Object Spotlight: Passover Stories

In this exclusive virtual program for members, take a closer look at several remarkable objects from the Museum’s collection that relate to Passover and explore the unforgettable stories behind them. This program will be led by Charlotte Apter, Assistant Curator, Collections.

This is a virtual program. Registrants will receive a Zoom link by email. This program will be recorded. 

Become a member to attend. If you are already a member, email membership@mjhnyc.org or call 646-437-4334 for registration assistance.

Charlotte Apter is the Assistant Curator, Collections at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, where she is responsible for new acquisitions, cataloging, and interpretation of the Museum’s Permanent Collection. Charlotte specializes in Yiddish-language material as well as Eastern European Jewish History and culture before the Holocaust. Prior to joining the curatorial team, Charlotte worked in the Museum’s Education department. She also served as a Bibliography Fellow at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA where she helped research, translate, and curate the groundbreaking exhibition Yiddish: A Global Culture which opened in October of 2023. Additionally, Charlotte worked as an Archival Researcher at YIVO and as a Yiddish teacher for kids at the Worker’s Circle school in Brooklyn.

Image and credits:
Passover Seder photographs, Gift of Evelyn Cohen, 2000.P.318

Event details

Virtual
Thursday
April 10, 2025

11:00 AM (ET) – 12:00 PM

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