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REFLECTING on SUCCESS ANNUAL REPORT • FISCAL YEAR 2017 ( JULY 1, 2016 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2017) REFLECTING on SUCCESS ANNUAL REPORT • FISCAL YEAR 2017 ( JULY 1, 2016 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2017) More than NEARLY 10,000 K–12 STUDENTS experienced the Museum MORE THAN through specially 40 designed programs such INTERNS BROUGHT THEIR FRESH as Courageous Choices, PERSPECTIVES TO SUMMER, Becoming American and the accompanying Traveling FALL, AND SPRING INTERNSHIP Suitcase, and others. Thanks to our generous donors, PROGRAMS AT THE MUSEUM. approximately 2/3 of all student groups received families120 and organizations rented funding to support their NMAJH visit. the Museum for private functions, including weddings, bar and bat These students and recent mitzvahs, corporate functions, graduates, who hail from schools nonprofit fund-raising events, including Brandeis University, “This visit helped our students and more. NMAJH.org/EventSpace Michigan State University, more fully understand the Princeton University, and others, obstacles, challenges, and successes have called their time at NMAJH of Jewish immigrants and other NEARLY “thrilling” and “life-changing.” immigrant groups.” Several of the internship positions 32,500 visitors were partially or fully funded, —ST. ISIDORE SCHOOL IN QUAKERTOWN, experienced the Museum free of enabling all interested students PENNSYLVANIA charge thanks to special-access to apply. initiatives. NMAJH.org/Internships The Museum presented 100 programs, including lectures, film screenings, family days, Young Friends 100 programs events, sensory-friendly activities, and more. ach year, the Museum welcomes visitors from around E the world. This year brought us individual visitors, families, and groups from Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Ghana, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Zimbabwe, and others. SPRING 2018 19 REFLECTING on SUCCESS ANNUAL REPORT • FISCAL YEAR 2017 ( JULY 1, 2016 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2017) In fiscal year 2017, THE MUSEUM PRESENTED MORE THAN 4 Special 8,500 Volunteer Hours on-site inExhibitions Philadelphia, and toured were contributed in FY17. FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, two exhibitions to five different 102 The Museum thanks its volunteers for venues across the United States. OR GOVERNMENT ENTITIES their incredible service. NMAJH.org/TravelingExhibitions contributed $10,000 or more. LocallY Grown Jersey’s Jewish Farms In fiscal year 2017, the Museum “Your outstanding American received nearly Jewish history museum [is] 9,000 gifts too important to ignore.” from more than 7,000 supporters. 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