National Museum of American Jewish History

The National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) is a Smithsonian- affiliated museum in Center City Philadelphia, located on Independence Mall within the Independence National Historical Park. With its founding in 1976 the 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m) museum shared a building with the Congregation Mikveh Israel. In 2005, it was announced that the museum would be moved to a new building to be built at Fifth Street and Market Street on the Independence Mall. The site was originally owned by CBS' KYW radio and KYW-TV. The project broke ground on September 30, 2007. The 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m) glass and terra-cotta building was designed by James Polshek and includes an atrium, a 25,000 square feet (2,300 m) area for exhibits, a...