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London Jewish Museum to explore tropes about money

Jews, Money, Myth aims to confront stereotypes of Jewish connections with money

An exhibition examining stereotypes and tropes about Jewish people and money is to open next month at London’s Jewish Museum, and will include a Rembrandt painting which has not been on public display for decades.

Jews, Money, Myth will trace the complex relationship between Jewish people and money from the time of Jesus to the 21st century. Taking a long view “allows nuance and context and investigation”, said Abigail Morris, the museum’s director.

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