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The Jewish Museum has just completed a major renovation. Here are 7 highlights.

JL;DR SUMMARY The Jewish Museum on Fifth Avenue has reopened after a $14.5 million renovation, unveiling new exhibits and educational spaces. 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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Marc ChagallJewish MuseumJames SnyderGeorge WashingtonRenovationHanukkah LampsMoses SeixasAnish KapoorZoƫ BuckmanIdentity And Culture

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New York, United States
"Following a yearlong, $14.5 million renovation, the Jewish Museum which is housed a 1908 French Gothic mansion on Fifth Avenue is opening two upgraded floors to the public."
Vitebsk, Belarus
"An oil on canvas, the painting shows Chagall as a young man holding a brush and palette, with his hometown of Vitebsk (in todays Belarus) in the background."
Israel
"The renovation is the brainchild of the museums director, James Snyder, who assumed the helm of the 121-year-old institution in November 2023, following stints as the director of the Israel Museum and deputy director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York."
Hanau, Hesse, Germany
"Moritz Daniel Oppenheim born in 1800 in Hanau, Germany is known for being the first Jew to receive a formal arts education in Europe."
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
"A highlight here are letters from 1790 between new American President George Washington and Moses Seixas, the president of Jeshuat Israel of Newport, Rhode Island, now known as the Touro Synagogue the oldest synagogue in the United States."
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
"Born in India in 1954 to a Punjabi Hindu father and an Iraqi Jewish mother from Mumbai, Anish Kapoor rose to prominence as an artist exploring matter, non-matter, space and voids."

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