Tracing History Through Judaica:
A Special Afternoon with MFA Curators

Featuring Simona DiNepi, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Curator of Judaica and Victoria Reed, Sadler Curator for Provenance from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The program will explore the MFA’s first gallery dedicated to Judaica, which opened in December 2023, showcasing recent acquisitions that enhance the museum’s collection. These Jewish ritual and cultural items, often tied to histories of displacement and migration, reflect the experiences of their previous owners. The curators will discuss the challenges of collecting Judaica with a focus on provenance research, especially in the context of the Holocaust.

We will also celebrate the Sylvia Zenia Wiener Collection and welcome Ivy Cubell, who generously donated her mother’s collection to the Sisterhood Museum at Temple Emanuel.

Reception will follow.

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Presented by the Sisterhood Museum Committee