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Using the personal remembrances of Atlantans to explain seminal moments in the Jewish experience, the Museum's exhibitions have an extraordinarily vivid quality. The components include:
Two Core Galleries
Creating Community: The Jews of Atlanta from 1845 to the Present; and Absence of Humanity: The Holocaust Years.
The first exhibition tells the story of Atlanta Jews creating and experiencing community. The second exhibition tells the story of the Holocaust through historical photographs and documents, personal memorabilia and family pictures, and in the voices of those who survived and made new lives in Atlanta. Learn more.
Special Exhibitions Gallery
The Marlene J. and William A. Schwartz Special Exhibition Gallery of the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum explores and interprets Jewish heritage from many aspects and through varied methods of expression. A yearly calendar of special installations creates a unique experience for visitors to enjoy. Learn more.
The Ida Pearle and Joseph Cuba Community Archives and Genealogy Center is the repository for individual and family papers, business and organizational records, oral histories and an extensive visual arts collection. Since 1985, over 1,000 manuscripts, 10,000 photographs and numerous objects have been collected, preserved and archived. These materials are available to serious researchers and scholars and are used to support the Museum's exhibitions.
The archives collaborate with the Atlanta History Center and the over 80 Jewish archives throughout the country. Recent researchers have included CNN reporters, researchers from The History Channel and researchers from theaters producing Alfred Uhry's plays. Learn more.
Library
The library is a collection of resource material that supports archival and genealogical research, and a circulating collection of material that expands the Museum's educational programming. Library users include museum staff, researchers, teachers and students. Topics researched over the past year include Jews in the South, Leo Frank and the African-American community, Spanish heritage in Georgia, and individual family histories. Learn more.
Weinberg Center for Holocaust Education
The Lillian & A. J. Weinberg Center for Holocaust Education offers a broad range of educational programming for all ages. The Center offers guided tours of the Holocaust Gallery, a school program guide for teachers, assistance in pre- and post-visit activities, and in-school programs with speakers. The Center also sponsors yearly summer courses for which teachers may earn Staff Development Credits from the State of Georgia. Learn more.
Gift Shop
The Breman's gift shop is a wonderful source for hand-crafted Judaica, books and gift items for all ages.
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