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The Museum of the Jewish People New Core Exhibition - Content

The Museum of the Jewish People New Core Exhibition - Content. 2. Content building blocks. 1. The unique and ongoing story of the Jewish People narrative A people among Peoples (history) Faith, thought and creativity Origins and foundations (The building blocks of Jewish life)

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The Museum of the Jewish People New Core Exhibition - Content

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  1. The Museum of the Jewish People New Core Exhibition - Content

  2. 2 Content building blocks 1. The unique and ongoing story of the Jewish People narrative A people among Peoples (history) Faith, thought and creativity Origins and foundations (The building blocks of Jewish life) 2. Jewish Peoplehood identityLife in open societies (the individual) Spirituality and observance (the community) Shared purpose and values (the people) 3. ‘This story is yours’/ ‘you are part of the story’ participation

  3. 2 Structural principles - The highway/fast track - Learning areas - Group discussion areas

  4. 2 Exhibition essential questions Who are the Jews? How have they evolved / changed over the ages? How do the Jews tell their story? Am I / Are you a part of this story? What is the meaning of this story for me / you?

  5. 2 Exhibition Structure Walking ‘top down’ and back in history Every floor fashioned as a stand alone, complete experience: Upper floor - Present Time: Peoplehood and Culture Middle floor - The unique and ongoing story of the Jewish people: Jewish history Bottom Floor - Origins and foundations: The Jewish story

  6. 2 Upper Floor – Present Time Major theme: Jewish Peoplehood and culture today Rationale: start with the story of “me” and with “my” time in order to engage, intrigue and connect visitors to the Jewish people and the Jewish story Essential question: What is the meaning of being Jewish / part of the Jewish people today? Core topics: A - Jewish Peoplehood – life in open society (the individual ), Jewish communal expressions (the community), shared purpose and values (the people) B - Jewish culture - Language, Literature, Films, Theater, Dance, Music, Art, Folklore C – Jews in World Culture D - This story is yours / you are part of the story

  7. Level 3 – Peoplehood and Culture

  8. 2 Middle floor – The story of the Jewish people Major theme: The unique and ongoing story of the Jewish people from the destruction of the First Temple to the present Rationale: To show visitors that Jewish history, including its most ancient chapters, is highly compelling and relevant for today Essential questions: What is the secret underlying the continuous vital and creative endurance of the Jewish people? What has changed in the wake of the Modern Era? Core topics: A – Diaspora: The story of dual Jewish centers from ancient time to the 18th century. B - Modern Era: The changes Jewish life and culture have undergone while embracing integration and civic rights.

  9. 2 Middle floor topics: • Diaspora • Jewish centers of Ancient Era – Land of Israel, Babylon, Alexandria • Jewish centers of Middle Ages – Sepharad and Ashkenaz • Jewish centers of early Modern Era – Poland-Lithuania and Ottoman Empire • formative events – continuous theme • Faith Thought and Creativity – the evolution of Jewish literature, philosophy and Kabbalah, Jewish Art • Modern Era • Becoming Integrated • Religious and community Changes • Jews of Eastern europe – the shtetle • Jews of Islamic countries • The Great Migration • Political Choices: Jewish national movements (Zionizm) • Antisemitism– continuous theme • The flourishing years between the World Wars • The Holocaust • Aftermath, State of Israel and US Jewry, World Jewish Communities

  10. Level 2 – A people among peoples מיצ

  11. 2 Bottom Floor – Jewish Living Major theme: Origins and foundations Rationale :To engage and connect visitors to the foundations of Jewish living, past and present Essential question: Who are the Jews? How do the Jews tell their story? Core topics: The biblical narrative The foundations of Jewish living (covenant, Shabbat, life-cycle, yearly cycle) The influence of the Bible on world culture Reading the bible anew Jewish solidarity - atrium installation Connections – ending experience

  12. Level 1 – Origins and foundations

  13. 2 Exhibition ending questions Who are the Jews? How have they evolved / changed over the ages? How do the Jews tell their story? Am I / Are you a part of this story? What is the meaning of this story for me / you?

  14. And now what? • Content approval: academic consultants from around the world, public forums • Object collection: collaborations, long term loans etc

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