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The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History (The Weitzman) is a Smithsonian-affiliated museum at 101 South Independence Mall East (S. 5th Street) at Market Street in Center City Philadelphia. It was founded in 1976. [2]
Pages in category "Jewish museums in the United States" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A Jewish museum is a museum which focuses upon Jews and may refer seek to explore and share the Jewish experience in a given area. Jewish Museum of Belgium , in Brussels . Notable Jewish museums include:
Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett: Chief Curator of the Core Exhibition at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews; recipient of the Foundation for Jewish Culture award for lifetime achievement (2008). [30] Norman Kleeblatt: winner of the National Jewish Book Award (2009); former chief curator at the Jewish Museum (1982-2017). [31]
Rebecca Gratz was born on March 4, 1781, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.She was the seventh of twelve children born to Miriam Simon and Michael Gratz. Her mother was the daughter of Joseph Simon, a preeminent Jewish merchant of Lancaster, while her father, whose surname originally was Grätz, immigrated to America in 1752 from Langendorf, in German-speaking Silesia. [2]
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American Jewish History is an academic journal and the official publication of the American Jewish Historical Society. The journal was established in 1892 and focuses on all aspects of the history of Jews in the United States. The journal was formerly titled Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society and American Jewish Historical ...