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An interior of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Courtesy of The Weitzman Museum via JTA)
October 14, 2026, 7:45 pm
Philadelphia’s American Jewish history museum moves closer to joining the Smithsonian
Congressional commission studying whether to make Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History a Smithsonian member, at a difficult moment for the storied institution
By Andrew Lapin
Illustrative: People watch workers move the Adas Israel Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in Washington, to a new location down the street, where it became part of the Capital Jewish Museum, on January 9, 2019, in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
April 10, 2025, 2:02 am
US Jewish cultural institutions reeling as Trump defunds arts and humanities
Widespread cuts are touted as cutting costs, but come two years after a Biden administration initiative described museums as a critical tool against the spread of antisemitism
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
An undated view of the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia (Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History)
December 12, 2024, 6:44 am
Biden signs law that could bring US Jewish history museum under Smithsonian umbrella
Legislation, which was unanimously approved by Congress, calls for establishing body to examine whether the Weitzman museum in Philadelphia can join the Smithsonian Institution
By Ron Kampeas
A view of the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, March 17, 2020. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images via JTA)
September 24, 2024, 10:48 pm
House votes to consider making US Jewish history museum part of Smithsonian trust
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz says move, which would unlock federal funding opportunities, aims to ‘uplift Jewish stories’ and combat antisemitism
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
A view of the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, March 17, 2020. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images via JTA)
March 21, 2024, 10:27 pm
US Jewish history museum may join Smithsonian, 4 years after bankruptcy
Lawmakers introduce legislation to consider adding Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia to iconic trust amid spike in antisemitism
By Ron Kampeas
Striding lions with Eros child (pair of two). Early 1st century BCE- mid 1st century CE, Yemen, bronze. (Courtesy of Smithsonian/ Colleen Dugan)
December 12, 2022, 5:03 am
In ancient Yemen, a booming economy sparked cultures rivaling the Greeks and Romans
A newly-opened Smithsonian exhibit holds 2,000-year-old artifacts revealing a civilization in its golden age, with an incense trade that spanned the known world from Rome to India
By Rich Tenorio
This April 10, 1996, file photo shows one of the four pairs of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 film 'The Wizard of Oz' on display during a media tour of the 'America's Smithsonian' traveling exhibition in Kansas City, Missouri (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)
September 6, 2018, 5:25 pm
Stolen ‘Wizard of Oz’ slippers found after 13 years
Iconic ruby footwear from the 1939 classic, one of four pairs made by Jewish costume designer Gilbert Adrian, were snatched from Judy Garland Museum in 2005
By AFP and ToI Staff
In this May 1, 2017, file photo, people wait in line to enter the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Cultural on the National Mall in Washington. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
June 3, 2017, 1:19 am
Nooses showing up in more hate incidents around US
Experts note increased use of hate symbols in series of episodes meant to intimidate minorities
By Jesse J. Holland
Ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz" (Screen capture: YouTube)
October 20, 2016, 8:31 pm
Wanted: $300K to rescue Dorothy’s ruby slippers
Smithsonian launches Kickstarter campaign to restore 80-year-old iconic ‘Wizard of Oz’ props, preserve them for public
By Ben Nuckols
Qur’an. Calligrapher, Ali b. Mahmud al-Havavi. Iran, Tabriz, Safavid period, January 15, 1516. Ink, color, and gold on paper. (Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul)
July 31, 2016, 3:14 am
Amid fraught election rhetoric, Smithsonian to open first major Quran exhibition
After years of false starts, 48 historical folios spanning a millenium of Islamic history will be shown in Washington in the fall
By Rich Tenorio
Albert Einstein, 1946. (Central Press/Getty Images via JTA)
May 17, 2016, 3:57 am
Hebrew U, Smithsonian launch Einstein project to make science accessible
Initiative marks centennial of the famed Jewish scientist’s publication of the theory of general relativity
By JTA
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