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Sept 2, 2010

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Kid Fun in Grown-Up Museums

Art museums are smart. They know that in terms of creativity and imagination, kids have a lot in common with the artists featured on their walls. To acclimate kids to new ways of looking and discussing what they see, grown-up museums are tailoring programs to young people and their families. It's a great way to groom future museum-goers and artists. 

Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust

Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust

Edmond J. Safra Plaza
36 Battery Place, Battery Park City
(at 1st Place)
New York, NY  10280
Tel: (646) 437-4202
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Free for children, $7.00 students, $10.00 seniors, $12.00 adults.
Children under 12 free
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Sun: 10 am – 5:45 pm
Wed: 10 am – 8 pm
Fri: 10 am – 5 pm
On the eve of Jewish holidays and non-daylight savings weeks, Fri 10 am-3 pm; closed on all Jewish holidays

The new Museum of Jewish Heritage aims to teach and interpret the story of the 20th-century Jewish experience. The tragedy of intolerance and human suffering is balanced by the universal themes of hope, regeneration and triumph. Rare film footage and more than 13,000 artifacts, documents and photographs are in the museum's collection. Videotaped interviews with more than 650 survivors and witnesses, as well as video testimonies gathered by Steven Spielberg's Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, are incorporated into the inaugural exhibition, which is organized around three themes: Early 20th-Century Jewish Life, War Against the Jews and Jewish Renewal.

Student Membership
$18
$2 Off Admission through Jewish Museum
Receive $2 off admission to when you present your Jewish Museum ticket stub. Visitors to the Jewish Museum can present their ticket stub from the Museum of Jewish Heritage to receive the same discount.
Free Admission on Wednesday
General admission is free on Wednesdays, 4-8 pm.
Senior Discounts
Seniors (65 and older) can purchase discounted memberships: Individual ($36) or Senior Dual ($70).
  • Directions: Subway: 4, 5 to Bowling Green
  • Audio Guides
  • Disability Access: The museum is ADA compliant. Wheelchairs and care chairs are available.
  • Disability Assistance:
    Hearing: American Sign Language (ASL) tours and programs available by special arrangement. Assistive listening devices (neckloops) and transcripts (regular and large-print) available at the admissions desk. Open-captioned programs.
    Vision: Large-print materials available.
  • Gift Shops: Sculpture, posters, reproductions of exhibit materials, jewelry, books
  • On-Site Food: The Heritage Cafe at the museum offers a full lunch and snack menu.
  • On-Site Parking: The museum offers a $3 discount at three nearby garages. Visitors should present their parking ticket at the admissions desk to receive discount validation. Download a map which includes locations of participating garages.

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Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust Listings

  • Meeting Hate with Humanity: Life During the Holocaust

    Ongoing The impact of the Holocaust on the Jewish community in Europe is the focus of this guided tour. Students study the basics of Jewish heritage, examine the responses of different nations to the genocide and explore the concept of social justice.

  • Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story

    Sun, Sept 26, 2010 (USA/Canada, 2010, DigiBeta, 95 min.)Post-screening Q&A with director Peter Miller and baseball player Adam Greenberg of the Bridgeport BluefishNarrated by Dustin Hoffman, this film celebrates the impact Jewish major leaguers have had on the lives of American Jews throughout the history of the game. The film features never-before-seen interviews with an astounding cast from on and off the field including Sandy Koufax, Ron Howard, and Larry King.

  • Jewish Life in the 20th Century

    Ongoing The 2,000 photographs, 800 historical and cultural artifacts and 24 original documentary films on rotating display illustrate the story of Jewish heritage in the 20th century. The exhibition is arranged around three chronological themes, each told on a separate floor.

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