featuring nearly 300 members of Maine’s Jewish community. The project reflects the community’s diverse identities, traditions, and lived experiences
The project deepened participants’ sense of belonging and increased the visibility of Maine’s Jewish community, fostered broad community engagement, and helped position the Maine Jewish Museum as a central cultural and communal institution for Jewish life in Maine. Alongside the artistic documentation, the project also established a growing contemporary community archive featuring biographical materials and video interviews.
Project outcomes included major museum exhibitions, a museum-quality art book Faces and Facets of Jewish Life in Maine by Hedva Rokach, artist talks, educational programming, and academic initiatives. The exhibitions and publication have also served as educational tools, promoting greater understanding of Jewish life in Maine and helping address antisemitism through cultural engagement and public visibility.
The project received support from a range of foundations, academic institutions, and Jewish organizations, including the Maine Humanities Council, Colby College, Bowdoin College, and the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine.
Related resources
Project Ampersand on the Museum website; Exhibition photographs; Video documentation of the exhibition; Interviews with community members; About Faces and Facets of Jewish Life in Maine
Approx. 300 participants documented
Statewide project in Maine (USA)
Academic & community collaborations
Museum exhibitions
Art book
Video interviews
Israeli Heritage
Israeli History
Cultural Tourism
Community
Literature
Local Identity
Zikhron Ya’akov: Heritage of the First Aliyah
A long-term cultural and community-driven project (1998–2015) focused on strengthening historical memory, community belonging, and local identity in Zikhron Ya’akov, one of the First Aliyah communities in the Land of Israel. The project was developed by Itay Bahur Publishing in collaboration with private, public, and community organizations, including the Zikhron Ya’akov Local Council, cultural and tourism institutions, nonprofit organizations, and local business developers.
The project sought to address gaps in the historical record of the First Aliyah communities, reinforce recognition of their contribution to building the Land of Israel, and build a bridge between longtime and new residents through engagement with local history and shared heritage. As part of the project, the book A Cracked Bell by Itay Bahur Publishing was published, serving as a key tool for strengthening recognition and a sense of value among veteran residents and for fostering belonging among new residents, including through the distribution of hundreds of copies to residents of the “Dream Neighborhood Zikhron Ya’akov” as part of their integration and introduction to the locality.
Within the framework of the project, literary and historical tours were held, attracting approximately 20,000 visitors to Zikhron Ya’akov each year, alongside lectures, storytelling events, and additional community and tourism-related activities.
1998–2015
Approx. 20,000 annual visitors (tours)
Research publication
Community activities
Public & business collaborations
Let’s Share Your Community’s Story
Do you have an idea for a cultural or community project?
We’d be happy to hear it and, together, bring it to life.