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ROARING TWENTIES The New-York Historical Society presents “Boom & Bust: The 1920s,” an exhibit of historical documents from that decade. Highlights include the New York Stock Exchange closing ticker tape from October 29, 1929, which ushered in the Great Depression, and a collection of speakeasy membership cards from Prohibition. Today through Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., New-York Historical Society, Dexter Hall and second-floor galleries, 170 Central Park West at 77th Street, 212-873-3400, $10 general, $5 teachers, students, and seniors, free for members and children.
CELEBRATING 350 YEARS “Greetings from Home” gathers photographs, documents, and historical objects to tell the story of the first 350 years of Jewish life in America. Highlights include a Torah used during the Revolutionary War, a Confederate $2 bill with a portrait of Judah Benjamin, and a “Survivors Haggadah” from 1946. The show is organized by the American Jewish Historical Society. Through Friday, September 30, Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St., between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, 212-294-6160, free.
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