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The product of more than three decades of effort, the institution features relics from large and small Jewish communities spread across the region

By NEW ORLEANS (JTA) - Janis Rabins family emigrated from Poland, eventually settling in Bogalusa, Louisiana. For years, she and her relatives had

The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience is the product of more than three decades of concerted work to preserve the heritage of Southern Jewry.

‘Shalom, Y’All!’ Museum of Southern Jewish Experience to open in New Orleans ‘Shalom, Y’All!’ Museum of Southern Jewish Experience to open in New Orleans In addition to photos, artifacts, paintings and history, the museum will address issues of race and anti-Semitism, and the ways Southern Jews navigated such challenges in different times. Rendering of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience in New Orleans, to open on the fall of 2020. Credit: The Museum of the Southern Jewish ...

A museum that explores the history of the Jewish community in the South has set an opening date after being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience will open May 27 in downtown New Orleans, according to a news release Tuesday. It is located at 818 Howard Ave., blocks away from The National World War II Museum, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the new Culinary and Hospitality Institute and the Southern Food & Beverage Museum. Multimedia exhibits in t...