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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

“I’m so glad you are open!,” a prospective diner says as he approaches Olga, the maitre d’ at Lox, the relatively new restaurant in the basement of the Jewish Museum on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, on a recent Monday morning.  Formerly home to the only kosher outpost of the iconic Russ & Daughters, … Lox at the Jewish Museum is the sort of kosher restaurant that New York deserves more of

Following the 2020 closure of Russ & Daughters inside the Jewish Museum at 1109 5th Avenue by 92nd Street on the Upper East Side, visitors have had no kosher food options to indulge in while on site—that’s all about to change. Lox Cafe, the kosher eatery that has been operating inside the Museum of Jewish … Lox Cafe is opening inside the Jewish Museum on the Upper East Side

For the first time in its history, the Anne Frank House, one of the most visited historical sites in all of Europe, will present an experience outside of Amsterdam, offering people in New York the chance to walk through a full-scale recreation of the room that Frank, her parents, her sister and four other Jews … An Anne Frank exhibit featuring a full-scale replica of her annex is opening in NYC

This fall, the Jewish Museum at 1109 Fifth Avenue, near 92nd Street, will undergo a significant renovation. The museum’s third and fourth floors will be transformed into educational spaces aimed at better narrating the history of the Jewish people. According to an official press release, the two gallery floors will “tell stories that foster a … See inside the to-be renovated Jewish Museum in NYC

The Eldridge Street Synagogue at 12 Eldridge Street on the Lower East Side feels exactly like a museum: built back in 1887, the beautiful building still retains the architectural details that propelled it to National Landmark fame, in clear contrast to the other structures that call Chinatown home. Inside the synagogue, though, there is an … A new retrospective at the Museum at Eldridge Street focuses on Jewish artist Tobi Kahn

If you’re looking to rub elbows with other New York young professionals, we’ve got just the event for you: on June 20, the Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust will be hosting an evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and more for folks in their 20s and 30s to “bond over a shared … Meet fellow young professionals at this summer mixer at the Museum of Jewish Heritage next month

Although New Yorkers now flock to the Hamptons after Memorial Day every year, there was a time (the early 1900s, to be precise) when the city’s Jews would pack up for the “mountains” as the weather turned warmer. As seen in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the Catskill Mountains rapidly became mini cities where urbanites would … This museum 90 minutes outside of NYC highlights Jewish comedy acts

Zoya Cherkassky's drawing

October 7, now an indelible date in the mind of the worldwide Jewish population, is the subject of an exhibit currently on display at the Jewish Museum at 1109 Fifth Avenue by 92nd Street. Aptly named “October 7 2023,” the show features a series of 12 heartbreaking mixed-media drawings by artist Zoya Cherkassky, each one … It’s your last chance to catch this heartbreaking October 7 exhibit