NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

Jewish Life in the 20th Century

ManhattanOngoing

The 2,000 photographs, 800 historical and cultural artifacts and 24 original documentary films on rotating display illustrate the story of Jewish heritage in the 20th century. The exhibition is arranged around three chronological themes, each told on a separate floor.

• Jewish Life in the 20th Century

  Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust

  ManhattanOngoing

  The 2,000 photographs, 800 historical and cultural artifacts and 24 original documentary films on rotating display illustrate the story of Jewish heritage in the 20th century. The exhibition is arranged around three chronological themes, each told on a separate floor.

• Emma Lazarus: Poet of Exiles

  Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust

  ManhattanOngoing

  The poet Emma Lazarus, the author of the lines “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free . . . ,” gave a compassionate voice to the Statue of Liberty, and the promising message of new beginnings for generations of newcomers to America.