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Tenement Museum names new president

The Tenement Museum announced this week that Kevin Jennings, the co-founder of GLSEN and a Department of Education official under President Obama, has been named the new president of the cultural and educational institution dedicated to telling the story of American immigration through the personal accounts of immigrant families.

PKPR placed an exclusive on the announcement in The New York Times and secured stories in outlets including the Associated PressThe Chronicle of PhilanthropyThe Forward, and Crain’s New York Business.

PKPR Client: The Tenement Museum

The Tenement Museum tells the story of American immigration. It has become one of New York City’s preeminent cultural and educational institutions, welcoming more than 238,000 visitors in 2016. Its two historic tenements on Orchard Street were home to an estimated 15,000 people from more than 20 nations between 1863 and 2000. Educators guide visitors and help them understand how immigrants weathered hard times and built new lives.

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