I have been the CEO, Treasurer and/or Curator of five different nonprofits and museums throughout the Augusta, GA area, and this is as fine as any of those. The men and women on this Board and its Directors and officers are as good as they come. I expect great things when this group begins operating this museum. What an asset!
AJM volunteers and board worked very hard to save the two historic buildings, have done outstanding programming, and are now fabricating exhibits and plans to fully open in 2024. Thank you AJM!
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This museum helped to rescue the Court of Ordinary in Augusta, Ga. The building is the first fire proof building in the state. It was built in the mid 1860's. It is providing an opportunity for the history of the Jewish people in Augusta to be preserved and give any opportunity to the wider Augusta community to lean about Judaism.
This is a true treasure. The museum does not only have interesting historical facts in it - the location itself has historical significance. Everyone I met there was knowledgeable and friendly. There is something very special about this museum. I would highly recommend it.
I have been the CEO, Treasurer and/or Curator of five different nonprofits and museums throughout the Augusta, GA area, and this is as fine as any of those. The men and women on this Board and its Directors and officers are as good as they come. I expect great things when this group begins operating this museum. What an asset!
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I am a retired CPA and operate the Thomson - McDuffie Museum as a volunteer. My Board happily agreed that I should donate a little of my personal time and energy in helping in my small way to get the Augusta Jewish Museum up and running. I have attended my first Board meeting of the AJM and am thoroughly delighted at the quality of the other Board members. I have examined the Court of Ordinary building and the old Temple next to it. These two buildings will house a fine museum educating and entertaining Augustans and out-of-town visitors about the heritge of the Jewish people of the CSRA and Carolina. Lewis Smith
Augusta Jewish Museum is being established as a CSRA Regional Center of Learning and Understanding for All in the Augusta GA/Aiken SC area. When we learn that we all have the same hearts and same color blood and can work together for the good of humanity, then good deeds are done. I applaud AJM for involving the elders who tell the stories to the youth so that they may know and remember their heritage. Come visit our pillars of education, great programming, and Museum Store when we open in 2021. Visit www.augustajewishmuseum.org/virtual-museum to take an online preview of what's to come!