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ISRAEL & THE JEWISH WORLD October 2020 37

“Museum Airlines” takes flight at Tel Aviv’s

Museum of the Jewish People

against these “undesirable” individu-
als. A special commission was set up Children and families can “fly” around the globe through the museum’s
in July 1940 to review naturalizations newly launched immersive experience, both in-person and virtually
granted since the 1927 reform of the
nationality law. As a result, Vichy de- he Museum of the Jewish Peo- Around the World.” For more information about the The new three-floor Core Exhibi-
naturalized approximately 15,000 in- ple has temporarily transformed While touring the exhibits and en- “Museum Airlines” experience and the tion, scheduled to open in late 2020,
dividuals, mostly Jews, between June Titself into an “airport terminal” gaging with installations, interactive museum’s full offering of online tours will expand the museum’s explora-
1940 and August 1944. so children and families can “travel” displays, videos, etc., visitors answer and activities, visit www.bh.org.il. tion of Jewish culture and spirituality,
Vichy tightened its antisemitic the world both in-person and virtually the related passport questions and rid- About Museum of the Jewish People with an increased footprint of 66,000
legislation, applicable in both zones, despite ongoing air travel limited due dles, and are transported to cities such The Museum of the Jewish People is square feet (~ 6,000 square meters) of
during 1941. The first mass arrests of to COVID-19 safety concerns. There’s as New York City, Venice, Paris, Am- the world’s largest Jewish museum additional gallery space, featuring over
Jews took place in May 1941, with even a “Museum Airlines” to help visi- sterdam, Fes (Morocco), Kochi (In- and the only institution that tells the 800 images and 450 works from the
most of them held in the winter sports tors’ imaginations take flight. dia) and Willemstad (Curaçao), among unique, ongoing story of the Jewish museum’s collection, 40 film and mul-
stadium known as the Vel’d’Hiv. They The museum’s fun new immersive others. For example, while in the “Let people in its entirety, through the lens timedia displays, and 22 interactive
were held, in horrifying conditions, for and interactive experience, which is There Be Laughter” exhibit, visitors of identity, culture and history, as well stations.
days prior to being sent to the transit geared toward children ages 8-14 and are asked to answer questions, includ- as the foundations of Jewish life and The museum’s curatorial team is
camp at Drancy before being moved on their families, includes a simulated ing: “In this city, a plot about nothing thought across generations. Founded headed by Dr. Orit Shaham Gover, in
to the gas chambers at Auschwitz. airport terminal, complete with all the takes place with a group of four friends in 1978 and located in Tel Aviv, the collaboration with the Washington,
Overall, by the time deportations sights and sounds. The pretend termi- in a TV series about nothing. What is museum serves as a central destination D.C.-based exhibition design firm
ended, the Vichy government had aid-nal features a flight desk, flight board, the city?” for Jewish discourse, engagement and Gallagher & Associates. For more in-
ed directly in the deportation of ap-baggage claim with luggage, passport Upon completion of the “trip,” vis- learning for individuals, families, com- formation about the Museum of the
proximately 76,000 Jews to German center and much more. There’s even a itors can return to the flight desk and, munities and organizations from Israel Jewish People, visit www.bh.org.il.
extermination camps. money exchange desk and a duty-free as a reward for being a frequent flyer, and around the world.
The course of anti-Jewish legisla-shop as well as signage directing trav- receive complimentary tickets (one per
tion in France provided fertile ground elers to their gates, concourses, check- person) to the museum’s new Core Ex- Buying or Selling?
for the collaborationist Vichy gov-in, customs and ground transportation hibition, which is scheduled to open in
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Holocaust and Genocide Research at global travels via two exhibits, “Hal- video technology so people can navi-
Florida Gulf Coast University. He can lelujah! Assemble, Pray, Study – Syn- gate on their own and activate embed-
Now access private sessions
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