James S. Snyder, 71, after a long career split between MoMA and the Israel Museum, will lead one of the largest museums dedicated to Jewish culture worldwide.
Read MoreThe institution is leaving its Camden premises due to rising costs.
Read MoreA show at the Yeshiva University Museum in New York focuses on the 12th-century physician, jurist, philosopher, rabbi and teacher and his reach from his own times to today.
Read More“Yiddish: A Global Culture’ will tell stories of migration, personal transformation, creativity, and ethnic solidarity through 350 objects
Read MoreThe mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh led to arguably the most ambitious effort ever undertaken to protect Jewish institutions in America.
Read MoreAs U.S. envoy combating global antisemitism, Deborah Lipstadt first acknowledges America’s surge in hate crimes. She is also navigating a debate about the very definition of antisemitism.
Read MoreThe Codex Sassoon, believed to date from the late 9th or early 10th century, was purchased by the American Friends of ANU—Museum of the Jewish People.
Read MoreMeet-up held as part of the Koret Center for Jewish Civilization Conference at the ANU museum
Read MorePresident Biden comments on contemporary antisemitism in his annual Proclamation, released on April 26, 2023.
Read MoreLeora Fridman discusses curating a new exhibition confronting issues of tradition, gender, and Zionism in the Jewish-American community.
Read MoreRecently the Resistance Museum in Amsterdam has been accused of downplaying the heroism of some and the sins of others.
Read MoreRussian forces have looted tens of thousands of irreplaceable pieces. Experts say it is the biggest art heist since the Nazis in World War II.
Read MoreHe will oversee the growth and expansion of the national cultural site and its outreach programs.
Read MoreCara De Silva’s“In Memory’s Kitchen,” a collection compiled by prisoners in the Theresienstadt concentration camp, was a surprise hit.
Read MoreMuseums dedicated to the Holocaust and terrorist attacks are wary of traumatizing their youngest visitors. One upcoming exhibition will show how Denmark helped Jews escape by sea.
Read MoreRussia’s invasion has systematically destroyed Ukrainian cultural sites. A Times investigation has identified 339 that sustained substantial damage this year.
Read MoreIn a difficult time, museum professionals are reimagining the future of identity-based institutions.
Read More‘I’ll Have What She’s Having,’ at the Skirball Center through 9/18, comes to NYC in November.
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