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The Contemporary Jewish Museum is a non-collecting museum within San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood, striving to communicate the story and culture of the Jewish experience to 21st-century audiences. The museum was founded in 1984 and has been housed within an historic power station since 2008, shaped in the form of the Jewish symbols chet and yud, which together translate as the word "life." Though the museum holds no permanent collection, it presents a variety of rotating exhibits and public programming related to Jewish culture, history, and sociopolitical topics, including the Holocaust and topics related to the diaspora. Film screenings, workshops, and lectures are also presented on a regular basis, along with guided tours for school groups and organizations.

736 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, Phone: 415-655-7800

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