A bipartisan coalition in US Congress supports establishing a Smithsonian museum for the American Jewish experience, considering transfer of the Weitzman Museum.
A bipartisan coalition in US Congress is championing a push to establish a Smithsonian museum focused on the American Jewish experience. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), aims to create a commission to study the potential transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia to the Smithsonian Institution. Major Jewish organizations have already expressed support for the initiative.
March 21, 2024
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