The Morgenthaus: A Legacy of Service is on view November 16, 2009 through
December 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 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. DST
Fri 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST

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.

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Wednesday, December 2, 7 P.M.
Armenian Golgotha: A Memoir of the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1918
Peter Balakian, translator and poet

Peter Balakian presents the first English translation of his great uncle’s memoir, destined to become a classic of survivor literature. A priest and intellectual, Grigoris Balakian bore witness to the Armenian genocide.

$5, free for members
Join us for a tour of The Morgenthaus: A Legacy of Service at 6 P.M.
Space is limited. Pre-registration for tour is required. Call 646.437.4202.

Sunday, December 6, 2:30 P.M.
FDR and the Jews
Moderated by Museum Director David G. Marwell, Ph.D.
Richard Breitman (Refugees and Rescue: The Diaries and Papers of James G. McDonald, 1935-1945) and Deborah E. Lipstadt (Beyond Belief: The American Press and the Coming of the Holocaust)

Could Franklin D. Roosevelt have done more to help European Jews before and during WWII? What effect did American Jewry, the general public, and political realities have on the president’s conduct and decision making? Historians will distinguish policy from perception and discuss new evidence that challenges widely held opinions about FDR.

$10, $7 students/seniors, $5 for members
Join us for a tour of The Morgenthaus: A Legacy of Service at 6 P.M.
Space is limited. Pre-registration for tour is required. Call 646.437.4202.

Sunday, January 10, 1:30 P.M.
A Safe Haven: Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel
(HarperCollins, 2009)
Authors Allis Radosh and Ronald Radosh

Winner of The Washington Institute 2009 Book Prize for Nonfiction Books on the Middle East

Based on groundbreaking research, the authors present a suspenseful, moment-by-moment account of the national and global pressures on Truman to make the controversial decision whether America should become the first nation to recognize Israel.

$5, free for members
Join us for a tour of The Morgenthaus: A Legacy of Service at 12:30 P.M.
Space is limited. Pre-registration for tour is required. Call 646.437.4202.