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Special Exhibitions
21-May-08 | Enigmatic Author Irene Nemirovsky Focus of New Exhibition opening in September 19-May-08 | Third Annual New York's Best Emerging Jewish Artists Line Up Announced
7-May-08 | June and July Public Programming Schedule Announced 30-April-08 | Museum Exhibition, Daring to Resist: Jewish Defiance in the Holocaust, Wins National Award 24-January-08 | Museum Publishes Landmark Book about Jews in the Dominican Republic 14-December-07 | Jews Offered Refuge By The Dominican Republic Subject of New Exhibition
*NEW* Request for proposal: Exhibit Designer opportunity for new interactive area.
Watch a video about the Museum. Click here to view. Click here to read about the Speakers Bureau in the New York Times. Read the New York Times review of Daring to Resist. Click here to read part one of the review.
Check media kits for more detailed information about the Museum and special and permanent exhibitions and the press release archive for information about past events and programs. About the Museum The Museum is New York's primary institution of public education about modern Jewish history and the Holocaust. The Museum tells the moving story of 20th century Jewish life from the perspective of those who lived it. Weaving together personal experiences and world events, it paints an evocative portrait of a people and an indomitable spirit. Created as a living memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, the Museum honors those who died by celebrating their lives and legacy. It conveys a message of memory and hope that is of universal significance. Newsletter Click here to read the Winter 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007, Winter 2007, Fall 2006 edition, or the Spring 2006 edition.
Woman of Letters: Irène Némirovsky and Suite Française Opening September 24, 2008 The story of Irène Némirovsky is that of a remarkable writer, who was driven to create even as her world was destroyed around her. It is, however, more than literary history: it is the story of a mother and her daughters, of memory and identity, of legacy and loss. A Russian-born Jewish writer, Némirovsky quickly became an acclaimed author in her adopted France. But her fame and accomplishment, and even her conversion to Catholicism, were not enough to save her; she was arrested and deported to Auschwitz in 1942. Among the few mementos Irène left her daughters, Denise and Elisabeth, was a valise that contained a leather notebook they believed to be their mother’s diary. Repelled by painful memories, they avoided opening the notebook, until Denise resolved to read it more than sixty years after her mother’s death. She discovered not a diary, but a major literary work: the first two parts of an unfinished five-part novel, Suite Française, now a bestseller in several countries. This remarkable story is told through stunning and heartbreaking artifacts, including the manuscript and the valise itself, never before exhibited. In association with Institut Mémoires de l’Édition Contemporaine (IMEC). The exhibition is made possible through generous funding from: American Express, The David Berg Foundation, Embassy of France in the United States, Nancy Fisher, Grand Marnier Foundation, Alexis Gregory Foundation, Fanya Gottesfeld Heller, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council with the generous support of The September 11th Fund, The Felix & Elizabeth Rohatyn Foundation, Howard J. Rubenstein, and The Robert Sillins Family Foundation.
Sosúa: A Refuge for Jews in the Dominican Republic Sosúa: Un Refugio de Judíos en la República Dominicana On view February 17-August 5, 2008 In 1938, a time when openings for Jewish refugees were hard to find, the government of the Dominican Republic offered to resettle up to 100,000 Jews. Sosúa, an abandoned banana plantation on the north coast of the island, would become a refuge to hundreds of Jews. The settlers were given resources to cultivate the land they were provided, and built a thriving town – one that still exists today. This exhibition will tell how the settlers were recruited and came to Sosúa, what awaited them there, what role the Dominican and U.S. governments and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee played in the story, how the settlers worked with their Dominican neighbors to establish themselves, and what kind of a town they created. Sosúa speaks poignantly to one chapter in a shared Dominican and Jewish story.
This exhibition was made possible, in part, through major funding from the Leon Levy Foundation, with additional support provided by: NY State Senator Eric T. Schneiderman, Former City Council Speaker Gifford Miller, City Council Member Miguel Martinez, and the American Jewish Congress.
Daring to Resist: Jewish Defiance in the Holocaust April 16, 2007-September 1, 2008 During the Holocaust, Jews throughout Europe, through individual and collective acts of resistance, sought to undermine the Nazi goal of the annihilation of the Jewish people. Jews engaged in a range of resistance activities with the aim of preserving Jewish life and dignity despite unimaginable difficulties. Their efforts powerfully refute the popular perception that Jews were passive victims. Through testimony, archival footage, and authentic artifacts, the exhibition helps visitors to understand the dilemmas that Jews faced under impossible circumstances. Whether praying clandestinely, documenting the experiences of Jews in the ghettos, or taking up arms to fight, these responses took many forms, but each and every one was a courageous act of resistance.
This exhibition was made possible through major funding from: Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, the Elizabeth Meyer Lorentz Fund of The New York Community Trust, the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities*. Generous leadership gifts were made by: Frank and Cesia Blaichman, Patti Askwith Kenner and Family, George and Adele Klein, Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert, and Shalom and Varda Yoran. Additional support was provided by: The David Berg Foundation, Nancy Fisher, Robert I. Goldman Foundation, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, L’Oréal USA, Righteous Persons Foundation, and Gil and Claire (Israelit) Zweig. Media sponsorship provided by The Jewish Week. *Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Expert Sources The Museum is pleased to set up interviews between members of the media and our staff experts on topics related to the Holocaust and 20th century Jewish history. Please contact the Communications Department at communications@mjhnyc.org or call 646-437-4340 to submit your interview request. |
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