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The Center for Jewish History in New York City illuminates history, culture and heritage. The Center provides a collaborative home for five partner organizations: American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. The partners’ archives comprise the world’s largest and most comprehensive archive o

f the modern Jewish experience outside of Israel. The collections span a thousand years, with more than five miles of archival documents (in dozens of languages and alphabet systems), more than 500,000 volumes, as well as thousands of artworks, textiles, ritual objects, recordings, films and photographs.

DEADLINE EXTENDED!Art. Deli culture. Jewish history. A little 1960s psychedelia. And one very colorful night out.Join CJ...
08/24/2026

DEADLINE EXTENDED!

Art. Deli culture. Jewish history. A little 1960s psychedelia. And one very colorful night out.

Join CJHive for Sip & See with Artist Steve Marcus and step inside Psychedelicatessen: A Powerful Dose of Art. Meet Steve, hear the stories behind his work, grab a bite at the munchies bar, and mingle with fellow young professionals.

*With special guests from Moishe House Hell’s Kitchen.

Come curious. Leave inspired. Find your hive.

Ticket Info: $18
RSVP: https://programs.cjh.org/tickets/cjhive-2026-08-27

CJHive events are intended for young adults ages 21–43. A valid government-issued photo ID is required for entry.

Three pianists. Two pianos. Six hands. One unforgettable evening.Join Phoenix Chamber Ensemble pianists Vassa Shevel and...
08/23/2026

Three pianists. Two pianos. Six hands. One unforgettable evening.

Join Phoenix Chamber Ensemble pianists Vassa Shevel and Inessa Zaretsky, with guest artist Ellen Braslavsky, for an evening of memorable music by Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Schnittke, and Bizet.

From Mozart’s beloved Sonata for Two Pianos to Rachmaninoff’s lush Suite No. 1 and a six-hands Carmen Suite, this concert promises virtuosity, energy, and plenty of musical surprises.

Reserve your seat today: https://ow.ly/E6IE50ZCwJk

08/21/2026

Isak Borenstein, who is featured in "From Rubble to Roots," survived the Holocaust more than ten times over. His son, Sammy tells his story.

He endured labor camps, near-executions, and other close calls, including bombs he was forced to defuse or that exploded nearby, yet somehow spared him. He witnessed the deaths of friends, neighbors, and strangers, and lived through forced labor, starvation, and violence.

He survived. And he held onto hope.

Hear the full story, visit our exhibit, and listen to the full episode at the link in bio or by scanning the QR code.

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!Art. Deli culture. Jewish history. A little 1960s psychedelia. And one very colorful night out.J...
08/21/2026

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!

Art. Deli culture. Jewish history. A little 1960s psychedelia. And one very colorful night out.

Join CJHive for Sip & See with Artist Steve Marcus and step inside Psychedelicatessen: A Powerful Dose of Art. Meet Steve, hear the stories behind his work, grab a bite at the munchies bar, and mingle with fellow young professionals.

*With special guests from Moishe House Hell’s Kitchen.

Come curious. Leave inspired. Find your hive.

Ticket Info: $18
RSVP Today! https://programs.cjh.org/tickets/cjhive-2026-08-27

CJHive events are intended for young adults ages 21–43. A valid government-issued photo ID is required for entry.

Some family stories seem to end with a question mark. Katie's grandfather left Poland in 1937 and never saw his family a...
08/19/2026

Some family stories seem to end with a question mark.

Katie's grandfather left Poland in 1937 and never saw his family again including his father, his brother Mosze, and a half-brother whose name she never learned.

Decades of searching, and still they wonder: what happened to them? And could Mosze have somehow survived?

We're revealing to Katie her answers very soon. Make sure to follow along!

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08/18/2026

Every single day, more than a billion times, a scanner beeps somewhere on earth. On your groceries. Your medicine. Your packages. That one little beep quietly runs the entire modern world, and it began with a Jewish engineer dragging his fingers through the sand.
His name was Joseph Woodland.

08/17/2026

For decades, Katie Waizer carried one question: what happened to her grandfather's family?

In 1937, Lejzor Wajzer (also known as Leizer Waizer, Louis Waizer) left his home in the shtetl of Piaski Luterskie, Poland, leaving behind his father and his brother.

Now, Katie is asking what happened to them. And there's a new thread to follow: a name matching her great-grandmother's appeared in records from the Shanghai Ghetto, raising the question of whether she may have survived, contrary to what the family long believed.

The search for answers is finally underway.

Follow Claims Conference (Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany) JDC Entwine and 3GNY - Descendants of Holocaust Survivors to hear the full story. 🕯️


In 1790, about 2,500 Jews lived in the new United States. Despite their service in the Revolution, several states still ...
08/17/2026

In 1790, about 2,500 Jews lived in the new United States. Despite their service in the Revolution, several states still barred non-Christians from voting or holding public office. But the young nation's founding ideals were about to catch up with its laws.

Learn more by swiping through the carousel or head to the link in bio!

What’s creating all the buzz? 🐝Art. Deli culture. Jewish history. A little 1960s psychedelia. And one very colorful nigh...
08/17/2026

What’s creating all the buzz? 🐝

Art. Deli culture. Jewish history. A little 1960s psychedelia. And one very colorful night out.

Join CJHive for Sip & See with Artist Steve Marcus and step inside Psychedelicatessen: A Powerful Dose of Art. Meet Steve, hear the stories behind his work, grab a bite at the munchies bar, and mingle with fellow young professionals.

*With special guests from Moishe House Hell’s Kitchen.

Come curious. Leave inspired. Find your hive.

Ticket Info: $18
RSVP by: August 20 https://programs.cjh.org/tickets/cjhive-2026-08-27

CJHive events are intended for young adults ages 21–43. A valid government-issued photo ID is required for entry.

08/14/2026

You saw the Barbie movie. The wall-to-wall pink. The billion dollars at the box office. The biggest film of 2023. But here's the part the trailers never told you: the doll at the heart of it, carries a Jewish story you were never taught.

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