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Special Exhibitions 11-August-08 | New York Premiere of Frederic Morton's New Play to Take Place at Museum 7-August-08 | September-October Public Programs Announced 6-August-08 |Sally Quinn to Moderate Interfaith Discussion about Religion and the Presidential Campaign
25-July-08 |Enigmatic Author Irene Nemirovsky Focus of New Exhibition opening in September
24-July-08 | Music in Exile Concert and Lecture Series Announced for November 30-April-08 | Museum Exhibition, Daring to Resist: Jewish Defiance in the Holocaust, Wins National Award
Watch a video about the Museum. Click here to view. Click here to read about the Speakers Bureau in the New York Times. Read the New York Times review of Daring to Resist. Click here to read part one of the review.
Check media kits for more detailed information about the Museum and special and permanent exhibitions and the press release archive for information about past events and programs. About the Museum The Museum is New York's primary institution of public education about modern Jewish history and the Holocaust. The Museum tells the moving story of 20th century Jewish life from the perspective of those who lived it. Weaving together personal experiences and world events, it paints an evocative portrait of a people and an indomitable spirit. Created as a living memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, the Museum honors those who died by celebrating their lives and legacy. It conveys a message of memory and hope that is of universal significance. Newsletter Click here to read the Winter 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007, Winter 2007, Fall 2006 edition, or the Spring 2006 edition.
Woman of Letters: Irène Némirovsky and Suite Française Opening September 24, 2008 Woman of Letters tells the remarkable story of a writer driven to create, of a mother and her daughters, of memory and identity, of legacy and loss. A Russian-born Jewish author, Irène Némirovsky quickly rose to literary celebrity in her adopted France. But her fame and accomplishment, and even her conversion to Catholicism, were not enough to save her when war came; she was deported to Auschwitz in 1942. Among the few items that she left behind was a valise that contained a leather notebook. Haunted by painful memories, her daughters avoided opening it until Denise read it more than fifty years after their mother’s death. She discovered not a diary, but a major literary work: the first two parts of an unfinished five-part novel, Suite Française. The exhibition illustrates Némirovsky’s life and her extraordinary literary gift to the world with stunning and heartbreaking artifacts, including the original manuscript and the valise, never before exhibited. Co-produced with Institut Mémoires de l’Édition Contemporaine (IMEC). This exhibition is made possible through generous funding from: American Express, David Berg Foundation, and the Grand Marnier Foundation; leadership gifts from: Nancy Fisher, Fanya Gottesfeld Heller, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council with the generous support of The September 11th Fund, and The Robert Sillins Family Foundation; and additional support provided by: The Diller – von Furstenberg Family Foundation, Embassy of France in the United States, Alexis Gregory Foundation, The Felix & Elizabeth Rohatyn Foundation, and Howard J. Rubenstein. Rotunda Salon furnished courtesy of Ligne Roset. Daring to Resist: Jewish Defiance in the Holocaust April 16, 2007-September 14, 2008 During the Holocaust, Jews throughout Europe, through individual and collective acts of resistance, sought to undermine the Nazi goal of the annihilation of the Jewish people. Jews engaged in a range of resistance activities with the aim of preserving Jewish life and dignity despite unimaginable difficulties. Their efforts powerfully refute the popular perception that Jews were passive victims. Through testimony, archival footage, and authentic artifacts, the exhibition helps visitors to understand the dilemmas that Jews faced under impossible circumstances. Whether praying clandestinely, documenting the experiences of Jews in the ghettos, or taking up arms to fight, these responses took many forms, but each and every one was a courageous act of resistance.
This exhibition was made possible through major funding from: Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, the Elizabeth Meyer Lorentz Fund of The New York Community Trust, the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities*. Generous leadership gifts were made by: Frank and Cesia Blaichman, Patti Askwith Kenner and Family, George and Adele Klein, Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert, and Shalom and Varda Yoran. Additional support was provided by: The David Berg Foundation, Nancy Fisher, Robert I. Goldman Foundation, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, L’Oréal USA, Righteous Persons Foundation, and Gil and Claire (Israelit) Zweig. Media sponsorship provided by The Jewish Week. *Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Expert Sources The Museum is pleased to set up interviews between members of the media and our staff experts on topics related to the Holocaust and 20th century Jewish history. Please contact the Communications Department at communications@mjhnyc.org or call 646-437-4340 to submit your interview request. |
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