The Fritz Bamberger Memorial Lecture with Grace Cohen Grossman, Tuesday November 23, 7:30pm
Jewish Museums of the World
The Fritz Bamberger Memorial Lecture with Dr. Grace Cohen Grossman,
Senior Curator of Judaica and Americana, HUC-JIR Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles
Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion
The Irma L. and Abram S. Croll Center for Jewish Learning and Culture
One West 4th street (Between Broadway and Mercer) New York City
Telephone Number: 212-824-2293 or e-mail alehr@huc.edu
Date: Tuesday, November 23
Time: 7:30 PM
Admission: Free. No registration is required. Photo ID required for entrance.
Dr. Grace Cohen Grossman, leading art historian and advocate in the
Jewish museum profession will discuss her new book, Jewish Museums
of the World, which highlights more than 150 Jewish museums whose
collections are as diverse as the cultures which they are situated.
In this illustrated lecture, Grossman will speak about the research
for Jewish Museums of the World touching upon the hundreds of museums
around the world that share in the responsibility of protecting and
celebrating the beauty, variety and tradition of Jewish life and
Judaica objects, fine arts, and historical objects.