March 9, 2010
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Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
36 Battery Place, Battery Park City
(at First Place)
New York, NY 10280
Tel: (646) 437-4202
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Children under 12 free
Wed: 10 am – 8 pm
Fri: 10 am – 5 pm
The Museum of Jewish Heritage memorializes the murder of six million Jews at the hands of the Nazis while honoring those who survived the Holocaust to rebuild their lives, begin families and create vibrant communities around the world.
The museum opened on September 15, 1997. In addition to some 2,000 photographs and 800 artifacts, 24 original video documentaries chronicle the experiences of survivors and include testimonies from the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, a video repository created by filmmaker Steven Spielberg. Three full-floor exhibitions depict the Holocaust within the context of 20th-century Jewish life.
On the first floor, Jewish Life a Century Ago explores pre-Holocaust culture. In devastating contrast, the second floor's exhibition, the War Against the Jews, depicts the Holocaust. Jewish Renewal, on the third floor, chronicles the creation of modern Israel, the establishment of America as a dynamic home of Jewish culture and tradition and the regeneration of the Jews as a people.
The museum's building is a hexagonal ziggurat that resides on the waterfront, and, on clear days it offers dazzling views of Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. In 2003, a $45 million expansion added 82,000 square feet to the museum, including a 375-seat theater, special exhibition galleries, Andy Goldsworthy's Garden of Stones and an education center.
$18
Receive $2 off admission to when you present your Jewish Museum ticket stub. Visitors to the Jewish Museum can present their ticket stub from the Museum of Jewish Heritage to receive the same discount.
General admission is free on Wednesdays, 4-8 pm.
- Directions: Subway: 4, 5 to Bowling Green
- Disability Access: The museum is ADA compliant. Wheelchairs and care chairs are available.
- Disability Assistance: American Sign Language (ASL) tours and programs available by special arrangement. Assistive Listening Devices (neckloops) and transcripts (regular and large-print) available at the admissions desk.
- Gift Shops: Sculpture, posters, reproductions of exhibit materials, jewelry, books
- On-Site Food: Abigael's at the museum offers a full lunch and snack menu.
- On-Site Parking: The museum offers a $3 discount at three nearby garages. Visitors should present their parking ticket at the admissions desk to receive discount validation. Download a map which includes locations of participating garages.
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Wed, March 24, 2010 Author and deli advocate David Sax has written a call to action filled with vivid descriptions of cured meats piled high on rye, soups glowing with melted chicken fat and buttery rugelach. In this program, he is interviewed by cookbook author and food maven Arthur Schwartz.
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And Crown Thy Good & Not Idly By
Sun, March 21, 2010 Two short films are screened. And Crown Thy Good: Varian Fry in Marseille tells Fry's story of helping 2,000 people escape from France during World War II, including scholars and artists. The second film, Not Idly By: Peter Bergson, America and the Holocaust, is about Bergson's leadership of a group that struggled to make saving the Jews of Europe an American objective during the war.
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Thurs, March 18, 2010 This is the second part of the series Documentary Filmmaker Pierre Sauvage: Retrospective & Premiere. This film tells the story of the mountain community in Le Chambon, France that defied the Nazis and saved 5,000 Jews. Following the screening is a discussion with filmmaker Pierre Sauvage and residents of Le Chambon.
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