he Herbert & Eileen Bernard Museum of Judaica generally presents two exhibitions each year: one in the fall and one in the spring. We also sponsor an annual lecture series in conjunction with the Ivan M. Stettenheim Library. Admission to the museum is free and open to the public. Museum hours are Sunday through Thursday, 10 AM to 4:30 PM. Enter at the Marvin & Elisabeth Cassell Community House, One East 65th Street. Click on the links below for program information.
UPCOMING LECTURECreating the Museum
of the History of Polish Jews:
A Work in Progress
Guest speaker:
Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
6:30 PM
THE MUSEUM of the History of Polish Jews, for which ground was broken in June 2007 in Warsaw, is dedicated to preserving the lasting legacy of Jewish life in Poland and of the civilization created by Polish Jews in the course of a millennium. Dr. Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, head of the international core exhibition planning team, will discuss the challenges and methods for creating a narrative for this visionary museum.
BARBARA KIRSHENBLATT-GIMBLETT is a professor of performance studies at the Tisch School of the Arts (NYC) and an affiliated professor of Hebrew and Judaic studies. View past exhibitions»
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