Collections and Exhibitions
In the Museum's core exhibition, personal objects, photographs, and original films illustrate the story of Jewish heritage in the twentieth century. The Museum's collection forms the solid foundation of this important archive. In addition, the collection provides source materials for permanent and temporary exhibitions, and for traveling exhibitions.
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Help support our upcoming exhibitions:
Opening September 2008
Woman of Letters Irène Némirovsky and Suite Française
Powerful and personal objects, manuscripts and other original materials will help convey the remarkable story of Irène Némirovsky’s life – her struggle as a Jewish Russian émigré in France during the Nazi occupation, her experience as a writer and mother, and her acclaimed literary legacy – including the international best-seller and book club favorite, Suite Française.. This is a first-time exhibition of its kind, and is conceived and being curated by our Museum.
Opening May 2009
The Morgenthau Family: A Tradion of Public Service
Generations of Morgenthau men and women gave of themselves generously in the field of public service with the belief that public service and humanistic vision was an integral part of the American spirit. The exhibition will highlights the service of Henry Morgenthau, Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, his son Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary to the Treasury in the Roosevelt administration, Robert Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York City, and his siblings Henry Morgenthau III and Dr. Joan Morgenthau Hirschhorn.
Opening April 2009
From Swastika to Jim Crow
The exhibition will tell the story of German Jews who found themselves in desperate straits the late 1930s, and how German-Jewish academics found positions at the Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Jim Crow south. Themes explored include the years spent by German-Jewish academics in the colleges and universities, what it meant to the students and faculty to have these exotic new staff as part of their community, how the students were affected by their presence, and what life was like for white, German Jews working at Black colleges and universities in the Jim Crow south.
To make a restricted gift to support a special exhibition, please contact Sharon Steinbach at SSteinbach@mjhnyc.org or 646.437.4335 to discuss various contribution levels and the recognition opportunities associated with them.
Auschwitz Jewish Center
The Auschwitz Jewish Center (AJC) in Oswiecim, Poland, is three kilometers from Auschwitz-Birkenau. Once home to 8,000 Jews, today no Jews are left. As the only remaining Jewish presence in the vicinity, the AJC’s purpose is to memorialize Jewish victims of the Holocaust and commemorate pre-war Jewish-Polish life. Its activities include exhibitions, lectures, and educational programs to teach international visitors about this once-vibrant Jewish society obliterated by the Nazis. The addition of AJC to the Museum’s assets broadens our ability to teach all people about modern Jewish history and the Holocaust.
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