Skip to content

http://www.jewishhistorymuseum.org/

Increase font size Decrease font size Default font size
2010

Celebrating 100 years of Hadassah
 Centennial Lecture and Exhibit

Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 2:00 PM
No Admission Charge

The Hadassah exhibit at the Jewish History Museum for the month of March, starting on the 3rd, will feature scrapbooks from the Tucson Chapter (before it became Hadassah Southern Arizona), pins, memorabilia, etc. to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Hadassah.

On Sunday, March 4, at 2 PM, "Stories about Hadassah" will be related by local Hadassah members. Don't miss it! Come to the Jewish History Museum for a lovely afternoon!

 

Chuppah Promises

The Fourth Annual Ketubah and
Wedding Gown Exhibit

Eighteen wedding gowns
and Ketubot from 1790 to 1990

January 8, 2011
through
February 14, 2010

General Admission - $5.00

There will be a style show of antique and vintage wedding dresses with champagne reception at 1:30 pm on Sunday, Feb.13th, 2011. Tickets are $20.00 per person. Reservations are strongly encouraged. Call 520-670-9073.

Jewish Federation Logo

 

Sunday November 28, 2010 10:00 am

Tucson’s Evergreen Cemetery
3015 N. Oracle, Tucson, AZ 85705

$10.00 per person
Tour Guide: Dr. Barry Friedman

Reservations suggested 520-670-9073

Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks…and remember the pioneers who helped to make this country so GREAT. Join the Jewish History Museum as we remember the Jewish Arizona Pioneers Sunday the 28th of November, 10:00 am at Evergreen Cemetery for the Jewish Pioneer Cemetery Tour. Dr. Barry Friedman (“Dr. History”) will be your guide. Wear comfortable shoes and meet at the Fort Lowell Gate. $10.00 per person includes the cemetery guide book. Family friendly tour.

 

AUGUST 15, 2010 through DECEMBER 23, 2010
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday ~ 1:00 to 5:00 pm
Friday ~ 1:00 to 3:00 pm

ON EXHIBIT
The history of the Southwest Jewish Pioneers ~ 1860 to present day • Photos taken by Jewish Pioneer Leo Goldschmidt ~ 1870-1890 • Photos and historic newsletter from early Temple Emanu-El • Red White and Blue Dress worn on July 4, 1876 • Statehood Dress worn February 14, 1912 • The Life Cycle Journal of Rabbi Marcus Breger, Anshei Israel • Holocaust Surviving Torah • Southern Arizona Holocaust Survivors Memorial Quilt

Come experience your Jewish Arizona Story

 
The Third Golden Age of Judaism:
Pioneer Jews of the West and
Why They Succeeded So Well”
Jewish Story Teller and Historian
Saturday
January 9, 2010
7:00 pm

Noted as a story-telling historian, presenting his material in such a way that listeners can easily pass these wonderful stories on to family and friends in the best of Jewish tradition. Mr. Epstein is Co-Publisher & Managing Editor of the acclaimed Western States Jewish History, a historical journal now in its fourth decade of publication. WSJH chronicles the history of the Jews in the growth and development of the American West.

 
More Articles...
<< Start < Prev 1 2 Next > End >>

Page 1 of 2

Museum Hours

Open to the public Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday from 1 to 5 PM.
Friday from Noon to 3 PM.

Contact

Eileen Warshaw, Executive Director

Jewish History Museum
564 South Stone Avenue
Tucson, Arizona 85701

PO Box 889
Tucson, Arizona 85702
520-670-9073

JHMTucson@gmail.com

JoIn us on Facebook!

Mission

The Mission of the Jewish History Museum is the collection, preservation, exhibition and teaching of the Jewish heritage of the American Southwest and the preservation of the first synagogue building in Arizona.