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Welcome
Back!
The Weitzman
National Museum of American Jewish History is reopening this weekend,
Friday, May 13, at 10 am.
Keep
scrolling for details on hours, FREE admission, and what's on view.
We look
forward to seeing you in person soon,
Weitzman
Museum Staff
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HOURS,
ADMISSION & COVID SAFETY
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Museum Hours Friday 10 am
- 5 pm Saturday 10
am - 5 pm Sunday 10 am
- 5 pm The last
admission will be at 4:30 pm Store Hours 7 Days a
Week 10 am - 5 pm
Admission
Free, thanks
to a challenge grant from the Jane and Daniel Och Family Foundation.
Donations encouraged. Reserve
Member
Tickets Reserve
General
Admission Tickets
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· Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required for visitors
age 5+.
· Masking is recommended.
· For theater-style programs such as lectures,
performances, film, etc, both proof of vaccination and masking are
required.
· Details and updates will be posted on our website here.
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THE FUTURE
WILL FOLLOW THE PAST: AN EXHIBITION BY JONATHAN HOROWITZ
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On view
through December 2022
This new
exhibition explores the transformative changes America has
experienced since 2020 and addresses antisemitism, racial violence,
immigration, women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights and more....
LEARN MORE
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Rainbow
American Flag for Jasper in the Style of the Artist’s Boyfriend, 2013, © Jonathan Horowitz,
courtesy Sadie Coles HQ, Photo: Thomas Müller
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DEBORAH
KASS'S OY/YO SCULPTURE
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We have
installed Brooklyn-based artist Deborah Kass’s iconic
“OY/YO” sculpture on our corner at 5th and Market Streets on
Independence Mall. The bright yellow aluminum statue is creative word
play using just two letters, with several meanings. One side says
“YO,” referencing the attention-getting phrase used throughout
Philly, as well as “I” in Spanish, while the other side reads “OY,” a
popular Yiddish phrase used in Jewish and American culture. LEARN MORE
Deborah Kass
| OY/YO, 2015 | Painted Aluminum | © 2022 Deborah Kass / Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York | Photograph by Jessi Melcer
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ARTIFACTS
FROM JANUARY 15 CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL HOSTAGE CRISIS
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Photograph
by Jessi Melcer
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Now on view:
the teacup Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker used to serve tea to the
hostage-taker, and the chair the Rabbi later threw at him to aid in
the hostages' escape. These will
be on view with accompanying video that includes new interview
footage with the Rabbi and three hostages. LEARN MORE
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"I
SHALL APPEAR FEARLESS"—MILITARY
NURSING DURING WWII
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Lt. Martha
Metter’s uniform, ca. 1944, Weitzman National Museum of American
Jewish History, 2012.33.1, Gift of Martha G. Metter Fritz.
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Over 70,000
women served our nation as military nurses during World War II –
including Jewish women from all over America.
Learn the
stories of nurses such as Lt. Minnie Kauffmann and Lt. Martha Metter
through photographs and personal objects.
Presented online and in person in memory of Dr. D.
Walter Cohen
LEARN MORE
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JAHM Program Joey
Weisenberg Album
Release Concert Thursday,
May 26, 7:30 – 9:00
pm ET In person
and Online $18/$15
Members Click here for in-person tickets Click here for livestream tickets ($5
donation)
LEARN MORE
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SHOP THE
MUSEUM STORE 24/7
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ShopTheWeitzman.org for all of your gift giving
needs...and perhaps a little something for yourself!
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HOST YOUR
SPECIAL EVENT AT THE MUSEUM
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Header image: “Ten Portraits of Jews
of the Twentieth Century” plus ninety-two more, 2020, © Jonathan Horowitz, Courtesy of the artist,
Sadie Coles HQ and Xavier Hufkens
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