Registration
Admission for this tour is $40. Members receive exclusive discounts on our programs and courses. Not a member? Learn more.
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This program is for those 18 and older.
To promote access to onsite and virtual Rosenbach experiences, we offer scholarships for each Signature Program. To inquire, email Associate Curator and Manager of Public Programs Bryn Michelson-Ziegler at bziegler@rosenbach.org.
Registration opens for Delancey Society members on September 17th, for Rosenbach members on September 24th, and for the general public on October 1st.
Description
In 1759, on the eve of his voyage from England to its American colonies, fledgling merchant Michael Gratz, then 19, wrote to his family in Upper Silesia, “I am again going beyond the ocean—to Philadelphia.... I must learn the ways of the world.” By 1776, Gratz was one of only 1,000 Jews within the colonial population of 2.5 million. This tour examines artifacts of the Gratz family of Philadelphia and asks how they learned the ways of this new world and made it their home. We’ll discuss how faith and revolution contributed to their story and how that story affected the lives of their relatives and our museum’s founders, the Rosenbach brothers. Join us for this new addition to the Early Hebrew Books Behind the Bookcase series. There is no requirement to read Hebrew or to have attended any of the earlier three tours in the series. Artifacts include personal and business documents, maps, domestic objects, books, and fine art.
Behind the Bookcase: Hands-on Tours at The Rosenbach
Behind the Bookcase: Hands-on Tours offer unparalleled access to see, and even touch, rare and important items not usually on view to the public. Each program is dedicated to a different author, theme, or topic and grants a truly hands-on experience with materials in The Rosenbach’s inspiring collection.
See all upcoming tours here. Space is limited and advance registration is strongly recommended.