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"Tell Our Boy That I Played Soccer Again" exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage

If you need a break from the pool or are looking for somewhere to escape a rainy New York afternoon, a new meaningful exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial is more than worth your time. Now through July 31, the cultural institution at 36 Battery Place is presenting “Tell Our … This new exhibit in downtown NYC tells the story of a Jewish soccer player who survived the Holocaust

Psychedelicatessen: A Powerful Dose of Art by Steve Marcus

Does your idea of a good time involve Maimonides, the Grateful Dead and an ice-cold Dr. Brown’s all sharing the same frame? Clear your calendar, then: the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and the Center for Jewish History are teaming up for “Psychedelicatessen: A Powerful Dose of Art by Steve Marcus,” a trippy new show … This new Jewish pop art exhibit in NYC is inspired by psychedelic hippie culture and it shows

The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust is gearing up to launch its latest exhibit, “The Common Circles Experience: New York.” Set to debut downtown tomorrow and run through June 28, the new exhibition is comprised of two parts: the opening section, “We Are New York!,” is an immersive visual … Engage in life-like conversations with two Holocaust survivors at this new exhibit in downtown Manhattan

This March, the Museum of Jewish Heritage is staging three very different performances that circle the same big question: what happens to Jewish stories as they’re handed down, reshaped and reinterpreted by the next generation? On March 15, pianist Roger Peltzman takes the stage with Dedication, a solo theatrical and musical work rooted in his … The Museum of Jewish Heritage is mounting three distinct performances about Jewish memory this March

Tomorrow—Tuesday, January 27—is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. To mark the occasion, the Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust will illuminate its façade in vibrant yellow, a color closely associated with the day because of the yellow Star of David that Jews were forced to wear during the Holocaust. The activation … Museum of Jewish Heritage to illuminate its facade for Holocaust Remembrance Day this week

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