Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience — Attraction in New Orleans

As a tradition of settling new towns, we try to find something related to Jewish life in the town. This museum was recommended to me by a friend after discussing the Breman Jewish Museum in Atlanta. At the entrance we were met by the girl from whom we bought our tickets. They give a discount if you come to them with a flyer, but we had forgotten it in our hotel room. They have a cool presentation movie which I thought was very short but with a nice musical accompaniment. It is important to realize that museums like this one should help to break down xenophobic speculations about different nations. The museum is trying to answer the question of who are the Jews of the south of the United States? How long have they been here? What are the reasons for their arrival and so on. In terms of exhibitions, this museum is poor, almost everything is presented as digital copies or colorful prints on the walls. But this is a disadvantage of many modern museums, which prevents you from really immersing yourself in the issue and makes you wonder what would be the difference if I saw it all online? But on the other hand, it was fun to make quizzes on Jewish themes and offer your own version of the mat and its design. You can also find souvenirs and a public restroom at the entrance. In general, I recommend visiting this place as museums of this type are quite rare and most importantly the museum pursues a noble goal of uncovering the secrets of the history of Jewish settlement life in the...

I visited this museum with my 14 year old son while we were in New Orleans for a few days. It's a short walk from the World War 2 Museum, so it made for a great destination after our second day there. This museum does a fantastic job telling the stories of Southern Jewish communities and how they maintained Jewish traditions while incorporating aspects of Southern culture into their lives. The story of Jewish life in America is often told through the lens of the descendants of immigrants who came through New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. But Jews were making important contributions to communities in the South long before huge waves of German and Eastern European Jewish immigrants made their way to cities in the Northeast. I'm so glad this museum exists and tells the stories of the those early Jewish communities, how they contributed to life in the South from as early as the 18th century to today. We spent about an hour and a half there. It was well worth it. The museum is deserving of your...

Very wa eager staff it gives a timeline explanation I. Yelling the story of the immigration of Jews into Southern America. Very interesting stories and somE cool artefact’s: like a wedding dress, photos, reproductions of letters and a peddler’s wagon. It gives a clear explanation of how people came with nothing and went from house to house selling and bartering and eventually becoming household names. Many Jews became mayors and sheriffs of their communities. A cute Jewish knowledge interactive game for kids. Interesting. You only need an hour - hour and a half unless you love to read every single word ( like my husband.). An informative little movie starts the journey with people from all over the south telling their stories they have sone very cute and cool things in their gift shop l Like mezuzahs and t shirts and other things. Jimmy gives a great tour with very...