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Museum of Jewish Heritage
United States
Приєднався 20 лис 2007
The Museum educates 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.
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.
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.
Fighting for Liberation East and West, Marking the 80th Anniversary of D-Day
D-Day, when thousands of allied troops landed on the shore of Normandy, was one of the most memorable moments in World War II. By April of the following year, those allied troops reached the concentration camps of Germany, and tens of thousands of people were liberated. While the Soviets ultimately freed the death camps of Maidanek and Auschwitz in the east, they were assisted in their battle by the various partisan forces.
Please join us for a special professional development program. Bonnie Gurewitsch, Museum Curator and Archivist emerita, will discuss the experience of American liberators during World War II. The Museum will also present the recorded testimony of Jewish partisan, Lyuba Abramovich. Following Lyuba's testimony, Natalia Aleksiun, professor of history at the University of Florida at Gainesville, will examine Lyuba's testimony and discuss how it illuminates the efforts of Jews in the Holocaust to liberate themselves.
Please join us for a special professional development program. Bonnie Gurewitsch, Museum Curator and Archivist emerita, will discuss the experience of American liberators during World War II. The Museum will also present the recorded testimony of Jewish partisan, Lyuba Abramovich. Following Lyuba's testimony, Natalia Aleksiun, professor of history at the University of Florida at Gainesville, will examine Lyuba's testimony and discuss how it illuminates the efforts of Jews in the Holocaust to liberate themselves.
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An Example of Muslim-Jewish Dialogue
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Rafeek Mohamed, Principal of the Al Ihsan Academy and Dr. Paul Radensky, of the Museum of Jewish Heritage come together to discuss the mechanics of The Interfaith Living Museum, a project that brings Muslim and Jewish fifth graders together to explore culture, cultivate dialogue, defeat prejudice, and nurture friendship.
“The Art of Diplomacy” Book Talk
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In The Art of Diplomacy: How American Negotiators Reached Historic Agreements that Changed the World, diplomat and negotiator Stuart E. Eizenstat recounts America’s most significant and consequential negotiations over the past fifty years. Eizenstat discusses the events that led up to the negotiations, the drama that took place around the table, and draws lessons from successful and unsuccessfu...
The History of Antisemitism: Henry Ford
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Antisemitism flourished in early twentieth-century America. The Great Wave of Immigration from 1881 to 1914 brought 2.2 million eastern European Jews to America, fleeing persecution and seeking opportunity. They were often met with suspicion, and even violence. One such person who is emblematic of the antisemitism of this time is Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company. In 1918, Ford purc...
Solidarity and Persecution: Lesbian Experiences in Nazi Germany
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The fates of lesbian women in Nazi Germany have long been contested. When the Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted Under Nazism opened in Berlin in 2008 it was an occasion for protest. Lesbian activists were frustrated that the monument focused exclusively on the fates of gay men, insinuating that women had not also faced persecution. This talk by Samuel Clowes Huneke, assistant professor of hist...
“Walkers in the City” Book Talk
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In the middle of the twentieth century, good cameras became smaller and lighter, enabling street photographers to roam alleyways, ride elevated trains and subways, and stroll beaches in the summertime to capture daily life with urgency and intimacy. Deborah Dash Moore’s book Walkers in the City showcases the distinct urban vision that working-class Jewish photographers produced with these new c...
“Jewish Life in Medieval Spain” Book Talk
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In Jewish Life in Medieval Spain, Jonathan Ray explores the Jewish experience in medieval Spain from the dawn of Sephardic society in the ninth century to the expulsion of 1492. An important contribution of the book is the integration of the rise and fall of Jewish life in Muslim al-Andalus into the history of the Jews in medieval Christian Spain. It traces the collapse of Jewish life in Muslim...
“Jewish Sunday Schools” Book Talk
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The earliest Jewish Sunday schools were female-led, growing from one school in Philadelphia established by Rebecca Gratz in 1838 to an entire system that educated vast numbers of Jewish youth across the country. These schools were modeled on Christian approaches to religious education and aimed to protect Jewish children from Protestant missionaries. But debates soon swirled around the so-calle...
Behind the Great Art and the Great Message Stands Arthur Szyk, the Great Man
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The first lecture in the series will firmly establish Szyk as one of the most popular Jewish artists of his era. He was decorated by the governments of Poland, France, and the United States with medals for both his art and his building of bridges between peoples and among nations. Newspaper and magazine headlines called him: “The Great Artist Arthur Szyk;” “Arthur Szyk, Champion of his People;”...
The Fabric of America Through the Art of Arthur Szyk
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Arthur Szyk loved three countries: Poland, the land of his birth; Israel, the land of his people; and America, the land of his ideals. Upon his immigration to the U.S. in 1940, he announced: “At last, I have found the home I have always searched for. Here I can speak of what my soul feels. There is no other place on earth that gives one the freedom, liberty, and justice that America does.” Desp...
Injustice Illuminated: The Holocaust Art of Arthur Szyk
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As early as 1934, Arthur Szyk told the American press: “An artist, and especially a Jewish artist, cannot be neutral in these times… Our life is involved in a terrible tragedy, and I am resolved to serve my people with all my art, with all my talent, with all my knowledge.” Szyk went on to become the most important anti-Nazi artist in America during World War II and the leading artist for the r...
Arthur Szyk and the Art of the Haggadah
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Arthur Szyk’s Haggadah was not only the most expensive new book in the world upon publication in 1940, but the Times of London deemed it “worthy of being considered among the most beautiful of books ever produced by the hand of man.” Its editor, Cecil Roth declared “To call Arthur Szyk the greatest illuminator since the 16th century is no flattery. It is the simple truth that manifests itself t...
“Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust” Book Talk
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Facing the harrowing task of rebuilding a life in the wake of the Holocaust, many Jewish survivors, community and religious leaders, and Allied soldiers viewed marriage between Jewish women and military personnel as a way to move forward after unspeakable loss. Proponents believed that these unions were more than just a ticket out of war-torn Europe: they would help the Jewish people repopulate...
Comparing the Jewish and Islamic Legal Traditions
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Comparing the Jewish and Islamic Legal Traditions
Collection Showcase: Jewish Women’s Marriage Customs
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Collection Showcase: Jewish Women’s Marriage Customs
Memoir as History: Teaching the Holocaust to Younger Audiences
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Memoir as History: Teaching the Holocaust to Younger Audiences
Women in Art: Polish Jewish Women Who Fought the Nazis
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Women in Art: Polish Jewish Women Who Fought the Nazis
The Curatorial Process and Acquisitions Chaskel Tydor Curatorial Internship Program Talk
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The Curatorial Process and Acquisitions Chaskel Tydor Curatorial Internship Program Talk
Memory and History: A Conversation with Author Lilly Maier
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Memory and History: A Conversation with Author Lilly Maier
When You Are the Arrow of Time by Rosebud Ben-Oni
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When You Are the Arrow of Time by Rosebud Ben-Oni
Therkel Stræde on Courage to Act: Rescue in Denmark
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Therkel Stræde on Courage to Act: Rescue in Denmark
Jewish Culinary Heritage in Spain: The 13th Century to Today
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Jewish Culinary Heritage in Spain: The 13th Century to Today
May I point out that the legal principals originate in British law. That may be why the British agreed with the US. The Common Law prinsiples are shared shared by the UK, Canada, NZ, Australia and the USA, to name just a few
Can’t wait to read this book. Feels extremely important to me. I want to understand.. I have to understand if I can.
21:47 "He was both the product and the promise of a system of scientific research that was esteemed and enshrined in Germany". It was "a system" that departed from the values commanded by God, and produced Mengele. The same way the Soviets who departed from God, fell into the abys of Chernobyl. And so on..
PS I have been there, and Sachsenhausen and Dachau.
I am about 80% through this book. wow
I was born in 1935… This is terrifying to me, because I have a feeling it’s coming around again
While living in the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo I happen to have met some of the descendants of the people in this video. I was very proud that the Dominican government at that time opened the doors while the rest of the world, including the US looked the other way. Nations needed to step up while these people were being exterminated during the Holocaust, but very few did. The Dominican Republic was one of the few that stepped up.
This book made me emotional. Incredible story.
Great job
This was a powerful story. The women who spoke can really articulate in the perfect way....I am not gay but I am Jewish and have not had much contact with other Jewish people because I I did not get along with my adopted mother and became a ward of the state at 15 (I am 54 now) So my life experiences and relationships have been without Jewish people.Despite this I am very moved
From Trinidad & Tobago: Eager to learn as much as possible about this dreadful period. Max, your life's experiences are truly touching! Your strength and determination speaks volumes! God bless you as you continue to live a life of satisfaction and and memorable service!
Keep these testimonies for ever.I hope that all these test I monies are in the holocaust museums all over the world. Brenda Landes. Kibbutz Geva. Israel
Beautiful interview thank you!
Interesting discussion which motivates me to hear more from Helen especially.
Poor little boy. How could they ever have done this???? It's NOT a "wonderful world" Louis Armstrong. So sad....doesn't matter how many years this happened. For me time stops when seeing this. Locked in place and it makes me very angry because you bear witness yet you can't reach back in time to rescue him nor can you wring the neck of the bastards killers. Frustrating!
Interesting!
Thank you !
Fascinating talk. Thanks for uploading this
Bless all those that were taken from us.
This is a very moving story.
Thanks for Uploading.
I have tears in my eyes listening to you speak about Lale, i wish i could have met him. I wish i could hug every SURVIVOR❤ I have read every book about this catastrophe. We must NEVER forget, NEVER let the future generations forget. Much Love❤❤
Great discussion - so informative! Indeed, it is very puzzling why this young man's name and deeds have been so long ignored. so much has disappeared from that era, of course - due to the overwhelming horror and magnitude of the crimes - the shock of it all...
I have nightmares but can not stop reading your books. :-( My heart bleeds for all the poor souls that were affected . I cant believe we still have war like the situation on the Ukraine right now :-(
Regards from Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 👋
I can’t understand that there is so few wiewers of this very intressting conversation. The topic is very intressting and also the Q&A. /Ulf Bornstein Sweden
So interestering!!!! Thanks!!! 🙏
Why isn't this taught in school?
I have just received the most brilliant, thorough and unforgettable lesson not only on Auschwitz, as experienced through the eyes of the victims and the nazis, but also on how to read a photograph. I will forever never be able to walk past a photo exhibition, nor any other photo presented to me again. I have watched this video twice already to make sure I understand the message, both of the ability to read a photo and the experience felt by the victims told through the photo of the subjects themselves. I have also started to apply this new skill by already watching other holocaust videos, pausing the video when a picture comes into frame, and spending at least 10 minutes trying to "hear" what the victim is telling me through their presence. Thank you for giving me this wonderful new gift to deepen my understanding of this dark event in the history of the Jewish people. It is a much treasured gift to me, one that I will forever use and never forget how I received. Shalom.
Excellent post!
How is Professor Van Pelt so certain which way the gas door faced?
Thank you for sharing this documentation...I've seen the Lilly Jacob's photos and this brings added meaning...God bless God's chosen people...shalom
They refer to :the documentary." Which documentary are they referring to?
Thanks for your question! They are referring to the documentary "Home of the Brave: When Southbury Said No to the Nazis."
Home of the Brave: When Southbury Said No to the Nazis. It is available to purchase through the Southbury Historical Society.
an exceptional piece of work.
I'm 3rd generation. still have many habits and anxiety. trying to get rid of it and not to pass it on. . thank you for those words, you're healing me in so many levels of life ❤ תודה
this is something i watch so many times. i loved the grandfather. His grand children loved him so.People all over the world should watch this and learn about true love and family values.
An interesting interview, and I am enjoying the book.
Thank you for sharing Hope more people listen to it
Merci beaucoup ! Je viens de lire la traduction française " Le Ravin" de votre enquête remarquable. J'ai travaillé il y a 15 ans aux Archives Nationales, en lien avec le Mémorial parisien de la Shoah et avait lu beaucoup d'ouvrages concernant la shoah par balles. Photo vraiment terrifiante que celle qui est à l'origine de votre livre. Terrible sort que celui des confins de la Pologne et de l'Ukraine... Paix sur terre aux hommes de bonne volonté !
wow! my Great Grandmother was Greek Jew in Cephalonia. I had no idea about the history of the population leading up to, during and after WW2. thanks
Educative ! Thank you !!
Something about the middle aged, crying woman with the bloodied nose in her undergarments running in terror from pro-Nazi children reduces me to tears even now as an American non Jewish man living in the Midwest. I am broken psychologically by demonic children terrorizing, degrading, beating, torturing, chasing and ultimately murdering an entirely inoffensive, innocent woman, who probably thought they were cute kids before their evil acts against her. Shameful.
RIP Nehemiah Persoff.
R.I.P. Nehemiah age 102. Loved everything thing you ever appeared it. WOW! What a actor and career!
Great actor
RIP
RIP...1919-2022
Thank you for sharing
Nehemiah Persoff -- In Blessed Memory
Reb Persoff has passed on. May He Be Most Happiest In Paradise!
Amazing seeing my uncle Leo, to feel as if we're in the same room, hearing a story (my family's escape drama) one I've heard many times and still learning more about it.