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Biden signs law that could lead to US Jewish history museum joining the Smithsonian

JL;DR SUMMARY President Joe Biden has signed a law that may lead to the integration of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History with the Smithsonian Institution. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryJewish CommunityJewish HeritagePhiladelphiaBidenSmithsonianWeitzman MuseumMuseum TransferSmithsonian Institution Act

Places mentioned

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"A view of the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia (Shoot from WIthin)"
Washington D.C., Washington DC, United States
"Most Smithsonian museums are in Washington D.C. and have free admission, although several are further afield, including the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in Manhattan."
Florida, United States
"The U.S. House of Representatives approved the bill, authored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Florida Jewish Democrat, in September and the Senate followed suit on Dec. 4."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"The museum last month named as its new CEO Dan Tadmor, an Israeli who oversaw the $100 million transformation of a Tel Aviv museum called Beit Hatfutsot, which reopened in 2021 as ANU-Museum of the Jewish People."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"Most Smithsonian museums are in Washington D.C. and have free admission, although several are further afield, including the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in Manhattan."

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