Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience

 “Stories from the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience”

Join us as we explore the stories held in the galleries of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience (MSJE). Spanning thirteen states and three hundred years, the MSJE’s core exhibition explores the diverse relationships, experiences, and environments encountered by Jewish communities in the American South. We’ll discuss artifacts and stories from early Jewish immigrants as they navigated southern spaces to find and build communities. Learn how southern Jews maintained their identity and became part of the fabric of southern society. The MSJE team will walk us through the galleries and have a conversation about this unique yet universal story. 

Presenter bio (me): Lizzi Meister, the Public Programs Manager at the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, will be our tour guide. She’s originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin where she went to Jewish summer camp in the north woods and developed a love for engaging programming. Her love for the South came during her time as a Community Engagement Fellow in Jackson, Mississippi. Before moving to New Orleans to work at the Museum, Lizzi lived in Seattle, getting her Masters in Museology and working with a Jewish co-op! She enjoys continuing to weave her love of museums, programming, and Jewish stories at the MSJE.

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