Past Exhibitions
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A Perfect Fit : The Garment Industry and American Jewry
December 4, 2005 - April 2, 2006
Rosenberg & Winnick GalleriesThe history of American fashion - from Gold Rush-era to Hollywood-inspired glamour and the evolution of the American workplace with its careful bala…
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From New York to Jerusalem: A Jewish Artist's Journey Home
October 11, 2005 - January 29, 2006
Popper GalleryA spiritual and geographic journey, this exhibition traces the artist Max Ferguson's roots back to his great great grandparents in Eastern Europe. O…
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Mining the Collection: Recent Acquisitions
July 12, 2005 - October 2, 2005
Selz Foundation GalleryAn exhibition of selected works acquired since the Museum relocated to Chelsea in 1999. Given the Museum's interdisciplinary nature, its collections…
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Memory Imprints: A Sculptural Installation by Tova Beck-Friedman
June 12, 2005 - October 2, 2005
Sculpture GardenInspired by ancient architecture and archaeological sites in the land of Israel, Tova Beck-Friedman sculpts the raw desert formations of her birthpl…
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Four Centuries of Jewish Weddings
May 29, 2005 - October 2, 2005
Mezzanine GalleryCelebrating the Jewish wedding in a display of pieces from the Museum's permanent collection that span four hundred years. On view are accessories f…
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Greetings From Home : 350 Years of American Jewish Life
May 17, 2005 - September 25, 2005
Popper GalleryThis exhibition highlights 350 years of the American Jewish experience, from the first settlement in New Amsterdam in 1654 to today's remarkable com…
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Printing The Talmud: From Bomberg to Schottenstein
April 12, 2005 - August 28, 2005
Rosenberg & Winnick GalleriesA fascinating exploration into the world of Talmud study, this exhibition illustrates how technological advances - the invention of the printing pre…
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A Taste Of The Past: The Daily Life and Cooking of a 19th -Century Hungarian Jewis…
April 10, 2005 - July 19, 2005
Mezzanine GalleryRealistic pen and ink illustrations show us daily Jewish life in Moson, a small industrial town in western Hungary, at the turn of the century. The …
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Manhattan Mincha Map: Photographs by Jaime Permuth
January 30, 2005 - June 19, 2005
Selz Foundation GalleryJaime Permuth, born and raised in Guatemala and now living in New York City, was fascinated by the signs depicting Mincha minyans in Manhattan. In t…
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Serif/Serafim: Out of Emptiness
January 30, 2005 - May 29, 2005
Sculpture GardenSeven cut steel sculptures of figurative Hebrew words exploring the idea of messengers by Jeffrey Schrier. Inspired by early 20th-century Jewish pap…