Steven Fischler and Joel Sucher of Pacific Street Films first brought the subject of this exhibition to the attention of the general public with the documentary From Swastika to Jim Crow. The film was based on pioneering research by Gabrielle Edgcomb, and shown on PBS. Steven Fischler then joined with the Museum to create this exhibition.

Media sponsorship is generously
provided by:

Pacific Street Films
Creators of the film From Swastika to Jim Crow

PBS.org - From Swastika To Jim Crow
In addition to being the resource for the original film made in 2000, this site has excellent resources for learning more about this important period in history, from both the Jewish and African-American perspective.

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Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow is on view May 1, 2009 – February 21, 2010 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust located at 36 Battery Place in Lower Manhattan.

Hours
Sun, Mon, Tue, Thur: 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m
Wed: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fri during DST: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fri during EST and eve of Jewish holidays: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

General Admission
$12 adults, $10 seniors, $7 students.
Members and children 12 and younger are admitted free.
Museum admission is free Wed 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Group Tours: Call 646.437.4305 to book your tour today.

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Friday | December 25 | 11 A.M. & 1 P.M.
Challah-lujah: The Tradition Continues
Joshua Nelson and the Kosher Gospel Choir

11 A.M. concert for families
1 P.M. concert for general audience

Museum favorite Joshua Nelson returns for another spectacular set of shows, including a new one-hour sing-along for children in the morning. NelsonÕs acclaimed fusion of Hebrew tunes and gospel style will delight audiences of all ages.

11 A.M.: $20, $15 Museum and JCP members, $10 children 12 and younger
1 P.M.: $35, $25 students/seniors, $20 members

Sunday | January 17 | 2 P.M.
The Afro-Semitic Experience presents
The Road that Heals the Splintered Soul
David Chevan, bass; Warren Byrd, piano and keyboards; Alvin Carter, Jr., drums; Baba David Coleman, percussion; Stacy Phillips, violin and dobro; and Will Bartlett, saxophone and clarinet

Celebrate the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with this high-energy concert reflecting both Jewish and African diaspora heritages through the rich musical traditions of Gospel, Klezmer, Nigunim, Spirituals, and Swing.

$15, $12 students/seniors, $10 members

Join us for a tour of Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refugees at Black Colleges at 1 P.M. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Call 646.437.4202.

This program was created with support from Chamber Music America’s New Works: Creation and Presentation Program, funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

Sunday | February 21 | 2:30 P.M.
The End of the Jews
(Spiegel and Grau, New York, 2009)
With author Adam Mansbach interviewed by journalist and author Joan Morgan

“Beautifully portrayed…” --New York Times Book Review

A beautiful, funny, heartbreaking book that manages to take on art, love, identity, class anxiety, being Jewish and wishing you were black. Mansbach’s previous bestselling novel Angry Black White Boy (Crown), a satire about race, whiteness and hip-hop, is taught at more than sixty colleges, universities and high schools.

$5, free for members

Join us for a tour of Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refugees at Black Colleges at 6 P.M. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Call 646.437.4202.