gen - B elsen ▁where ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁per ished . ▁ ▁A ▁research ▁and ▁documentation ▁center ▁oper ates ▁within ▁the ▁prem ises , ▁which ▁a ims ▁to ▁document ▁and ▁digit ize ▁arch ival ▁documents ▁from ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁own ▁collection ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁arch ival ▁material ▁from ▁other ▁sources , ▁thus ▁creating ▁a ▁database ▁accessible ▁to ▁visitors . ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁provides ▁special ▁educational ▁programs ▁for ▁schools . ▁ ▁This ▁gallery ▁shows ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁collection ▁as ▁this ▁was ▁displayed ▁before ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁establishment ▁in ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Fact s ▁and ▁figures ▁More ▁than ▁ 4 0 0 0 ▁people ▁visited ▁the ▁museum ▁from ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁until ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁mainly ▁Jews ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁but ▁also ▁research ers ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁access ▁the ▁museum s ▁arch ives ▁and ▁library . ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁European ▁Jewish ▁Museum s ▁( AE J M ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Hol oca ust ▁Museum ▁of ▁Greece ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ▁of ▁Th ess al on iki ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ▁in ▁Greece ▁Jewish ▁Museum ▁of ▁Greece ▁Jewish ▁Museum ▁of ▁Rh odes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁site ▁Ex cer pt ▁of ▁Journal ▁Article ▁by ▁Nicholas ▁St av rou lak is ▁www . s ac red - dest in ations . com ▁Guide ▁to ▁the ▁Museum ▁www . h ri . org ▁Museum ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Pres ence ▁in ▁Th ess