Abstract
"The Museum's core exhibition presents visitors with a host of historical artifacts and interactive experiences that celebrate complexity and inspire reflection. Visitors to the National Museum of American Jewish History are encouraged to become part of the discussion and make connections between their own lives and the stories they encounter in the Museum. "The Museum's core exhibition presents visitors with a host of historical artifacts and interactive experiences that celebrate complexity and inspire reflection. Visitors to the National Museum of American Jewish History are encouraged to become part of the discussion and make connections between their own lives and the stories they encounter in the Museum. Beginning with the arrival of the first permanent settlers and continuing to the present day, the National Museum of American Jewish History's core exhibition illustrates how a tiny handful of colonial pioneers grew into an American Jewish community of nearly six million. It resonates with a symphony of voices, each speaking to the lives of everyday people-Jews-who chose to make America their home and faced the dreams and realities of daily life with energy, ingenuity, and creativity. Their stories provide a window into the history of an ideal and a nation." - from an American Story by Chief Curator Josh Perelman.