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Do you have a cocktail party that you must find a fabulous spot for? Planning a Bar or Bat Mitzvah or tying the knot? Looking for stunning views? Even if you just need space for a business meeting, we're always here for you. Just like a Jewish mother.
Your event, whatever it is, whatever size it is, can be hosted in this Philadelphia architectural landmark on Independence Mall.
For information on facility rental and pricing, call 215.923.3811 x 143, email facilityrentals@nmajh.org, or visit www.nmajh.org/eventspace.
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If you have problems viewing the E-Newsletter, it can be read on the Museum website.
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Stay in the loop with the E-Newsletter of the National Museum of American Jewish History.
An open door for all, NMAJH honors the past and contributes to a better future by sharing the power of imagination and ideas, culture and community, leadership and service, in ways that turn inspiration into action.
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Chag Sameach, and a sweet and meaningful Passover to those who tell the story from the Museum's Board, Staff, and Volunteers.
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Museum Remembers Passover Story This Year Through Miriam's Cup
Miriam's well appeared to the ancient Israelites whenever they needed water as they traveled through the desert after their escape from Egypt. The story of this exodus is one we tell every year during the Passover Seder (meal).
The medieval French scholar and Rabbi, Schlomo Itzhaki, commonly known as Rashi, was the first to describe the well in detail.
In the 1980s, a Boston-area women's Rosh Hodesh (new month) group started a ritual to honor Miriam, Moses' sister, and her miracle, using a cup of water to signify the well. This tradition has become an important part of the Passover Seder table for many families.
Before it became a part of the Museum's collection, this Miriam's Cup by ceramicist Susan Duhan Felix was included in 1997's watershed invitational exhibition of Miriam's cups by American artists that was organized by Ma'ayan: The Jewish Women's Project of the JCC in Manhattan.
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Don't Passover The Museum Store
 The Museum Store carries a wide variety of ceremonial Judaica, Ketubot, gifts, jewelry, an extensive book collection, and more. Browse the Store's Passover selections in person or online. Museum members receive a 10% discount. Proceeds from the Museum Store support the Museum. For more information about items the Store carries, e-mail kkreider@nmajh.org or call 215.923.0262. |
Cast Your Vote For Readers' Choice Award
NMAJH Currently In Top Five
 The Museum is excited to be one of five finalists in Philadelphia City Paper's Readers' Choice Awards for Best Museum in Philadelphia! We need your help to make our Museum number one - please visit
City Paper's website to vote for NMAJH as Best Museum in Philadelphia. Winners will be featured in the March 28th issue of Philadelphia City Paper
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Join Us To Celebrate Freedom
This Passover season, join the Museum for a community celebration of freedom.
Presented in conjunction with our special exhibition Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow, Freedom Seder Revisited will commemorate the original Freedom Seder, an event that intertwined the ancient Jewish story of liberation with Black America's fight for equal rights in the context of the Civil Rights Movement. This program will feature speakers from the local community, as well as leader of the original Freedom Seder, Rabbi Arthur Waskow. Freedom Seder Revisited will take place on Thursday, March 28, at 6:30 pm. $15/$10 NMAJH Members
Presented in partnership with Operation Understanding and the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts. This program has been supported in part by the Pennsylvanian Humanities Council, the Federal-State Partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
For more information about this program and the original Freedom Seder, visit the event page.
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Free To Come To Freedom Seder Revisited
Exclusive offer for subscribers!
The Museum is excited to offer three free pairs of tickets to the centerpiece program of our season, Freedom Seder Revisited.
To win, be one of the first three E-Newsletter subscribers to email e-news@majh.org. Please put "Freedom Seder Revisited" in the subject line and include your name and address in the body of the email.
Visit the event page for more information.
Only winners will be notified.
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Etchings of Solomon Schechter now on Display
T  hree etchings of Dr. Solomon Schechter, regarded as the founder and architect of Conservative Judaism, are now on display on the Museum's first floor. See the series of portraits and read more about these sketches by German-Jewish artist Hermann Struck in Chief Registrar and Associate Curator Claire Pingel's blog post.
Be sure to stop by the lobby installation, which features the kid-friendly interactive, Portrait of a Leader. Ask your child to draw a picture of who he or she imagines a leader to be. You may be surprised by the results. Enjoy the gallery we have created on our flickr site of the work.
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Through June 2, 2013
Included with Museum admission.
Learn the little-known story of Jewish academics who came to America in the 1930s as refugees and found homes, work, and community at historically black colleges in the segregated South. Read more here.
Through June 30, 2013
Included with Museum admission.
This exhibition displays the work of 21 American Jewish artists who depicted the realities of life in Depression-era America. Read more here.
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Located in the heart of the nation's most historic square mile, the Museum brings to life the 350-year history of Jews in America. Tracing the stories of how Jewish immigrants became Jewish Americans, the Museum invites visitors of all heritages to share their own stories and reflect on how their histories and identities shape and are shaped by the American experience.
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