Tag: museum exhibit
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A New Museum Exhibit Shines a Light on Jewish Holocaust Rescuers Often Overlooked
Uncovering Hidden Histories Across the decades of Holocaust memory, most international recognition for rescuers has centered on non-Jews who shielded Jews from the regime’s brutality. The term Righteous Among the Nations, defined by Israel’s Yad Vashem in the 1950s, honors non-Jewish saviors—an acknowledgment that saved countless Jewish lives. Yet within this vast history lies a…
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New Museum Spotlights Holocaust Rescuers Long Left Unrecognized
Unearthing Hidden Heroes: A Museum That Reframes Rescue during the Holocaust In a bold departure from traditional remembrance, a new museum exhibit shines a light on the rescuers who saved Jews during the Holocaust but have long remained outside the public record. While Yad Vashem’s Righteous Among the Nations designation has honored more than 28,000…
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Walk-through: AMNH’s Impact exhibit on the asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs
Overview: A multidisciplinary journey into the dinosaur extinction In New York City, the American Museum of Natural History opens a bold new exhibition that looks at the asteroid strike credited with ending the reign of the non-avian dinosaurs. The Impact exhibit invites visitors to move beyond a single narrative, weaving together geology, paleontology, archaeology, climate…