The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jewish-museum/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:37:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Jewish Museum | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jewish-museum/ 32 32 US federal building known for murals by Jewish artists at risk of sale, demolition https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-federal-building-known-for-murals-by-jewish-artists-at-risk-of-sale-demolition/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:51:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3743987 Activists call for protection, preservation of Wilbur J. Cohen building, known as 'Sistine Chapel of the New Deal' for its massive paintings depicting the American working class

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]]> Reversing course, Philadelphia Jewish museum to rehang vandalized Israeli flag https://www.timesofisrael.com/reversing-course-philadelphia-jewish-museum-to-rehang-vandalized-israeli-flag/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 02:37:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3629727 Following criticism, head of Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History says 'we certainly didn't intend... to create a perception that we were capitulating to vandals'

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]]> Philadelphia’s Jewish museum grapples with its identity in the wake of October 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/philadelphias-jewish-museum-grapples-with-its-identity-in-the-wake-of-october-7/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 09:13:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3628216 The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History contends with a resurgence of antisemitism amid a shifting cultural landscape, with an Israeli CEO at its helm

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]]> Israeli embassy staffers killed in Washington aspired to Middle East bridge-building https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-embassy-staffers-killed-in-washington-aspired-to-middle-east-bridge-building/ Thu, 22 May 2025 19:43:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3555591 Friends and colleagues remember the couple as driven by a desire to forge regional ties through diplomacy, and for their 'unwavering belief' in peace and equality

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]]> Two Israeli Embassy staffers killed in shooting attack at Washington, DC, Jewish Museum https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-israeli-embassy-staffers-killed-in-shooting-attack-at-washington-dc-jewish-museum/ Thu, 22 May 2025 07:00:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3554829 Victims were a couple about to get engaged; shooter yelled 'Free Palestine' as arrested; Trump: 'Horrible' killings 'obviously' based on antisemitism; security raised at all embassies

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]]> Trump administration rescinds grants to at least two NY Jewish arts organizations https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-administration-rescinds-grants-to-at-least-two-ny-jewish-arts-organizations/ Thu, 08 May 2025 14:36:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3544667 As the government targets the National Endowment of the Arts, creative groups are uncertain how they will cover expenses, while more institutions appear to be at risk of cuts

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]]> Drawing on Dutch masters, NY exhibit explores Christians painting themselves into Purim parable https://www.timesofisrael.com/drawing-on-dutch-masters-ny-exhibit-explores-christians-painting-themselves-into-purim-parable/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:53:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3499715 Eschewing Persian version, Jewish Museum extends art curation scepter to masters like Rembrandt, who saw Esther's heroism echoed in their own struggle against Catholic Spain

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]]> Jewish, black artists tackle KKK with satire in new Jewish Museum exhibit https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-black-artists-tackle-kkk-with-satire-in-new-jewish-museum-exhibit/ Sat, 07 Dec 2024 14:06:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3431755 In 'Draw Them In, Paint Them Out: Trenton Doyle Hancock Confronts Philip Guston,' artists confront symbols of racism, white supremacy, antisemitism

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]]> Former director of Israel Museum to lead Jewish Museum in New York https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-director-of-israel-museum-to-lead-jewish-museum-in-new-york/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 04:49:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3072463 James Snyder not expected to make major curatorial changes, though institution may begin exploring exhibitions on antisemitism

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]]> 300-year-old Sephardic Torah ornaments to be displayed at US museums for 1st time https://www.timesofisrael.com/300-year-old-sephardic-torah-ornaments-to-be-displayed-at-us-museums-for-1st-time/ Fri, 11 Aug 2023 08:34:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3069869 Works by Abraham de Oliveyra, the first known licensed Jewish silversmith in London, are bought jointly by Boston's Museum of Fine Arts and NYC Jewish Museum

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]]> New Jewish DC museum flags Jews who shaped capital, from a Confederate spy to RBG https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-jewish-dc-museum-flags-jews-who-shaped-the-capital-from-a-confederate-spy-to-rbg/ Thu, 08 Jun 2023 23:53:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3028382 The Capital Jewish Museum, set to open Friday in the historically Jewish Judiciary Square neighborhood, doesn't shy away from showcasing a warts-and-all local history

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]]> London Jewish Museum to close Camden campus with plans to relocate within 5 years https://www.timesofisrael.com/london-jewish-museum-to-close-camden-campus-with-plans-to-relocate-within-5-years/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 20:54:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3028103 The Albert Street premises will close its doors at the end of next month, with the bulk of its collection of more than 40,000 objects going into storage

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]]> Historian says NY’s Jewish Museum sanitizes filmmaker’s WWII record in new exhibit https://www.timesofisrael.com/historian-says-nys-jewish-museum-sanitizes-filmmakers-wwii-record-in-new-exhibit/ Fri, 20 May 2022 01:01:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2763652 Godfather of US avant-garde film Jonas Mekas fled Lithuania in 1944 as the Nazis advanced, but Yale researcher Michael Casper believes the now-deceased artist misled about his past

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]]> Argentina’s new virtual Jewish museum celebrates Córdoba community’s playful humor https://www.timesofisrael.com/argentinas-new-virtual-jewish-museum-celebrates-cordoba-communitys-playful-humor/ Mon, 07 Mar 2022 02:45:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2708399 In addition to history and documents, check out the 'Idishometer,' a quiz on Yiddish words and their Spanish translations

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]]> Workers push to unionize at New York Jewish Museum amid pandemic uncertainty https://www.timesofisrael.com/workers-push-to-unionize-at-new-york-jewish-museum-amid-pandemic-uncertainty/ Thu, 13 Jan 2022 12:12:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2682738 Employees say drive is aimed at creating a 'workplace built upon communication, respect, and integrity'

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