Every week, different musicians perform jazz, pop, and world music. A diverse selection of summer drinks, pastries, salads and sandwiches, as well as wine and beer, are available for purchase in Café Weissman, the Museum\'s kosher gourmet café. All of the Museum\'s exhibitions remain open until 9 pm. Admission to SummerNights is "Pay What You Wish" from 5 to 9 pm on Thursday evenings. Left: Your Show of Shows courtesy of Photofest
Right: The Goldbergs

This year, television sitcoms, dramas and documentaries will be continuously screened in a series inspired by the Museum\'s currents special exhibition Entertaining America: Jews, Movies, and Broadcasting. Each week\'s screenings will explore specific themes such as New York Jews in the 90s, televisions\'s treatment of anti-Semitism and racism, Jews in the entertainment industry, and the Blacklist.

Highlights include a recently acquired video of Head of the Family, the 1960 pilot for The Dick Van Dyke Show starring Carl Reiner in the role of Rob Petrie; two 1954 broadcasts from Edward R. Murrow\'s See It Now that contributed to the downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy; and two NBC specials featuring Mel Brooks as the 2,000-Year-Old-Man. Two evenings will explore Your Show of Shows and the works of television writers who got their start with that classic series, and one evening will feature several episodes of the popular 1950s series,The Goldbergs.

Left: Seinfeld courtesy of Photofest
Right: The Mary Tyler Moore Show (c) Fox Family Properties, Inc.

Click here for the 2003 SummerNights Schedule

Public Programs at The Jewish Museum are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. The Institute for Museum and Library Services, a federal agency that fosters innovation, leadership and a lifetime of learning, supports The Jewish Museum. Major annual support is provided by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, A State Agency. Pay What You Wish evenings at The Jewish Museum are made possible by Mildred and George Weissman. The audio-visual system has been funded by The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.

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