Treasured and irreplaceable family photographs; heirloom Sabbath candlesticks; a wedding present of wooden clogs; a tin Hanukkah menorah with 17 candleholders so that two families could share —these are some of the many Museum objects that share generations’ worth of stories about Jewish heritage and life before, during, and after the Holocaust. Explore the cultural heritage of Jewish communities worldwide, discovering the artistic expressions, spiritual connections, and intellectual contributions that have shaped Jewish life for centuries.
In 2019, Wayne Zuckerman received an unexpected gift from an Israeli stamp collector. The collector had spent over a year working to locate Wayne in order to give him four postcards. Using a Yad Vashem database and with help from Wayne’s local synagogue in New Jersey, he finally succeeded in reuniting the postcards with the … Continued