Jewish Museum (New York)

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Jewish Museum in New York seen from Fifth Avenue
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Jewish Museum in New York seen from Fifth Avenue

The Jewish Museum of New York was first established in 1904, when the Jewish Theological Seminary received a gift of 26 Jewish ceremonial art objects from Judge Mayer Sulzberger. In 1944, Frieda Schiff Warburg, widow of philanthropist Felix Warburg, donated the family mansion (located at Fifth Avenue and 92nd Street in the middle of Museum Mile in New York City) for use as the museum. The museum is still located there, and now boasts a collection 28,000 objects including paintings, sculpture, archaeological artifacts, and many other pieces important to the preservation of Jewish history and culture.

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The street address of the Jewish Museum is: 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, New York, New York 10128.

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