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The exhibit weaves together the individual stories of 750 objects and artifacts, as well as first-person testimonies, photographs and text.įor Judy Baumel-Schwartz, the exhibit’s curator and Holocaust scholar at Bar-Ilan University, working on the exhibit “has been one of the high points of my professional career. The 12,000-square-foot, two-story exhibit attempts to shed new light on Holocaust education by creating a compelling narrative of the Holocaust, antisemitism, Jewish resistance and perseverance. The exhibit emphasizes the individual human stories and the Jewish lives lived before, during and after the Holocaust. The Museum no longer accepts Nazi memorabilia such as flags and armbands, with exceptions made for more rare items not yet represented in the Museum’s collection.( New York Jewish Week) - A young child’s diary, a favorite doll, a cookbook of family recipes, a report card, a Torah scroll smuggled to the United States and a silver spoon found among the rubble at a concentration camp.Īll of these objects are on display in “The Holocaust: What Hate Can Do,” an expansive new permanent exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan that opened over the holiday weekend. The Museum collection is largely focused on period documentation, however, on rare occasion, and under exceptional circumstance, may acquire original works of art created after the Holocaust. Attempted 1970’s neo-Nazi march in Skokie.Pursuit of justice through restitution and war crimes trials.
Liberation and reemergence of Jewish life after the war with an emphasis on the Midwest region.US service men and women of the Chicagoland area involved with concentration camp liberation and resettlement of refugees.Experiences in ghettos, concentration camps, and Nazi-occupied territories.World response to the Nazi regime and its occupation of Europe.Repression and crimes of the Nazi regime and its collaborators.Prewar life of communities targeted by the Nazis.The Museum collects materials that illustrate and document: Textiles: uniforms, clothing, badges, armbands, flags, and banners.Personal papers and government documents, correspondence, diaries, memoirs, and scrapbooks.Personal effects, ritual objects, jewelry, musical instruments, and numismatics (coins).Furnishings, architectural fragments, models, machinery, and tools.Broadsides, announcements, advertisements, posters and maps.Art: period drawings, prints, sculpture, posters, and other creative works.Types of materials collected by the Museum include: Museum staff do not provide appraisal values for donations. Unsolicited donations sent through the mail or delivered to the Museum without an appointment cannot be accepted. If you have items which you believe would make valuable additions to the collection, please contact the Collections Department at 847.967.4817 or to schedule an in-person appointment. The Museum is actively accepting donations of period photographs, documents, and artifacts that will help to accurately illustrate the losses and legacies of our region’s Survivors. Through the acquisition, preservation, and exhibition of its collections, the Museum strives to document and make available a historical record of the Holocaust for current and future generations. Your help will allow us to accurately impart the legacy of our Chicagoland and the Midwest region’s Survivors and lost families. Your story of survival can inspire the lives of future generations and empower young people to carry on the fight against intolerance, hatred, and antisemitism.
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