NYC-ARTS Curator’s Choice: “Lincoln and the Jews”

Name: NYC-ARTS Curator’s Choice: “Lincoln and the Jews”
Uploaded: 2015-05-07T22:44:06Z
Duration: P282S
Description: This year marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln's assassination. The New-York Historical Society has on view an important related exhibition, “Lincoln and the Jews,” which explores the president’s little known relationship with the Jewish community through never-before displayed original documents, artifacts, photographs and more.

Clip: Season 2015 Episode 160 | 4m 42s

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln's assassination. The New-York Historical Society has on view an important related exhibition, “Lincoln and the Jews,” which explores the president’s little known relationship with the Jewish community through never-before displayed original documents, artifacts, photographs and more.

Aired: 05/06/15

Rating: NR

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Major funding for NYC-ARTS is made possible by The Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Jody and John Arnhold, The Lewis “Sonny” Turner Fund for Dance, The Ambrose Monell Foundation, Elise Jaffe and Jeffrey Brown, Charles and Valerie Diker, The Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, The Elroy and Terry Krumholz Foundation, The Nancy Sidewater Foundation, and Ellen and James S. Marcus. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional funding provided by members of THIRTEEN. NYC-ARTS is made possible by Swann Auction Galleries.

NYC-ARTS Curator’s Choice: “Lincoln and the Jews”

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