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Exploring American Jewish History through 50 Historic Treasures
offers students and general readers new perspectives on the rich
complexity of Jewish experiences in America. As one of America's
most fascinating and enduring minorities, American Jews have played
key roles in every era of American history and every region of the
country. The 50 treasures are depicted in full color and range from
a family cookbook to a college campus and include items that are
iconic, ordinary, and whimsical. Each of the treasures is described
in historical, material, and visual contexts, offering readers new,
unexpected insights into the meanings of Jewish life, history, and
culture.
Change is Required: Preparing for the Post-Pandemic Museum is a
book about the future of American museums. Like other institutions,
museums and zoos, historic sites, gardens, and arboreta, were
powerfully affected by the nested crises of the pandemic. These
unprecedented crises challenged American museums. Adapting to novel
circumstances and uncertainty became the order of the day;
improvisation in policy and practice the new norm. Amidst upheavals
and disruptions, a number of American museums have charted new
directions for themselves and their communities. Many museums have
taken a decisive turn to digital programming. Others have taken a
turn toward community, developing new kinds of collaborations with
their neighbors and local audiences. Still others have moved issues
of equity and justice--internally and in the world--to the center
of their institutional concerns. In every part of the country--and
in every type of museum--museum workers are challenging old
assumptions, conventional narratives, and customary practices as
they look to the future. In Change Is Required, a unique array of
50 museum professionals--representing different disciplines,
positions, and experiences--share their thinking about assessing
needs and possibilities, managing people and resources, and
building productive new relationships with neighbors, communities,
and partner organizations. These authors argue that change is
necessary--inside and beyond the museum. It is futile and
unproductive to default to the old "normal." To achieve greater
relevance, impact, equity, and inclusiveness, museums need to
reconsider their leadership models, organizational culture,
internal structures, and community collaborations Bristling with
personal passion, informed by experience, and focused on the
future, the essays in this volume convey the urgency to rethink
traditional museum practice, offering visionary--yet
practical--routes to future museum success in a volatile, complex,
and ambiguous world. In its depth and range, this book constitutes
an invitation to join in the growing, lively discourse about
possible futures for museums in America. The invitation extends not
only to museum professionals, but to all those interested in
cultural affairs and institutions.
Change is Required: Preparing for the Post-Pandemic Museum is a
book about the future of American museums. Like other institutions,
museums and zoos, historic sites, gardens, and arboreta, were
powerfully affected by the nested crises of the pandemic. These
unprecedented crises challenged American museums. Adapting to novel
circumstances and uncertainty became the order of the day;
improvisation in policy and practice the new norm. Amidst upheavals
and disruptions, a number of American museums have charted new
directions for themselves and their communities. Many museums have
taken a decisive turn to digital programming. Others have taken a
turn toward community, developing new kinds of collaborations with
their neighbors and local audiences. Still others have moved issues
of equity and justice-internally and in the world-to the center of
their institutional concerns. In every part of the country-and in
every type of museum--museum workers are challenging old
assumptions, conventional narratives, and customary practices as
they look to the future. In Change Is Required, a unique array of
50 museum professionals--representing different disciplines,
positions, and experiences--share their thinking about assessing
needs and possibilities, managing people and resources, and
building productive new relationships with neighbors, communities,
and partner organizations. These authors argue that change is
necessary--inside and beyond the museum. It is futile and
unproductive to default to the old "normal." To achieve greater
relevance, impact, equity, and inclusiveness, museums need to
reconsider their leadership models, organizational culture,
internal structures, and community collaborations Bristling with
personal passion, informed by experience, and focused on the
future, the essays in this volume convey the urgency to rethink
traditional museum practice, offering visionary-yet
practical-routes to future museum success in a volatile, complex,
and ambiguous world. In its depth and range, this book constitutes
an invitation to join in the growing, lively discourse about
possible futures for museums in America. The invitation extends not
only to museum professionals, but to all those interested in
cultural affairs and institutions.
Jews are part and parcel of American history. From colonial port
cities to frontier outposts, from commercial and manufacturing
centers to rural villages, and from metropolitan regions to
constructed communities, Jews are found everywhere and throughout
four centuries of American history. From the early 17th century to
the present, the story of American Jews has been one of
immigration, adjustment, and accomplishment, sometimes in the face
of prejudice and discrimination. This, then, is a narrative of
minority-majority relations, of evolving norms and traditions, of
ongoing conversations about community and culture, identity and
meaning. Interpreting American Jewish History at Museums and
Historic Sites begins with a broad overview of American Jewish
history in the context of a religious culture than extends back
more than 3,000 years and which manifests itself in a variety of
distinctive American forms. This is followed by five chapters, each
looking at a major theme in American Jewish history: movement, home
life, community, prejudice, and culture. The book also describes
and analyzes projects by history organizations, large and small, to
interpret American Jewish life for general public audiences. These
case studies cover a wide range of themes, approaches, formats. The
book concludes with a history of Jewish collections and Jewish
museums in North America and a chapter on "next practice" that
promote adaptive thinking, continuous innovation, and programs that
are responsive to ever-changing circumstances.
Jews are part and parcel of American history. From colonial port
cities to frontier outposts, from commercial and manufacturing
centers to rural villages, and from metropolitan regions to
constructed communities, Jews are found everywhere and throughout
four centuries of American history. From the early 17th century to
the present, the story of American Jews has been one of
immigration, adjustment, and accomplishment, sometimes in the face
of prejudice and discrimination. This, then, is a narrative of
minority-majority relations, of evolving norms and traditions, of
ongoing conversations about community and culture, identity and
meaning. Interpreting American Jewish History at Museums and
Historic Sites begins with a broad overview of American Jewish
history in the context of a religious culture than extends back
more than 3,000 years and which manifests itself in a variety of
distinctive American forms. This is followed by five chapters, each
looking at a major theme in American Jewish history: movement, home
life, community, prejudice, and culture. The book also describes
and analyzes projects by history organizations, large and small, to
interpret American Jewish life for general public audiences. These
case studies cover a wide range of themes, approaches, formats. The
book concludes with a history of Jewish collections and Jewish
museums in North America and a chapter on "next practice" that
promote adaptive thinking, continuous innovation, and programs that
are responsive to ever-changing circumstances.
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