Museum of Jewish Heritage

The Museum of Jewish Heritage - is committed to the crucial mission of educating diverse visitors about Jewish life before, during, and after the Holocaust. Anchoring the southernmost tip of Manhattan, the Museum of Jewish Heritage completes the cultural and educational landscape it shares with the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. On view are; The Holocaust: What Hate Can Do featuring over 1,000 artifacts from the Museum’s collection; Courage to Act: Rescue in Denmark our first exhibition for kids as young as 9; Survivors: Faces of the Holocaust photographs by Martin Schoeller, and a memorial art installation, Garden of Stones, designed by internationally acclaimed sculptor Andy Goldsworthy. The museum also has a 350-seat theater (Edmond J. Safra Hall), special exhibition galleries, Lox at Café Bergson a kosher cafe, and the Pickman Museum shop which sells Judaica as well as books and other related objects.