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Yitskhok Rudashevski documented his life while hiding from Nazis, as well as folklore told in his community that “must be collected and preserved as a treasure for the future”
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Smithsonian Voices
National Museum of Natural History
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Yitskhok Rudashevski documented his life while hiding from Nazis, as well as folklore told in his community that “must be collected and preserved as a treasure for the future”
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Staff at the Institution pick their favorite reads of the year, including riveting memoirs, fascinating true histories and fun fiction
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The famous early human is still providing lessons to anthropologists about prehistoric Earth and its inhabitants
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The monarch set fashion trends during her time, and the flower holder became a sought-after accessory in Victorian society
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Soon to be on display at the National Museum of American History, the laptop is the centerpiece of a criminal case that shows an evolving understanding of cryptocurrency
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The true, forgotten and sometimes-stinky history of the cohort who took Alexander Fleming's innovation and forever changed the face of modern medicine
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A new exhibition spotlights a trio who pushed the boundaries of American art and illustrated the experiences of World War II incarceration
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The work, now on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, tells the story of two characters on the island—the last people alive in the world
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Antonia, a cloned black-footed ferret at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, has produced two healthy offspring that will help build genetic diversity in their recovering population
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Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day
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A Smithsonian curator reflects back on the artistic legend, a "Renaissance man" with 28 Grammys to his name, who died Sunday at 91 years old
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The Smithsonian Design Triennial presents 25 commissions that explore the physical and conceptual ideas of shelter and refuge
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In 1796, the first president voluntarily left office, cementing the significance of a lofty ideal for his young country
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A paleontologist at the Natural History Museum in London chronicles the age of the famous and fascinating massive reptiles
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When the U.S. Army massacred a Lakota village at Blue Water, dozens of plundered artifacts ended up in the Smithsonian. The unraveling of this long-buried atrocity is forging a path toward reconciliation
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The early polygraph machine was considered the most scientific way to detect deception—but that was a myth
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A new exhibition co-presented by the National Portrait Gallery and the Archives of American Art explores the seminal artist’s work
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The work of Diné artist DY Begay, now on view at the National Museum of the American Indian, blends tradition and modernity
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