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What to See at NYC's Museum of Jewish Heritage

The Museum of Jewish Heritage is one of New York City’s most intriguing museums, holding essential elements of recent Jewish history within its walls. Highlighted below are four of the museum’s must-see exhibitions for early 2017 (two permanent and two temporary). If you find yourself in lower Manhattan, be sure to stop by the Museum of Jewish Heritage and take in its many stories of the Jewish people and their history.

Museum of Jewish Heritage Exhibits: My Name Is…The Lost Children of Kloster Indersdorf 

My Name Is...The Lost Children of Kloster Indersdorf

Kloster Indersdorf, a convent near Dachau, became a temporary home for hundreds of Jewish (and non-Jewish) children following World War II. These displaced children arrived in 1945, hoping to find relatives following their separation from their families during the war. Each child had his or her photograph taken upon arriving (to be used in circulating search notices), and My Name Is…The Lost Children of Kloster Indersdorf will be exhibiting these precious images, along with each child’s individual story. Beyond inspiring with the resilience of children, the exhibit illuminates the process of forming new lives after the devastating losses of World War II. On View through April 30, 2017.

Museum of Jewish Heritage Exhibits: Seeking Justice: The Leo Frank Case Revisited 

Seeking Justice: The Leo Frank Case Revisited

Seeking Justice: The Leo Frank Case Revisited explores the century-old murder case of Mary Phagan, a 13-year-old girl. The Georgia case was racially charged and Leo Frank, a Jewish factory superintendent, was convicted of the murder. However, this exhibition brings new evidence to light, drawing on multiple interviews of descendants and bringing authoritative insights to the events that led up to the infamous murder. Leo Frank was granted a posthumous pardon in 1986. On view through March 19, 2017.

Museum of Jewish Heritage Exhibits: Core Exhibition 

core exhibition museum jewish heritage

The Museum of Jewish Heritage is New York's Holocaust memorial museum and its Core Exhibition tells the story of the Holocaust from the perspective of those who experienced it. Using first-person histories and personal objects, the exhibition explains the essence and beauty of Jewish life before WWII, telling the story of Europe’s Jews confronting hatred, violence, and the struggle to endure the unimaginable. The Core Exhibition presents Jewish Life A Century Ago, The War Against the Jews, and Jewish Renewal.

Museum of Jewish Heritage Memorial: Garden of Stones

Garden of Stones

Originally opened on September 17, 2003, Garden of Stones is Andy Goldsworthy’s first permanent commission in New York City. This garden serves as a living memorial, inspiring spectators with its collection of trees growing from stones. Planted by Holocaust survivors and their families, this space is a contemplative one that is meant to be revisited time and time again. The city’s different seasons also play a vital role, presenting a different type of landscape with each changing month.

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