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believe are trite. “People try to go beyond that.”
On a much larger scale is the National Museum of American
Jewish History (NMAJH) Museum Store (judaicashop.net).

Store Manager Kristen Kreider said the store sells some tradi-
tional items, but its patrons — both in-person and online
— are looking for something different.

“It’s more often they’re happy to see some-
thing they haven’t seen before,” she said.

“We do push the envelope a little. We try
to have more personality in the items
we carry.”
Those items range from a
pewter flask emblazoned with
“L’CHAIM” to Orthodox
Chews saltwater taffy to a
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
mug. One popular example
Kreider cited is the “YO
SEMITE” T-shirt, whose
designer was “inspired by her day
job at a Jewish summer camp near
Yosemite National Park,” according to
the museum website.

Also popular are ahava (Hebrew for “love”)
items, which include necklaces, T-shirts, tote
bags, earrings, bracelets and rings.

We do push
the envelope a little.

We try to have
more personality in
the items we carry.”
KRISTEN KREIDER
STORE MANAGER, NATIONAL MUSEUM
OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY
The YO SEMITE shirt is among the top-selling
items available at the National Museum of
American Jewish History Museum Store.

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The word is written in the same style as
Philadelphia’s famous “LOVE” statue by
Robert Indiana. The artist created a 13-foot
“AHAVA” statue outside the Israel Museum in
Jerusalem in 1977, a year after the “LOVE”
statue went on display here.

Proceeds from ahava items benefit both the NMAJH and the
Israel Museum, Kreider said.

Other big sellers include handbags by Kent Stetson. One features
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