The Sassoons
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On view through August 13, 2023
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Now on view, The Sassoons
exhibition reveals the fascinating story of a remarkable Jewish
family through a rich selection of over 120 works collected by four
generations over time.
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Tickets: $18 Adult; $12 Senior; $8 Student; free for
children 18 and under and Jewish Museum
members
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Questions? Email us at info@thejm.org
or call 212.423.3200 ext. 0.
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EXHIBITION AUDIO GUIDE
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Discover The Sassoons through the digital guide
available on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app. Hear
insights from curators and other knowledgeable experts, and verbal
descriptions of artworks designed for people who are blind or have
low vision.
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FREE DOWNLOAD
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RELATED IN-PERSON TALKS
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Atina Grossmann and Joseph Sassoon in Conversation
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Thursday, April 27
6:30 – 8 pm EDT
Scheuer Auditorium
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The Saul and Gladys Gwirtzman Lecture
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Join an engaging discussion between distinguished
scholars Dr. Atina Grossmann, Professor of History in the Faculty of
Humanities and Social Sciences at the Cooper Union, and Dr. Joseph
Sassoon, Professor of History and Politics at Georgetown University and
Senior Associate Member at St. Antony’s College, Oxford as they
discuss his most recent book, The Sassoons: The Great Global
Merchants and the Making of an Empire and explore themes of
displacement and diaspora in Jewish communities across the Middle East
and Central Asia.
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Tickets: $22 General; $15 Students and Seniors; $12
Jewish Museum members
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Includes Museum Admission
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Co-presented with Jewish Book Council, copies of Joseph
Sassoon’s book will be available for purchase and signing after the
talk.
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The Sassoons: An Architectural Heritage
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Thursday, June 1
6:30 – 7:30 pm EDT
Scheuer Auditorium
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James L. Weinberg Distinguished Lecture
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Join Esther da Costa Meyer, Professor Emerita, Princeton
University as she discusses the fascinating history of the
Sassoon family's business empire and their extensive architectural
legacy that included hundreds of magnificent buildings ranging from
synagogues, hospitals, schools, libraries, and housing for the
working classes to a home for senior citizens. These buildings
reflect not only the family's entrepreneurial success but also their
commitment to civic engagement and cultural philanthropy.
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Tickets: $22 General; $15 Students and Seniors; $12
Jewish Museum members
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Includes Museum Admission
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The James L. Weinberg Distinguished Lecture is made
possible by the Marshall M. Weinberg Fund, with additional support
from Marshall M. Weinberg.
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MORE EXHIBITION-RELATED PROGRAMS
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Discover upcoming programs presented
in conjunction with The Sassoons, including virtual and
in-person programs and classes for participants of all ages and
abilities.
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Starting March 21, don't miss Art
in Context: Sargent and the Sassoons, a two-part virtual art
history course that explores the current exhibition with a particular
focus on artist John Singer Sargent. An evening series of
this class will also be offered starting April 18.
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LEARN MORE
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The Sassoons is made possible by The
Achelis and Bodman Foundation; The David Berg Foundation; The Starr
Foundation; the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation; the
National Endowment for the Arts; Barbara Tober, The Acronym Fund;
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation; David Keidan; the Oded
Halahmy Foundation for the Arts; The Nancy Sidewater Foundation;
Sharon Wolfe and Meir Rotenberg; Dr. Harriette Kaley; and
Christopher Tsai and André Stockamp.
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Additional support is provided by
the Horace W. Goldsmith Exhibitions Endowment Fund; The Joan
Rosenbaum Exhibitions Endowment; and The Centennial Fund.
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The publication is made possible, in
part, by Denise Littlefield Sobel, the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams
Charitable Foundation, the Barr Ferree Publication Fund at
Princeton University, and the Dorot Foundation.
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Digital guide supported by Bloomberg
Connects.
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Public
programs are made possible by endowment support from the William
Petschek Family, the Trustees of the Salo W. and Jeannette M.
Baron Foundation, Barbara and Benjamin Zucker, the late William
W. Hallo, the late Susanne Hallo Kalem, the late Ruth Hallo
Landman, the Marshall M. Weinberg Fund, with additional support
from Marshall M. Weinberg, the Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan
Family Foundation, Inc., the Saul and Harriet M. Rothkopf Family
Foundation, and Ellen Liman.
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Additional
support is provided from the estate of Gaby and Curtis Hereld and
through public funds from the New York City Department of
Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council and the New
York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy
Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
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Image:
Opening night dinner for The Sassoons, February 28, 2023.
Image Courtesy The Jewish Museum, NY. Photo by Matthew
Carasella | Cover image for The Sassoons: The Great
Global Merchants and the Making of an Empire | William
Orpen, The Drawing Room at 25 Park Lane, 1913. Private
collection
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