Culture

The Cultural offerings provided by New York City are as varied as they are extraordinary.  So too are those of Columbia/Barnard Hillel.  The Kraft Center is home to an ever-changing series of art exhibits. Classes and lectures on a wide variety of Jewish themes (history, culture, philosophy, politics, literature) are held in the Kraft Center.  Involvement in Yiddish-language and meditation sessions is made available.  We also screen fascinating movies during our Hillel Film Festival.

Culture Links:

Jewish Museum – dedicated to the enjoyment, understanding, and preservation of the artistic and cultural heritage of the Jewish people through its collections, exhibitions, and related education programs. Using art and artifacts that embody the diversity of the Jewish experience from ancient to present times, throughout the world, the Museum strives to be a source of inspiration and shared human values for people of all religious and cultural backgrounds while serving as a special touchstone of identity for Jewish people.

Tenement Museum – a New York City museum that tells the stories of immigrants who lived in 97 Orchard Street, a tenement built in 1863 on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

92nd Street Y – a world-renowned community and cultural center; an organization of exhilarating vitality and remarkable diversity; a proudly Jewish institution that reaches out to people of every race, ethnicity, religion, age and economic class.

JCC in Manhattan – Jewish Community Center offers multiple pathways into the richness of community life for members of all ages through cultural, social, educational, and recreational programs.

Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust honors those who died by celebrating their lives – cherishing the civilization that they built, their achievements and faith, their joys and hopes, and the vibrant Jewish community that is their legacy today. In the Museum’s core exhibition, personal objects, photographs, and original films illustrate the story of Jewish heritage in the twentieth century.

Center for Jewish History – houses the American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation , Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

Skirball Cultural Center – explores the connections between four thousand years of Jewish heritage and the vitality of American democratic ideals. The Skirball features a museum, changing exhibitions, engaging music, theater, comedy, film, family, and literary programs, Zeidler’s Café, and Audrey’s Museum store, and a new interactive family destination inspired by the Noah’s Ark story.