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Last week, the New York Historical unveiled a deeply moving new exhibition: “The Recordings: Voices from the Shoah Tapes,” on view through March 29, 2026. Presented in partnership with the Jewish Museum Berlin, the exhibition offers a rare listening experience drawn from the recently uncovered audio archive of Shoah, Claude Lanzmann’s groundbreaking 1985 Holocaust documentary. … A new exhibit at the New York Historical highlights rare Holocaust recordings

If you’re the kind of person who gets giddy with excitement over illuminated manuscripts or political cartoons, mark your calendar: late artist Arthur Szyk is the focus of a new exhibition. On December 7, 2025, the Museum of Jewish Heritage will open “Art of Freedom: The Life & Work of Arthur Szyk,” a major exhibition … Polish artist Arthur Szyk will be the focus of the Museum of Jewish Heritage’s new exhibit

It took about a year and more than $14 million, but the Jewish Museum has officially completed its extensive renovation—and there’s plenty to show for it. Among the many updates is a new fourth-floor installation featuring more than 130 Hanukkah menorahs from the museum’s collection of 1,400. Displayed in a 50-foot vitrine designed specifically for … See over 130 Hanukkah menorahs on display at the newly renovated Jewish Museum

All throughout October and until November 9, the Museum of Jewish Heritage will host a memorial space honoring the victims of three horrific acts of antisemitism: October 7, the Tree of Life attack and the Kristallnacht, the November pogroms. Titled Maintaining Memory, the installation fills the museum’s Lowenstein Rotunda, which was originally conceived as “a … The Museum of Jewish Heritage remembers three horrible acts of antisemitism in a new series of exhibitions and program

This year, Temple Emanu-El, the first Reform congregation in New York City, celebrates its 180th anniversary. To mark the occasion, the synagogue is presenting a special exhibit titled “Emanu-El at 180,” now on view at the Herberg and Eileen Bernard Museum of Judaica, located on the second floor of the Upper East Side synagogue. The … Temple Emanu-El unveils rare artifacts from the Titanic in special anniversary exhibit

The Tenement Museum regularly hosts walking tours focused on Jewish life on the Lower East Side, but none are quite as special as its upcoming High Holidays-themed experience. This unique tour will run on five different dates throughout September and will spotlight the Levine and Rogarshevsky families, exploring how they celebrated Rosh Hashana and Yom … This special walking tour explores how New Yorkers celebrated Rosh Hashana in the 1900s

Nestled within Chabad Heights in Prospect Heights, at 664 Sterling Place, lies Maor Art Gallery—a relatively new space dedicated to giving emerging Jewish artists a free and supportive platform to showcase their works, hold meetings and amplify their voices in New York’s vibrant art scene. The gallery was founded by Rabbi Ari Kirschenbaum, who transformed … Did you know there’s an art gallery for emerging Jewish artists inside this Brooklyn Chabad?

“Jewish Fighters in the Red Army: 1941-1945” is a new exhibit that sheds light on the often overlooked stories of the Jewish soldiers who served in the Soviet Union’s Red Army during World War II. Now open to the public at the Center for Jewish History (15 West 16th Street) through June 27, the exhibit … This new exhibit highlights the untold stories of Jewish soldiers in Russia’s Red Army

Walking through a near-identical reproduction of the Amsterdam annex where Anne Frank and her family, along with four other Jews, hid to escape Nazi capture during the Holocaust is an incredibly emotional experience—and one that every New Yorker should endure. The much-anticipated “Anne Frank: The Exhibition” will officially open at the Center for Jewish History, … See inside the emotional new Anne Frank exhibit opening in NYC next week

The much-anticipated Anne Frank exhibit, featuring a full-scale replica of her annex, will officially open in New York on January 27 to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The organizers have also announced that, to encourage attendance, New York City public school student groups will be able to visit the exhibition free … NYC public school students get free access to new Anne Frank exhibit