EVENTS THIS MONTH @ THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY
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JULY 2021
Favorite
summer things? Picnics, flip flops, iced tea, and American Jewish
history & culture, of course!
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MUSIC &
CONVERSATION SERIES RETURNS
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*THIS WEEK*
Episode 7: Susan Gaeta
Wednesday,
July 21, 2021
8 pm ET (5 pm PT)
Free with
suggested $10 donation
Celebrate
and explore the music of the international Ladino (Judeo-Spanish)
singer, Susan Gaeta, who toured the world and apprenticed with
the “Keeper of the Flame” Flory Jagoda (z”l)....LEARN MORE & JOIN
US.
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We were able
to help honor the real-life "Last Boy" Sidney Taussig in
June 2019 at the Museum, pictured above. We're proud to continue to
be associated with his legacy and this important story.
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THE LAST BOY in The Second Republic of SHKID
A New Play
with Music
July 10-25
Off-Broadway
at the Theatre at St. Clement's | New York, NY
To our our friends
living in or visiting New York City: we wanted to share the
opportunity to watch a powerful new play premiering this week. The
Last Boy is a work of historical fiction inspired by Terezin
survivor Sidney Taussig and his roommates in Dorm Number One who
created the longest running underground publication of the Holocaust.
CLICK HERE to learn more about the story and
the production, and to purchase tickets.
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EXCLUSIVE
OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATORS
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National
Educators Institute
August
16-18, 2021
$50,
Registration required
This annual
NMAJH professional development initiative is a wonderful opportunity
for you or a Jewish educator in your life. Session leaders such as
preeminent scholar of American Jewish history Jonathan Sarna will
provide expert insights and practical advice for how to bring
American Jewish history into your classroom using NMAJH's unique
OpenBook curriculum.
This year's
Institute will be held online and is limited to just 50
participants...LEARN MORE & REGISTER.
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MEET OUR
FIRST-EVER HOMETOWN HERO
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You
nominated and voted and the results are in: meet the first-ever
Hometown Hero to be inducted into the Museum's Ed Snider Only in
America® Gallery/Hall of Fame, Pamela Blais.
Pam is a
longtime nurse who sprung into action when the pandemic began to
serve the unique needs of emergency medical workers.
Learn more about her
story here.
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SOCIAL MEDIA
SNIPPET
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In this June
post celebrating Pride Month, we shared an iconic poster from our
collection. Click here to learn more about the story it
tells about a civil rights milestone for the LGBTQ community—and about the curatorial detective work we undertook
to track down this artifact!
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📸: Poster celebrating the Supreme Court decision
overturning Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, June 26, 2013
National
Museum of American Jewish History, 2013.1.1
Gift of Cody
Owen Pomeranz.
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SHOP 24/7 AT
THE MUSEUM STORE
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Our Museum
Store carries an expertly curated collection of books, Judaica,
jewelry, and gifts. Unique items
like this Blue Bohemian Hamsa Dipping and Seder Set is as beautiful
and functional at a backyard barbecue as it is on the holiday table.
A perfect gift for friends and family of all faiths and
backgrounds...or for yourself! SHOP THE COLLECTION
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