NYC Schools Partner With Jewish Heritage Museum with Free Admission and Field Trips

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Jessica Gould
WNYC News | Jan 16, 2020

As part of a broader effort to fight the rise in anti-Semitism, the New York City Department of Education is partnering with The Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust to offer free admission and field trips to students. The partnership with the museum includes free admission for public school students over 12 and three relatives and field trips for all eighth and tenth graders in several neighborhoods with large Hasidic communities including Williamsburg, Crown Heights and Borough Park.

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