The mission of the Museum is to educate people of all ages and backgrounds about the broad tapestry of Jewish life in the 20th and 21st centuries—before, during, and after the Holocaust.
Multiple perspectives on modern Jewish history, life, and culture are presented in the Museum’s unique Core Exhibition and award-winning special exhibitions.
Acclaimed public programs, including discussions, films, plays, and concerts, highlight the richness of Jewish culture and ideas.
The Museum is also home to National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene.
In this funny and sympathetic film about teenage rebellion during the 1968 upheavals in Poland, director Radoslaw Piwowarski explores one generation’s reaction to
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Jewish baked goods have brought families together around the table for centuries. In her latest cookbook, author Shannon Sarna pays homage to those
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«A perspective story with some unexpected twists.» -The Huffington Post In a defunct shopping mall, 91 year old Sonia Warshawski—great-grandmother, businesswoman, and Holocaust
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This February, learn with the Museum and earn 18 CTLE hours. This multi-day teacher development course examines best practices for educating about the
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More than a half century after World War II, at the desperate urging of a passionate Holocaust survivor, a young investigative reporter finds
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The opening of the United Nations War Crimes Commission Records Archives 1943-1949 and the International Tracing Service has both changed historians’ understanding of
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When 10-year-old Elliott asks his 90-year-old great-grandfather, Jack, about the number tattooed on his arm, he sparks an intimate conversation about Jack’s life
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