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To receive program updates, please send an e-mail to family@mjhnyc.org. Please include the age of your child/children so we can you send the appropriate program information.
To plan a visit to the Museum’s exhibitions, find information here.
For more information, please call 646.437.4202 or e-mail family@mjhnyc.org.
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Calling All Downtown New Parents
Join us for playful programs about Jewish holidays and traditions for kids 0-3 years old and their Jewish/interfaith parents in Lower Manhattan.
Each program is free and includes refreshments.
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Sunday, April 28, 10:30 A.M.
Sunny, Funny Stories and Songs
With Yellow Sneaker and Their Puppet Posse
Join a cast of lovable puppets for an interactive singalong combining original songs, oldies, and traditional Jewish and children's music. Sing, clap, dance, and shake your sillies out.
Yellow Sneaker features the popular Brooklyn-based performers Ora and Yoshie Fruchter. |
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Sunday, June 9, 11 A.M. - 2 P.M.
Almost Summer Celebration
With Music by Dan Zanes and Elizabeth Mitchell
Art Projects and Story Time 11 A.M. - 2 P.M.
Concert 12 P.M.
Anticipate the joyous arrival of summer at a multicultural outdoor event featuring Grammy award-winning musicians Dan Zanes and Elizabeth Mitchell, Native American storybook readings, and art and nature activities for children and families.
In Wagner Park, adjacent to the Museum. Picnicking encouraged outdoors. In case of rain, the event will be held in the Museum's Edmond J. Safra Hall.
Co-presented by The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, and the Battery Park City Authority and Parks Conservancy.
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New Families, New Traditions is a new initiative of the Museum of Jewish Heritage and is generously funded by the UJA-Federation of New York, with additional support from the Margaret Neubart Foundation Trust. |
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Take a story break with us on Friday afternoons
Come hear warm, whimsical, and wonderful tales about traditions, holidays, and families.
Enjoy a snack of challah and juice while listening to some of today’s best storybooks for children.
The series is geared for Jewish and interfaith families with children ages 3 to 7.
Free ● Drop-In
Select Fridays at 3:45 P.M.
April 5, 19
May 3, 17, 31
PJ Library mails Jewish children’s books each month to families for free! Sign up at www.pjlibrary.org. |
Fun for Ages 3-10
The Museum also regularly offers family programs for kids ages 3-10. Check out what's coming soon.
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Sunday, March 17, 2 P.M.
Passover with ShirLaLa
1 P.M. - 4 P.M. Craft Activities Free with concert ticket
2 P.M. Concert
ShirLaLa and her band kick off the Passover season with an interactive musical journey from Egypt to the Land of Milk and Honey. For ages 3 to 10.
$10, $7 children 10 and under;
Museum members: $7, $5 children 10 and under
This concert is made possible through a generous gift from the Margaret Neubart Foundation Trust. |
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Sunday, June 9, 2 P.M.
Almost Summer Celebration
With Music by Dan Zanes and Elizabeth Mitchell
11 A.M. - 2 P.M. Art Projects and Story Time
12 P.M. Concert
Anticipate the joyous arrival of summer at a multicultural outdoor
event featuring Grammy award-winning musicians Dan Zanes and
Elizabeth Mitchell, Native American storybook readings, and art and
nature activities for children and families .
In Wagner Park, adjacent to the Museum. Picnicking encouraged outdoors. In case of rain, the event will be held in the Museum's Edmond J. Safra Hall.
Free
Co-presented by The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, and the Battery Park City Authority and Parks Conservancy.
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The Museum's public programs are made possible through a generous gift by Mrs. Lily Safra. |
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