Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey
Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue
(at 92nd Street)
New York, NY 10128
Tel: (212) 423-3200
Fax: (212) 423-3232
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Children under 11 free
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Mon, Tues, Fri – Sun: 11 am – 5:45 pmThurs: 11 am – 8 pm
Closes at 4 pm on Friday during Standard Time.
- Directions: Subway: 4, 5, 6 to 86th Street
About this Organization
Jewish MuseumOne of the largest museums of its kind in the world, the museum's collections and exhibitions explore Jewish identity over 4,000 years. The permanent exhibition, Culture and Continuity: the Jewish Journey, showcases a significant portion of the museum's permanent collection of 26,000 objects.
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The Radical Camera: New York's Photo League, 1936-1951
Fri, Nov 4, 2011 – Sun, March 25, 2012 The Radical Camera offers a comprehensive look at the Photo League, a group of politically engaged photographers who explored social documentary and street photography from the end of the Great Depression to the start of the Cold War. Featuring more than 150 works by some of the most noted 20th-century photographers.
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Jem Cohen: NYC Weights and Measures
Fri, Nov 4, 2011 – Sun, March 25, 2012 In this 2006 video, Cohen chronicles a city that exudes noise and bustle, balanced with beauty and tranquility. Overlaid with an intricate soundscape that includes fragments of street music, the film evokes the city’s fast-paced rhythms juxtaposed with quieter, more contemplative moments.
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The Arrogant Years: One Girl's Search for Her Lost Youth, from Cairo to Brooklyn
Mon, March 5, 2012 Lucette Lagnado, an investigative reporter for The Wall Street Journal, was born in Cairo. She and her family left Egypt as refugees when she was a child. In her new memoir, Lagnado tells the story of her mother's coming-of-age in Cairo, and revisits her own early years in America.