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  • 1/5 Muhammad R. 1 year ago on Google • 10 reviews
    Was expecting a great experience and educational elements for my 5 year old daughter. The kids supermarket was good and she enjoyed it. However the rest of the museum is falling apart and little to no depth in anything that teaches of Jidaism or Jewish history. The mini golf area is dangerous with bricks laying around...rather spend your money in the Brooklyn children's museum just a 5 minute walk away. Very disappointing.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Adventure T. 5 years ago on Google • 189 reviews
    Very nice place for your lovely children becoz 5 floors of full of activity awesome.....!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Orley B. 3 years ago on Google
    Giving 3 starts because my 2 year old did have fun exploring the exhibits. The exhibits are really cute and fun but definitely need some cleaning and updating. Covid wise- I was very dissapointed to see the lack of precautions put in place. There were no staff members enforcing masks, so 50% of the adults there weren’t wearing masks. Thankfully it wasn’t so crowded when we went but it still made us very uncomfortable so we left after an hour. Also half of the Purell dispensers were empty. It just felt unsanitary and I felt nervous being there. If you aren’t comfortable being indoors with unmasked people, I wouldn’t recommend coming here. Once this pandemic is over I’d be happy to visit again.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Y S. 3 months ago on Google • 75 reviews New
    Best place to bring kids to learn about Judaism! Fantastic and very professional.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Andrew K. S. 9 months ago on Google • 34 reviews
    Go in with low expectations. At this museum, quantity exceeds quality. Upkeep is apalling. Many activities appear to have been broken for years. Total apathy on behalf of the museum leadership? Clearly it’s no one’s job to just walk around and see if stuff works, and then get it fixed if it doesn’t. As a fellow Jew, I’m embarrassed. And as a Jewish dad, I’m disheartened that my kids are going to associate “bad children’s museums” with our faith. It’s especially frustrating for activities that kind of work - like a Sukkot puzzle where only 5 of 7 doors open, or a Shabbat matching game with a few broken buttons. You get invested and then, BAM, you can’t do what you want. The saving grace is the Quantity of stuff to do and see. My kids (7 and 5) spent 4.5 happy hours. So not all bad!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 josephusrex R. 5 years ago on Google • 100 reviews
    The Jewish Children's Musuem of Brooklyn is a fabulous place to get an introduction to many many aspects of jewish life. The exhibits, arrangements and activites are all very educational and very well done. Plus there is a 3 subway statiom across the street. If you need a minyan 770 is 100 feet away.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Melanie W. 3 months ago on Google • 9 reviews New
    We have been wanting to go for a while and happy we came to check it out! You can tell that so much thought and effort went into creating these exhibits, the kids had a great time! The museum can def use some TLC as some of the exhibits were broken or rundown but I can imagine upkeeping a museum is expensive and not so easy. Overall the kids had a great time, thank you!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Sam I A. 1 year ago on Google
    Was quite disappointed to see nearly every exabit had something requiring repairs. This is unacceptable for a museum. -Scanners in grocery section not all working -Bow and arrow screen not working -Shvuot display missing flowers -Passover display missing parts -Sukkot display missing keys -Shofar display, not a single shofar working -Sages through the ages room has many broken or non functioning displays -39 Melochot matching game does not work - 7 fruits of Israel room missing some of the trees And many more....
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ethan 1 year ago on Google
    Came here when I was a kid 15 years ago. What memories
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sara K. 3 years ago on Google
    This Jewish Children’s Museum is really fun and entertaining and in the same time interesting and educational place to visit. They have many cool different interactive features for children! Very good customer service. Very convenient location, right near a train station.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Eytan K. 1 year ago on Google
    Kids had a great learning experience. Too many things to give breakdowns Must see for yourself.!!!!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 D R. 1 year ago on Google
    My son who is half Jewish visited this museum with my mom who is Black. She said her experience was good and she enjoyed the exhibits but a guest made a negative comment about Black people coming to the museum.I wish the museum would educate their guests on diversity and welcoming of all guests who wish to learn about Jewish history.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Moshe R. 1 year ago on Google
    My kids loved this place! I can see that so much work went in to designing this place. Amazing. Kol Hakovod! You're literally making Yiddishkeit exciting! I need to mention that the place does need a bit of maintenance some stuff aren't fully functional but overall we had a great experience!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 J B. 3 months ago on Google • 4 reviews New
    I was a little disappointed to be honest. I was hoping to see the tunnels. Doesn't seem they are open to everyone. Are the tunnels open to the public? Or is that reserved for "special" guests?
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 mendel k. 4 months ago on Google • 27 reviews
    An amazing place for kids and adults to have an amazing time great place
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Manou B. 7 months ago on Google
    Very aggressive security guy ! What a bad experience I won't come back again !
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Jack H. 1 year ago on Google
    Horrible experience, definitely not worth time or money. Even after buying the tickets online, you still have to wait on physical line when getting there to get a bracelet to enter. Everything is all over the place, no order whatsoever. The entire museum is falling apart and not enjoyable at all for the children. Very disappointed.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Stéphane C. 4 years ago on Google
    Cool place for kids, oriented games about religion. At least 3h of visiting.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 chaya s f. 2 months ago on Google • 19 reviews New
    Fantastic! Kid friendly! Great mid winter break activity.

  • 5/5 Mike Steevens (. 3 years ago on Google
    I came here twice as a teenager & i really loved it. It's amazing how they made this place of the Torah & give u like a live feeling as if u r witnessing the creation of the world by your side from the way they made all 6 days of the week 2 the fun memory game room challenge where 2 groups of people challenge each other with 2 representatives of each team. This place is really fun & i'd love 2 come here again

  • 4/5 Chaim R. 2 years ago on Google
    the kids loved but were disapointed that they did not have the arts and crafts they used to have also the bumping cars

  • 1/5 chirel v. 7 months ago on Google
    Very dangerous security guy ! Not a safe place at all. Very disappointed

  • 3/5 Zalmen H. 6 years ago on Google
    Great place to take kids for a hands-on learning experience. Was disappointed how many features are not working or dis-functional. My kids had a great time, they would have loved to spend more time so that makes it worth the money. Would have been nice to see more staff to ask questions or signage how to operate or how things function. Would love to see that attractions remodeled or fixed up a bit, I would definitely visit again.

  • 1/5 Mendy S. 7 months ago on Google
    The security guy was talking to my 3 yo ! Very strange behaviour !

  • 5/5 dvora b. 3 years ago on Google
    An amazing cultural experience...the children had a chance to enjoy the different structures and activities... we love the arts and crafts. It was a beautiful experience learning about the Jewish culture.

  • 5/5 Judith P. 2 years ago on Google
    Lots of interesting interactive exhibits for children as well as for adults who want to experience more about Judaism hands on.

  • 2/5 CUT THE B. 2 months ago on Google • 4 reviews New
    Security gard at the entrance needs to go ! Very aggressive towards customers with kids. Language is unacceptable. Such a shame for a kids museum and apparently according to reviews this is an ongoing problem that the museum isn’t fixing

  • 5/5 Carmen M. 2 years ago on Google
    Absolutely beautiful, I am very pleased

  • 5/5 Margula R. 2 years ago on Google
    Super user friendly with endless eye candy to keep all ages engaged all afternoon 👌


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