Why We Should Discuss Racism at Holocaust Museums

The significance of “Uprooting Prejudice: Faces of Change,” a new exhibit at the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida.

Meryl Breidbart (she/hers)December 17, 2020

Nearly a Third of U.S. Museums Remain Closed by Pandemic, Survey Shows

An industry group says that the financial state of the country’s museums “is moving from bad to worse.”

Meryl Breidbart (she/hers)November 18, 2020

Davis leaving Tucson’s Jewish History Museum to lead Baltimore museum

CAJM Board member Sol Davis will be the next executive director of the Jewish Museum of Maryland

Meryl Breidbart (she/hers)November 13, 2020

Reimagining Sukkahs in a Time of Plague

As part of “Dwelling in a Time of Plagues,” three CAJM museums are hosting unique outdoor installations by artists that address contemporary social issues and crises. The idea arose out of necessity and a familiar seasonal theme.

Meryl Breidbart (she/hers)October 2, 2020

New Director Sees Berlin’s Jewish Museum as a Place for Debate

Hetty Berg wants the institution to become a cultural hub for the German capital, enabling difficult discussions without succumbing to their rancor.

Meryl Breidbart (she/hers)August 26, 2020

Museums Collect Protest Signs to Preserve History in Real Time

Curators surveyed the area outside the White House on Wednesday for artifacts that will help record the emotional turmoil.

Meryl Breidbart (she/hers)June 12, 2020

How Will We Remember the Pandemic? Museums Are Already Beginning to Decide.

Wanted: Artifacts that show how Americans navigated the Covid-19 crisis. The trick is determining what’s historically valuable.

Meryl Breidbart (she/hers)May 25, 2020

They Survived the Holocaust. Now They’re Confronting the Virus.

The generation that endured Nazi death camps is especially vulnerable to the pandemic.

Meryl Breidbart (she/hers)May 5, 2020

Closed by coronavirus, Jewish museums consider an uncertain future online

How can museums continue to engage audiences while their physical buildings are shuttered in the interests of public health?

Meryl Breidbart (she/hers)April 5, 2020

America’s Largest Population of Holocaust Survivors Is Endangered by the Coronavirus as Crown Heights and Borough Park Shut Down

Meryl Breidbart (she/hers)March 29, 2020

Facing Crisis, Arts Groups Push for Their Own Bailout

As museums shutter and theaters go dark, cultural institutions are calling for the government’s help. But they recognize they’re not the first priority during a pandemic.

Meryl Breidbart (she/hers)March 25, 2020

From Swastika Selfies to Lessons on Nazism

Deeply worried by the surge in episodes of anti-Semitism, Holocaust and Jewish museums are working to use history to combat bigotry.

Meryl Breidbart (she/hers)March 13, 2020

What Communal Responsibility Looks Like

The Rabbinical Council of Bergen County has set a lifesaving example that the rest of us must follow.

Meryl Breidbart (she/hers)March 13, 2020

New York’s Major Cultural Institutions Close in Response to Coronavirus

Several of New York’s largest and most prestigious cultural institutions, including the Met Museum, are closing temporarily in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Meryl Breidbart (she/hers)March 12, 2020