| On September
15, 1997, our Mayor, the Governor & the Museum's Chairman
joined alongside many other distinguished elected officials
and members of the Jewish community gathered to cut the ribbon
for the opening of this new museum. 'This Museum of Jewish
Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust' exists with
the purpose of educating people of all ages and backgrounds
about the 20th Century Jewish experience, before, during and
after the Holocaust.
The Museum houses a core exhibition of more than 2,000 historic
photographs and 800 historical and cultural artifacts, plus
many more objects which in all total more than 15,000. Visitors
also can watch 24 original documentary films about the Jewish
experience interspersed in the exhibition.
The building located right off of Robert F. Wagner Park consists
of 3 floors. One covers Jewish Culture in Europe prior to
the Holocaust; one is devoted to the Holocaust; and another
pays tribute to life after the Holocaust. Its six-sided shape
and tiered roof are symbolic of the six points of the Star
of David and the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.
Located in Downtown / 36 Battery Place
- Battery Park City
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