David Altshuler (curator) explained

David Altshuler is an American scholar and museum director.

Career

Altshuler was the Charles E. Smith Professor of Judaic Studies at George Washington University.^[1]

He was the founding director of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City, a position he held from 1984 until December 1999, when he left to become president of the Trust for Jewish Philanthropy.^[2]

He was a curator of the exhibition, The Precious Legacy, at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in 1983.^[1]

Books

• The Jews of Washington, D.C.: a communal history anthology, editor. Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, Rossel Books, c1985.^[3]
• The Precious Legacy: Judaic Treasures from the Czechoslovak State Collection, editor. Exhibit catalogue. (Simon & Schuster, 1983).

Notes and References

1. News: Lewis . Jo Ann . Legacy of a Lost World . 21 July 2019 . Washington Post . 13 November 1983.
2. News: After 13 Years of Uncertainty, Holocaust Museum to Rise in New York . 21 July 2019 . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . 24 August 1994.
   - News: Blumenthal . Robert . Museum of Jewish Heritage Names New Director . 21 July 2019 . New York Times . 8 December 2000.
3. News: DeBonis . Mike . The 50 'essential' Washington history books: The D.C. Public Library's Washingtoniana Division has released a list of the best books on city history . Washington Post . 30 September 2014.