Heritage
Do Your Kids and Grandkids Know Their Family History?
Showing them your favorite heirlooms not only teaches them where they come from but also helps increase their self-esteem.
Terms of Endearment: What Should We Call Our Grandmothers?
Rukhl Shaechter has decided to proudly adopt the term “Bubbe.” What will your grandchildren call you?
Jewish Butchers Hawk Kosher Heritage Chickens
Heritage chickens raised under humane conditions are now available for consumers who observe the laws of kashrut.
Philanthropist Lily Safra Honored by Museum of Jewish Heritage
The Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust’s 18th Annual Heritage Dinner — held on site — was an evening-long effusive “thank you” to philanthropist extraordinaire, Lily Safra whom museum CEO “David Marwell” credited with “infusing the museum with financial oxygen.” Looking out at the guests in the museum’s Edmond Safra Hall, Marwell enumerated the museum’s “ world class content” and touted its “proximity to powerful and poignant symbols of American history—[Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty].”
Arek's story, Chapter Three
Holocaust survivor Arek Hersh describes the liquidation of Lodz Ghetto, Poland in 1942 and how he evaded being one of the 10,000 children shot by the SS.
At the Museum of Jewish Heritage: NYC-ARTS News: FEB 14 through 21
Christina Ha presents the latest arts news on location at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, A Living Memorial To The Holocaust, where we view an exhibition honoring Emma Lazarus. Plus, a look at William Inge’s “Picnic” on Broadway, Argentinian pianist Fernando Otero, the Harness Dance Festival, and more. Find more arts and culture news, event listings and features at www.nyc-arts.org.
At the Museum of Jewish Heritage: NYC-ARTS News: FEB 7 through 14
Christina Ha presents the latest arts news on location at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, A Living Memorial To The Holocaust, where we view its exhibition, “Through Soviet Jewish Eyes: Photography, War, and the Holocaust.” Plus, a look at “I SING BEIJING,” a pioneering program that introduces Mandarin as a lyric language in opera; “Drawing Surrealism” and dance at The Morgan; the groundbreaking “Laramie Project” play at BAM; and more. Find more arts and culture news, event listings and features at www.nyc-arts.org.
Focus Israel News 2012-09-13
News from and about Israel by Eddie Chumney, Hebraic Heritage Ministries
Singapore Night Festival Projects Film onto Wall of National Museum, Galleries
The 5th annual Night Festival opened in Singapore on August 26th with films and images projected onto the walls of museums and galleries. A six-minute film “We the People” by a local artist was projected on the white surface of the National Museum , attracting much attention. The Night Festival, launched in 2008, is an annual open air art event put on by the National Heritage Board of Singapore.
Focus Israel News 2012-08-23
News from and about Israel by Eddie Chumney, Hebraic Heritage Ministries