The Memorial Tapestry after cleaning. 2022.24.1, Textile made by Vichna Yablonsky Kreiger, 1896. Gift of the Zimmerman and Schwartz Families. Written by Judy Baumel-Schwartz For many years my mother-in-law, Bernice Cohen Schwartz, had a framed, hand embroidered matzah cover on the wall of her dining room. “This beautiful piece was made by my grandmother, Bubba (grandmother) Lena,” she would say. It was one of two embroidered tapestries that her mother, Daisy Sheidler Cohen, had inherited from her own mother, Lena (Chaya Lieba) Kreiger Sheidler, and passed on to her daughters. Family lore state ..read more

Originally published by Chalkbeat New York By Julian Shen-Berro An FAQ developed by the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan aims to help teachers address questions about antisemitism in the classroom. (John Halpern / Museum of Jewish Heritage) Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools. As New York City schools grapple with a rise in Islamophobic and antisemitic rhetoric — and high-profile incidents at some local schools have stirred fierce controversy — a new resource for teachers seeks to help address questions over antisemitism. The Muse ..read more

— Guide developed for NYC educators to focus on building understanding about antisemitism after a rise in hate following October 7th — New York, N.Y.—The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust has released its Antisemitism FAQ Educator Resource. Following the October 7th massacre in Israel, and the subsequent accelerated rise in antisemitism, the Museum received numerous questions from students and teachers—and requests for support—to help them understand historical and contemporary antisemitism. This Resource is designed to guide educators throughout New York City in b ..read more

Rina Nudel was born in Lvov, Poland in 1932, the youngest of five children. When the Germans entered Lvov in 1941, she was taken with her mother to the Janowska Concentration Camp. In Janowska, her mother saved 10-year old Rina in a split second by pushing her into a small group of Jews about to be released. Rina’s mother perished in Belzec. Rina lived in Lvov Ghetto for more than a year before she escaped. After being hidden in the home of Christians she fled to the Ukraine with her two brothers and sister using forged papers. They later went to Romania and in late 1944 she traveled to Palest ..read more

Museums and educators are wrestling with the question of how to reach younger audiences further and further removed from the horrors of the Holocaust. Originally published by The Jerusalem PostBy ANDREW LAPIN/JTA, GABE FRIEDMAN/JTAJANUARY 13, 2024 03:57The exhibit also includes live-action videos.(photo credit: The Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust/JTA) (JTA) — The dark red wall that welcomes visitors at the Museum of Jewish Heritage’s new exhibit, about the rescue of Danish Jews during the Holocaust, offers an introduction that’s both typical and anything but. As ..read more

The museums newest exhibition “Courage to Act” was featured in a NBC News Youtube Video. Here is the video: The post Meet this amazing young genius | Nightly News: Kids Edition appeared first on Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust ..read more

In Commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day —Notable readers and speakers include Elisha Wiesel, Julianna Margulies, Carol Kane, Jackie Hoffman, Joshua Malina, Ann Curry, and more; in coordination with National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene — New York, N.Y. – The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust will commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a community reading of Elie Wiesel’s  influential memoir, Night, on Sunday, January 28, 2024 beginning at 1 p.m. Well-known figures will take turns reading the book throughout the afternoon; an ..read more

This article originally appeared in Spectrum News NY1. Written by Rocco Vertuccio and Shannan Ferry. Elisha Wiesel, the son of Nobel Prize-winning author Elie Wiesel, joined anchors Shannan Ferry and Rocco Vertuccio Sunday morning on NY1 to discuss International Holocaust Remembrance Day and a reading event featuring his father’s writing. Link to the video The post Son of Nobel Prize-winning writer discusses International Holocaust Remembrance Day appeared first on Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust ..read more

This is a video from the show Today. An innovative new holographic exhibit at New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage called “Courage to Act: Rescue in Denmark,” tells an extraordinary and relatively unknown story of how Denmark saved the vast majority of its Jewish population from the Nazis. NBC’s Harry Smith reports in this week’s Sunday Spotlight. The post Holographic exhibit tells how Denmark Jews survived Holocaust appeared first on Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust ..read more

The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a community reading of Elie Wiesel’s influential memoir, Night, on Sunday, January 28, 2024. The post Commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day appeared first on Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust ..read more