The Jewish Museum, NYC
New York City is filled with museums dedicated to the art and culture of nationalities and religions from around the world. One that always has interesting exhibits is the Jewish Museum, on the cities Museum Mile. The Jewish Museum - Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA via Wikimedia Commons The Jewish Museum was founded in 1904, when Meyer Sulzberger donated his collection of ceremonial items to the Jewish Theological Society, on 122nd street in NYC. Over the next few decades, the collection grew as more and items were given to the museum. These included over 350 pieces sent from Poland in 1939, shortly before the Nazis invaded the country. In 1944, Frieda Warburg donated her family mansion, on 92nd Street and 5th Ave., and in 1947 The Jewish Museum opened its permanent home. During the 1960’s, the museum’s focus expanded beyond the ceremonial and religious. The curators began to collect art by (mostly) Jewish artists and about Jewish life. Today, the Jewish Museum has the largest coll...