Philadelphia’s American Jewish history museum moves closer to joining the Smithsonian

Times of Israel14 October 2026, 16:45 UTCUnited States of America

Congressional commission studying whether to make Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History a Smithsonian member, at a difficult moment for the storied institution

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