A fascinating look at the true history behind NJT’s St. Louis premiere production of Joshua Harmon’s Prayer for the French Republic. Taking place in 1945-1946 and 2015, the play follows five generations of a family in Paris who survive the Holocaust only to face new threats seventy years later. Dr. Dorian Stuber will provide an overview...
Join us for a unique opportunity to get up close and personal with artifacts from our Collection. Several items not usually on display will be available for visitors to engage with, a first-hand experience to learn what goes into preserving and documenting our artifacts. This is your chance to get your “hands on history.” This...
Join the Museum, in partnership with the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, for a powerful panel on the surge of antisemitism, conspiracy culture, and online radicalization. Hear from leading experts on how hate spreads, why conspiracy thinking takes hold, and what each of us can do to recognize, resist, and respond to antisemitism. Moderator: Mark Weitzman is...
Through the larger theme of “More than Just Old Stuff” this session of Inside the Vault will be discussing the importance of context in telling stories about museum objects. Join our Archives...
Join the Museum for Survivor Hour with Holocaust survivor, Eva Weyl. Eva Weyl was born on 7 June 1935 in Arnhem in the Netherlands. Her parents had previously emigrated from Germany to the Netherlands. Her grandfathers soon followed her to the Netherlands, where Eva had a wonderful childhood until she and her family were sent...
Through the larger theme of “More than Just Old Stuff” this Inside the Vault session will be discussing the ways museum measure value when it comes to artifacts and objects....