Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more
×

Museum of Jewish Heritage

Israeli street artists Nitzan Mintz, left, and Dede Bandaid, right, in front of a sculpture commemorating the effort to release the Israeli hostages held in Gaza, at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City, October 7, 2026. (Agatha Khishchenko/Times of Israel)
October 8, 2026, 10:09 am
‘Sense of closure’: NY Jews deposit hostage tags into new art installation on Oct. 7
Sculpture designed by Israeli artists who launched poster campaign for Gaza captives is unveiled at NYC Holocaust museum, as Jewish community mourns on anniversary of Hamas attack
By Agatha Khishchenko
Illustrative: Holocaust survivor Toby Levy next to an interactive artificial intelligence display of herself, at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City, January 27, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
January 27, 2025, 11:24 pm
New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage is using AI for Holocaust education
Educational center unveils exhibit called ‘Survivor Stories’ that uses artificial intelligence to facilitate dialogue between survivors and visitors
By Luke Tress
Portraits of Holocaust survivors displayed at the Museum of Jewish Heritage as a vintage German train car, like those used to transport people to Auschwitz and other death camps, sits on tracks outside the museum, in New York, Sunday, March 31, 2019. (AP/Richard Drew)
May 24, 2024, 8:18 am
NYC Holocaust museum offers free trips to eighth graders from city’s public schools
$2.5 million program will cover transportation, guides and take-home materials for schools as city seeks to mitigate rising antisemitism throughout the US
By AP
The Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City. (Museum of Jewish Heritage/John Halpern via JTA)
April 2, 2024, 6:11 am
NY’s Museum of Jewish Heritage aims to help teachers nip student antisemitism in the bud
A newly-released online resource compiles commonly asked questions about Jews and Jew-hatred to teach empathy and inoculate middle and high schoolers against online propaganda
By Cathryn J. Prince
The Farber family, adhering to Jewish tradition even after the murder of their 4-year-old daughter Yocheved, continued to use this kosher cooking pot as a symbol of resistance, inscribed in Hebrew: 'In this pot kosher food was cooked in the Vilna ghetto for a girl who was taken to be annihilated.' (Museum of Jewish Heritage/ via JTA)
July 10, 2022, 6:05 am
NYC Holocaust museum uses personal objects to tell story of lives lived and lost
New permanent exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, entitled ‘The Holocaust: What Hate Can Do,’ emphasizes individual human stories from before, during and after World War II
By julia GERGELY
New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov leads a protest against antisemitism in Brooklyn, New York, on January 2, 2022. (Luke Tress/The Times of Israel)
May 10, 2022, 10:33 pm
Jewish NYC politician pulls donation to Holocaust museum over alleged DeSantis snub
Republican Inna Vernikov withdraws $5,000 from Museum of Jewish Heritage, accuses it of ‘politicizing’ Holocaust, after it allegedly banned right-wing Florida governor
By Luke Tress
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, on February 24, 2022, in Orlando, FL. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
May 7, 2022, 5:04 am
Did New York Holocaust museum ban Florida Governor Ron DeSantis?
Museum denies it told Tikvah Fund, a think tank, that it could not hold event if Florida governor was to speak
By Jacob Henry
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images/JTA)
October 7, 2021, 5:12 am
‘I will protect you’: At Jewish museum, NY Gov. Hochul unveils $25M for security
Grants will boost defense at nonprofits threatened by hate crimes: ‘This stops now. People who dare raise a hand to any New Yorker are picking a fight with 20 million others’
By JTA
Dara Horn (Michael B. Priest)
September 17, 2021, 12:08 pm
‘People Love Dead Jews,’ says Dara Horn, but the living ones don’t fare as well
The acclaimed novelist pivots to non-fiction, explaining the myriad ways Jews have been — and still are — forced to erase their particularistic identity when living among non-Jews
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: Portraits of Holocaust survivors are displayed at the Museum of Jewish Heritage as a vintage German train car, like those used to transport people to Auschwitz and other death camps, is uncovered on tracks outside the museum, in New York, Sunday, March 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
January 8, 2021, 11:51 pm
‘Hate at our doorstep’: Confederate flag tied outside NYC Holocaust museum
Museum president links act to dispaly of flag by members of mob that stormed Capitol two days earlier, calls it ‘potent symbol of white supremacy’
By Ben Sales
Screen capture from video of Holocaust survivor and educator Toby Levy. (YouTube)
January 5, 2021, 8:04 am
Holocaust survivor pens NY Times op-ed on how COVID is ‘stealing’ her last years
‘I lost my childhood, I never had my teenage years,’ writes 87-year-old Toby Levy, ‘and now, in my old age, this is shortening my life by a year’
By Gabe Friedman
The Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York, May 13, 2015. (Steve Mack/Getty Images via JTA)
June 24, 2020, 12:47 pm
NY Museum of Jewish Heritage lays off 40% of staff due to virus financial crisis
34 employees will reportedly be fired and other staff will face reduced hours; senior and executive staff will not take pay cuts
By Marcy Oster
Illustrative: French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner, center, followed by Strasbourg Chief Rabbi Harold Abraham Weill, second right, walk amid vandalized tombs in the Jewish cemetery of Westhoffen, west of the city of Strasbourg, eastern France, December 4, 2019. (Jean-Francois Badias/AP)
January 24, 2020, 12:07 pm
LISTEN: New AJC survey finds rising anti-Semitism in France is mainstream worry
Episode #20: AJC Europe Director Simone Rodan-Benzaquen discusses headline-grabbing bombshell survey * Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, a visit to NY’s Museum of Jewish Heritage
By ToI Staff
New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza speaks at a news conference prior to a students' tour of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City, January 15, 2020. (Ben Sales)
January 16, 2020, 5:27 am
Brooklyn teens taken to Holocaust museum in bid to combat anti-Semitism
With young people committing most anti-Jewish offenses, pilot program aims to educate students about Shoah in hopes of clamping down on hate
By Ben Sales
Lexi Rabadi stars in the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene's one-woman show, 'Hannah Senesh (a play with music and song).' (Victor Nechay/Properpix.com)
July 29, 2019, 4:28 am
Spy/poet Hannah Senesh brought back to life in one-woman show in New York
Running till August 18, play by David Schechter launches Folksbiene’s 104th season with rare English production, alongside the Museum of Jewish Heritage’s huge Auschwitz exhibit
By Jordan Hoffman
Load More

Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community

Sign in or Register

Paying ToI Community members are invited to comment on articles
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By joining you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community
Sign in or Register
Only ToI Community members can comment below articles
Forgot your password? / Send me a login link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Join The Times of Israel Community
Commenting is available for paying members of The Times of Israel Community only. Please join our Community to comment and enjoy other Community benefits.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Confirm Mail
Thank you! Now check your email
You are now a member of The Times of Israel Community! We sent you an email with a login link to . Once you're set up, you can start enjoying Community benefits and commenting.
Back to top
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering allows you to manage your newsletters and alerts and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.