Visitors still have the possibility, until 3 August, to go on a tour of the current special exhibition "typical! Cliches of Jews and Others." The guided tour "Architectural Observations" can also be enjoyed by our English-speaking guests from 10 August. The tried-and-tested tours "Judaism – Christianity – Islam: A Cultural-historical Comparison" and "Women in Judaism" are also on the program for July and August.

"Andrej Hermlin and his Swing Dance Orchestra" Present "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen - Jews in Jazz"There are but a few who don't know the song "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen," but not many are aware of the significant role Jewish musicians and composers played in the emergence of jazz – not only in America, but also in Germany and the former Soviet Union.

The Jewish Museum is marking the 60th anniversary of Israel’s founding with a variety of programs featuring Israeli art and artists. Among the highlights are a panel discussion on Israeli and Jewish film on Tuesday, June 3; an exhibition of six Dead Sea Scrolls at the Museum from September 21, 2008 through January 4, 2009; and several exhibitions including the work of contemporary Israeli artists.

The Jewish Museum will present Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, 1940-1976 through September 21, 2008.

The exhibition "typical! Clichés of Jews and Others" which opens on 19 March takes visitors on a journey into the world of over-simplified images and notions. It shows works of art, junk, photos, and film clips and raises the question of how popcult objects, bric-a-brac, and historical collectors' pieces spread stereotypical messages.

There will be no time for boredom during the winter vacation at the Jewish Museum Berlin! Visitors great and small will learn more about Jewish festivals, religious rituals and the Hebrew alphabet on the family tour "Jewish Life, Jewish Traditions."

May 2008 is the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel – marking a major event not only for history, but also for the media. The young state has been accompanied by photographers and filmmakers from the very hour of its birth, who left their mark on the perceptions of people all over the world.

The festive Hanukkah Market at the Jewish Museum Berlin will be opened with words of welcome by Ingeborg Junge-Reyer, mayor of Berlin, on Sunday 2 December 2007 at 2 pm - this year for the first time in the new Glass Courtyard designed by the architect Daniel Libeskind.

Celebrate Steig in November marks the centennial of William Steig’s birth with an array of programs and activities for all ages taking place during the month of November throughout New York City. William Steig is known for his brilliant cartoons for The New Yorker and his beloved children’s books such as Shrek!

Known for his brilliant cartoons for The New Yorker and his award-winning children’s books, William Steig (1907–2003) was an American original whose achievements remain unparalleled. He first gained fame through his artwork for The New Yorker where he ushered in a new era by radically transforming the way cartoons were created at the magazine.

The Jewish Museum will present Repairing The World: Contemporary Ritual Art from November 4, 2007 through March 16, 2008. For centuries, artists have created beautiful and functional works of ceremonial art designed for use on specific Jewish holidays or rituals.

The Jewish Museum will open a new children's exhibition, Archaeology Zone: Discovering Treasures from Playgrounds to Palaces, to the public on Sunday, October 14, 2007. In this engaging and thoroughly interactive experience, children become archaeologists as they search for clues about ancient and modern objects. Visitors will discover what happens after archaeologists unearth artifacts and bring them back to their labs for in-depth analysis.