History News Network (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
A new exhibit opened at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. It is titled: The Morgenthaus: A Legacy of Service and will run through December 2010. The Morgenthaus are a unique American family both wealthy and powerful and among them three Morgenthau generations, Henry Morgenthau, Sr., Henry Morgenthau, Jr., and Robert M. Morgenthau, have contributed greatly to America’s history....
Flavorwire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The great weight of history is at times hard to grasp, so it's always intriguing to see how our cultural institutions of record keep the narrative going. The Museum of Jewish Heritage, located on the lower tip of Manhattan overlooking New York Harbor, Lady Liberty, and Ellis Island, has just opened a spiffy new wing that incorporates audio technology to tell the story of its predecessors. Combining...
City Room (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
"The Morgenthaus: A Legacy of Service," an exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, looks at three generations of the family: Henry Sr., Henry Jr. and Robert.
Women's Lens (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- A 16th century Hebrew Bible looted by the Nazis six decades ago was returned to Vienna's Jewish community Monday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials turned over the two-volume Bible to two Austrian emissaries during a repatriation ceremony at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan. Published in Venice in 1516-17, the Bible once was part of the well-known
Fox News (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials turned over the two-volume Bible to two Austrian emissaries during a repatriation ceremony at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan.
NewYorkology: A New York Travel Gui (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Many museums stay open late at least one night a week, often in conjunction with free admission hours , live music and cocktails. Here are the New York City museums with late-closing hours listed by day of the week: Mondays New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex at Grand Central Terminal - 8 p.m. (always free) Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame Annex - 8 p.m., with last admission at 7 p.m. ($24.50)...
Daniel Lubetzky (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust presents: Tuesday, November 17, 7 P.M. Making Money and Doing Good Moderated by Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times Daniel Lubetzky, Kind Inc. and PeaceWorks Foundation/OneVoice Movement; Nancy Lublin, Dress For Success and Do Something; and Barry Nalebuff, Honest Tea The news has been marked in recent [...]
Chasing Evil (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
Beachwood: Maltz Museum $100,000 'Stop The Hate' contest underway: "BEACHWOOD -- The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage's annual 'Stop The Hate/Youth Speak Out' $100,000 essay contest for middle school and high school students is underway.Read the full article at the top link.
Women's Lens (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
A performance of “4 x 4,” a dance piece by the Brazilian Jewish choreographer Deborah Colker. Her company performs the work at City Center this week, from Oct. 22 to Oct. 25. by Eric Herschthal Staff Writer The lithe, bearded and bald choreographer Daniel Gwirtzman rehearsed his most recent dance piece, “Tribe,” last Thursday at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. In one male duet,...
The Konformist Blog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Film: “Inglourious Basterds” Making the unfunny funny But better if you don’t see this as a film about the Holocaust Aug 27th 2009 From The Economist print edition IT WAS bold of Quentin Tarantino and his producer, Harvey Weinstein, to pre-screen their brutal, wisecracking, revisionist war film at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York. In “Inglourious Basterds” the...
Legal History Blog (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
The Legal History Blog thanks Bridget Crawford, a legal history fellow traveler, for guest blogging over the past month. Bridget first caught my eye through her fabulous history-related posts at Feminist Law Professors, where you can continue to follow her. Bridget can also be found on SSRN, where she has many papers and an amazing number of downloads.Bridget's posts have covered James A.
TravelDailyNews.com (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
NYC & Company, the City’s official marketing, tourism and partnership organization, announced a fall promotion to highlight the City’s autumn season as a value-added time to visit the five
NewYorkology: A New York Travel Gui (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
The recession has caused many museums to raise admission, reduce staff and delay exhibitions, but the good news is that most are maintaining their free hours. In addition to the list below, many New York City museums are always free or operate under a not-well-advertised “suggested donation” policy. Museums with free or pay-what-you-wish hours Mondays Museum at Eldridge Street - Free tours...
Campaign for Unshaved Snatch (CUSS) (Free subscription) | 25/09/2009
On Wednesday, I went to the Museum of Jewish Heritage, which is a Holocaust and Jewish culture museum, in lower Manhattan to do some research. Upon my emergence from the subway, I looked for a food vendor from whom I could buy a carbonated diet beverage in a bottle. The first cart in my path was a hot dog purveyor. I asked for a bottle of Diet Coke. "That's $3," he said. "What?"...
Baristanet (Free subscription) | 14/09/2009
Meyer Levin , an American journalist, was one of the first to hear of Anne Frank's diary. He brought it to public attention and then adapted it into a radio play, "Diary of a Young Girl." But the play has not been heard for more than 50 years because of a longstanding dispute between Levin and Otto Frank, Anne's father. Tonight (Monday, Sept 14), with permission of Frank's only surviving...
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