Senate Resolution No. 1013

BY: Senator MYRIE

COMMEMORATING the 18th Anniversary of the Jewish
Children's Museum

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that the quality
of life of the citizens of the State of New York is greatly enriched by
its exceptional cultural, educational and recreational institutions; and

WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to
commemorate the 18th Anniversary of the Jewish Children's Museum; and

WHEREAS, In the late fall of 1986, the founders of the Jewish
Children's Museum held its first Jewish Children's Expo, which started
the journey which would lead to the Jewish Children's Museum; the Expo
turned 30,000 square feet of the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New
York City into a wonderland of Jewish experiences; over 30,000 people
visited the first Jewish Children's Expo, a four-day event; and

WHEREAS, The multi-media Jewish Children's Museum, the first of its
kind in the world, opened in 2004 on Brooklyn's Museum Row at the corner
of Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue in Brooklyn, New York; and

WHEREAS, The heart of the museum is in the galleries which occupy
the third and fourth of the building's six floors where visitors
encounter an array of exhibits and displays covering Jewish history and
heroes, holidays and customs, the Holocaust, and contemporary Jewish
life; and

WHEREAS, The Jewish Children's Museum is an institution where
children and their parents from all segments of the community can
explore their history and heritage in a stimulating, interactive
environment; it also provides the non-Jewish world with a forum for
understanding the Jewish community and its contributions to history and
culture; and

WHEREAS, The success of the Jewish Children's Museum is in direct
correlation to the efforts of its dedicated staff and board, whose
involvement is, and always has been, characterized by an impressive
commitment, an unbridled enthusiasm, and an uncompromising standard of
excellence in all endeavors on behalf of the organization and the
community it serves; and

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body that when
institutions of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our
attention, they should be recognized and applauded by all the citizens
of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 18th Anniversary of the Jewish Children's Museum; and be
it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Jewish Children's Museum.