Jewish Military Museum
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  The location of the museum in Barnet | |
| Location | Hendon, Barnet, North London |
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| Coordinates | 51°35′15″N 0°13′12″W / 51.58763°N 0.220095°W |
| Type | Military history |
| President | Henry Morris |
| Website | www |
The Jewish Military Museum was a museum located in Hendon, Barnet, North London, which featured exhibits about Jews serving in the British armed forces from the 18th century to the present day. It has now closed and the collection was moved to the Jewish Museum London in Camden in 2015.
The museum was founded by the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women (Ajex) in 1996, as an outgrowth of a memorial room at the Association's headquarters in Stamford Hill.[1] The idea for the museum originated with Henry Morris, who saw it as a way of remembering those who had died in active service, and of countering the mistaken belief that Jews have avoided fighting in the armed forces.[2] Morris worked with Ajex's archivist Martin Sugarman to expand the collection,[2] which necessitated a move to a larger space.[1] The museum moved to a location on Harmony Way in Barnet in 2004.[1] It was granted accreditation from the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council in 2010. In January 2015, the Museum amalgamated with the Jewish Museum in Camden and as a result far less material is on display but researchers may still access it by appointment in the archives of the Jewish Museum's Military Section.[2]