Museums tell stories through artifacts. Our family histories are also revealed in material culture. Bring your own family heirloom to this workshop! It can be a photograph, a ritual object, a piece of jewelry, a travel document, a kitchen item, …
Past Life: In this fascinating new film from director Avi Nesher, two Israeli sisters delve into the dark mystery of their father's former life in Poland during WWII. Post screening discussion with producer Dr. David Milch. $15, $12 for members. Purchase tickets …
The Museum of Jewish Heritage and the tristate community of genocide survivors and members of the Rwandese diaspora commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. Free event.
Join the musical group Yellow Sneaker and their puppet pals for a free, drop-in program that nurtures family bonds and bridge connections to Jewish life and traditions. Families, musicians, and puppets sing and learn together. Ideal for ages 0-4. Everyone …
Join Lenore Skenazy (“World’s Worst Mom”) for a talk laced with humor and wit about how your kids can be independent. As the author of the book and blog "Free-Range Kids," Lenore Skenazy launched the anti-helicopter parenting movement. Her TV …
Join the Young Friends of the Museum of Jewish Heritage and MJE as we commemorate the 6 million lives lost during the Holocaust. Opening remarks by Rabbi Mark Wildes and a Member of the Young Friends will be followed by …
Post-screening discussion with director Debbie Goodstein and Sally Frishberg. These companion films tell the small but epic story spanning 70 years of the shifting, sometimes tense, sometimes distant relationship between two families surviving the Nazi occupation, one Jewish and the other, their …
Songs from Shylock's Venice with Ensemble Lucidarium Experience the sounds and sights of Shylock's world as one of Italy's premiere Early Music ensembles brings to life 16th-century Venice through this lively multimedia concert. $25 General Admission & $20 Members and …
Pick up your passport and get your tickets at this hands-on workshop. Board the boat and watch a new original play based on the PJ Library story, When Jessie Came Across the Sea. $8, Free for children and grandchildren of …
Join Michael Abramowitz, Director of the USHMM Levine Institute for Holocaust Education, and Elisa Massimino, President and CEO of Human Rights First. Moderated by Nadine Strossen, Former President of the American Civil Liberties Union, leading scholars will discuss the current …