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Exhibition of the Jewish Museum of the Palestinian Experience


DURHAM, N.C., March 23, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Friday, March 24, from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., a reception and exhibition at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C., will be held for the online museum PromisedLandMuseum.org: The Jewish Museum of the Palestinian Experience. Dr. Steve Feldman will be welcoming press and other visitors at the exhibit in the Bloomberg Room of the National Press Club.  The event will be held at the close of the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs also occurring at the National Press Club that day.

A project of the Coalition for Peace with Justice, the museum complements the common understanding of the founding of Israel with first hand resources describing how Palestinian families came to be expelled from their homes and villages.

The Jewish Museum of the Palestinian Experience takes what had been two narratives?separate Israeli and Palestinian narratives?to help people see one consistent story, from a Jewish perspective, of how a state run by Jews was formed in a land where non-Jewish people were the majority.

The exhibition will include major highlights from the more extensive collection of online resources. Feldman, director and creator of the museum, says that the museum fills gaps in his Jewish American education and upbringing. "Jewish morality is ingrained in us. American Jews have been on the front lines of anti-discrimination efforts. The museum, which presents largely Jewish sources and a Jewish perspective, documents our role in making and keeping Palestinian families refugees from their homes, actions inconsistent with our Jewish values."

The museum presents first hand materials supplementing available resources from Jewish Voice for Peace's Facing the Nakba Project and from other organizations that offer educational materials and programs about the Nakba from a Palestinian perspective.  The Nakba, or "catastrophe," refers to the 1948 exodus when Palestinian families were driven from their homes.

The mission of the Coalition for Peace with Justice (CPWJ) is to work for a just and sustainable peace in Israel-Palestine. CPWJ educates the public, advocates for change based on equal rights, and directly supports peace builders in Israel-Palestine.

Website: promisedlandmuseum.org

 

SOURCE Coalition for Peace with Justice


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