Jackson, MS, 39236
601-362-6357
URL : http://www.msje.org
overview : The Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life is a not-for-profit organization that provides educational and rabbinic services to small Jewish communities, documents and preserves the rich history of the southern Jewish experience, and promotes a strong Jewish cultural presence throughout a twelve-state region. The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience operates under the auspices of the Institute. - Jewish life in the South began more than three centuries ago, when thousands of immigrant Jews made the formidable journey to America to escape growing religious oppression and to seek economic opportunity.
collections : Since 1986, the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience has worked to preserve, interpret, and document the long and rich tradition of Jewish life in the South. - The collection, which includes synagogue architectural elements, furnishings, stained glass, sculpture, a historic pipe organ, ceremonial objects, and textiles, reflects both Jewish and southern culture.
topics : ethnic, judaica, religion, religious
