Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust

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Garden of Stones Photograph: Andy Goldsworthy/Melanie Einzig

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Thu Mar 29 2012

This museum explores Jewish life before, during and after the Nazi genocide. The permanent collection includes documentary films, thousands of photos and 800 artifacts, many donated by Holocaust survivors and their families, while the Memorial Garden features English artist Andy Goldsworthy’s Garden of Stones, 18 fire-hollowed boulders embedded with dwarf oak saplings. Special exhibitions tackle historical events or themes, such as “Crack, Bam, Dot! The Game of Mah Jongg in Jewish-American Life,” on view through December. The new Keeping History Center brings the core collection to life with interactive displays, including “Voices of Liberty,” a soundscape of émigrés’ and refugees’ reactions to their arrival in the U.S.—which is made all the more poignant juxtaposed with the museum’s panoramic views of Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.

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Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust 36 Battery Pl
Financial District
New York

Cross Street:
at 1st Pl
Phone:
646-437-4202
Website:
mjhnyc.org
Opening hours:
Mon, Tue, Thu, Sun 10am–5:45pm; Wed 10am–8pm; Fri 10am–3pm
Transport:
Subway: 4, 5 to Bowling Green
Price:
$12, seniors $10, students $7, members and children under 12 free. Wed 4–8pm free
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1. Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
  - 36 Battery Pl
    Financial District
    New York
  - 646-437-4202
  - mjhnyc.org
  - 40.705925,-74.018280

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Theater. Film. Museums & Attractions. Antiquities. Military & maritime. Books. Food & Drink. Things to Do
Facilities:
Kids facilities. Changing tables. Stroller-friendly. Accessible facilities. Wheelchair access
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Feed your brain. Going in a group. Going solo. History buffs. Take a tourist. Take your parents. Kids

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Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust

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