The Association for Jewish History and Religion, founded in 1987, runs the Jewish Museum. It is managed by an honorary board. The association publishes its own writings, organizes research and educational work, and study trips. It publishes the newspaper “Schalom” twice a year and the newsletter “JMW aktuell” once a month. Interested? Just send an email to info@jmw-dorsten.de.
The work of our association is regularly supported by the city of Dorsten, the district of Recklinghausen, the Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (State Agency for Civic Education), and Sparkasse Vest Recklinghausen.
The Jewish Museum Westphalia Foundation, which was established in 1999 with the support of the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia, also supports the museum’s ongoing work. The foundation is funded by the district of Recklinghausen and Sparkasse Vest Recklinghausen. Since then, we have received regular donations from the foundation’s income (interest and donations), primarily for the personnel costs of the Jewish Museum. The foundation’s board and the supporting association are constantly striving to increase the foundation’s capital, because in the long term, the current abundance of voluntary unpaid work cannot be relied upon.
If you see an opportunity to help, please contact the director of our museum, Dr. Kathrin Pieren, first. As a co-donor, you can help secure the long-term future of the Jewish Museum of Westphalia. You can find more information here.
Nevertheless, we are urgently dependent on donations from private individuals and companies in order to operate our museum, organize exhibitions, and continue to offer our educational programs for schoolchildren.
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