NYMC Visits Museum of Jewish Heritage

Students and faculty from New York Medical College and the Touro College and University System joined Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., front, second from left, on September 23, for a docent-led tour of "Auschwitz: Not long ago. Not far away," at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City.

October 07, 2019
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NYMC Visits Museum of Jewish Heritage

The exhibition dedicated to the history of Auschwitz and its role in the Holocaust provided an opportunity for visitors to experience artifacts from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum on view for the first time in North America, including hundreds of personal items-such as suitcases, eyeglasses and shoes-that belonged to survivors and victims of Auschwitz.

"Auschwitz: Not long ago. Not far away,"