Upcoming Events | The Breman Museum in Atlanta

Professor Ellie Schainker, Arthur Blank Family Foundation Assistant Professor of History and Jewish Studies at Emory University, will speak on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 2:00 to The Jewish Genealogy Society of Georgia. Professor Schainker's topic will be: Researching 19th Jewish Life in the Russian Archives: Converts, Missionaries, and Religious Disputes

We will be closing early on Monday, December 24th at 3 PM and will reopen Wednesday, December 26th.

We will be closed on Tuesday, December 25th and will reopen Wednesday, December 26th.

We will be closing at 3PM on Monday, December 31st and reopen on Wednesday, January 2nd.

We will be closed on Tuesday, January 1st and reopen on Wednesday, January 2nd.

Bearing Witness, is a series that features Holocaust survivors, all Atlanta residents, who recall their experiences during the Holocaust. Their words rise above hatred and retribution to speak about the strength and will that enabled them to survive and to go on to build new lives. The Breman Museum is pleased to offer free admission to the Bearing Witness series through a generous grant from the Sara Giles Moore Foundation.

This lecture discusses how resistance and defiance were often hidden in the artistic work of Jewish musicians imprisoned in Terezín, the Nazi ghetto/camp in Czechoslovakia. Hear compelling stories about this form of resistance from Dr. Laurence Sherr, an internationally recognized Holocaust music lecturer, composer, and educator. Dr. Sherr’s presentation will include eyewitness video clips, archival materials, and his onsite photo documentation.

Take a one-of-a-kind behind the scenes tour of the Fox Theatre and learn about his founder, William Fox, born Wilhelm Fuchs, and his imprint in the entertainment business as we know it today.

This workshop is inspired by the Vedem Underground Exhibition. Open to all ages.

Join us for our next Historic Jewish Atlanta Tour with a one-of-a-kind trolley tour of the Jewish connection to Atlanta’s Civil Rights Movement! Explore the role Jewish institutions played in the fight for integration with tour stops at The Temple, Prior Tire, the Rich’s Building, the Peachtree Manor Hotel, and the American Motor Hotel.

Join us at The Breman as teen actors from Atlanta’s Jewish day schools perform scenes from the Vedem-inspired play And A Child Shall Lead. A post-show dialogue with the cast and director Mira Hirsch will follow. Self-guided tour of gallery available before and after the performance.

Join us for our next Historic Jewish Atlanta Tour with a one-of-a-kind trolley tour of the Jewish connection to Atlanta’s Civil Rights Movement! Explore the role Jewish institutions played in the fight for integration with tour stops at The Temple, Prior Tire, the Rich’s Building, the Peachtree Manor Hotel, and the American Motor Hotel.

Once the largest employer in Atlanta, the Fulton Bag & Cotton Mill is now loft apartments and condos. Explore the Jewish history of the factory and how it gave rise to Cabbagetown and also Georgia Tech. This program is presented in partnership with Phoenix Flies presented by the Atlanta Preservation Center.

Join us for a special guided tour of Atlanta’s High Museum as we explore the works of art that depict Jewish themes from the Bible to today. Also see how an artist’s Jewish lens has influenced their contemporary art pratice.

Join Historic Jewish Atlanta Tours at the Marietta Museum of History for a special lecture on the Leo Frank case by legal expert Van Pearlberg.