Jewish Museum of New Jersey
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The Jewish Museum of New Jersey, at
Ahavas Sholom, is located at 145 Broadway in Newark, New Jersey
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The museum opened in 2007. The historic building in the Broadway
neighborhood is housed is the longest continually operating synagogue
in the city. It was built in 1923 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It is one of fifty synagogues that once stood in Newark, serving a Jewish population of 70,000, once the sixth largest Jewish community in the United States.
The Museum creates rotating and traveling exhibitions, utilizing photographs, paintings, panel displays, artifacts, text, music and multi-media. It includes includes a small library, media center, and gift shop. As of 2010, the Museum is open only on Sundays.
Ahavas Sholom, is located at 145 Broadway in Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
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The museum opened in 2007. The historic building in the Broadway
Broadway, Newark, New Jersey
Broadway is a neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey. It is located on the west bank of the Passaic River, in Newark's North Ward, east of Forest Hill and north of Seventh Avenue. The neighborhood extends from Interstate 280 to Belleville. The term "Broadway" has only come into use recently, most...
neighborhood is housed is the longest continually operating synagogue
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
in the city. It was built in 1923 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It is one of fifty synagogues that once stood in Newark, serving a Jewish population of 70,000, once the sixth largest Jewish community in the United States.
The Museum creates rotating and traveling exhibitions, utilizing photographs, paintings, panel displays, artifacts, text, music and multi-media. It includes includes a small library, media center, and gift shop. As of 2010, the Museum is open only on Sundays.
See also
- Prince Street SynagoguePrince Street SynagoguePrince Street Synagogue , in the Springfield/Belmont neighborhood, is the oldest synagogue building still standing in Newark, New Jersey.-History:...
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey
- Newark MuseumNewark MuseumThe Newark Museum is the largest museum in New Jersey, USA. It holds fine collections of American art, decorative arts, contemporary art, and arts of Asia, Africa, the Americas, and the ancient world...
- New Jersey Historical SocietyNew Jersey Historical SocietyThe New Jersey Historical Society is a historical society and museum located in Newark, New Jersey, United States. The Historical Society is housed in the former headquarters of the Essex Club. It has two floors of exhibition space, a gift shop, and a hall for lectures. The NJHS offers occasional...