Exhibits

Emma’s Sitting Room

Opened in Winter 2019, this exhibit situates the genesis of the New Colossus poem in a brownstone sitting room, where the author, Emma Lazarus,

From Sitting Room to Soapbox

Emma Lazarus, Union Square, and American Identity An exhibit exploring the relationship between Union Square and the development of American political culture. On View:

Allied in the Fight: Jews, Blacks and the Struggle for Civil Rights

July 9, 2015

to October 9, 2015

Presented by the Center for Jewish History, the American Jewish Historical Society, the Leo Baeck Institute and Yeshiva University Museum. On view: July 9,

By Dawn’s Early Light

March 16, 2014

to August 16, 2014

Jewish Contributions to American Culture from the Nation’s Founding to the Civil War On view: March 16, 2014 to August 16, 2014 An exhibition

Contributors to the Cause

October 2, 2013

to February 28, 2014

A History of Jewish Philanthropy in America On view: October 2, 2013 to February 28, 2014 Contributors to the Cause, an exhibition at the

New York Places/Jewish Spaces

August 1, 2012

to August 31, 2012

Life in the City, 1700-2012 On view: August 1, 2012 to August 31, 2012 Over their centuries-long relationship with New York City, Jews have

Heroes from Abroad

January 19, 2011

to July 19, 2011

The Machal and/Aliyah Bet Legacy On view: January 19, 2011 to July 19, 2011 This exhibition tells the little-known story of “Machal,” Hebrew for

Letters of Conscience

March 18, 2010

to April 18, 2010

Raphael Lemkin and the Quest to End Genocide On view: March 18, 2010 to April 18, 2010 Raphael Lemkin devoted most of his life

From Haven to Home

November 1, 2009

to November 30, 2009

Three Hundred and Fifty Years of Jewish Life in AmericaPresented by The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan in cooperation with the American Jewish Historical

Pages from a Performing Life

January 26, 2009

to February 26, 2009

The Scrapbooks of Molly Picon View Online Exhibit On view: January 26, 2009 to February 26, 2009 Small in stature but larger than life,

Voices of Change

October 28, 2008

to November 28, 2008

Jewish Youth in America On view: October 28, 2008 to November 28, 2008 Young Jews in America have been prominent in the ranks of

American Jewish Chaplains and the Survivors, 1945-1953

January 1, 2008

to February 1, 2008

View Online Exhibit On view: January 1, 2008 to February 1, 2008 American Jewish Army chaplains were among the first to encounter Jewish survivors

Archive of the American Soviet Jewry Movement

HIAS Collection

UJA Federation of New York