Exhibit based off best-selling book about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on display at Maltz Museum

The exhibit runs through Aug. 29. BEACHWOOD, Ohio — The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage debuts a new exhibition Wednesday based off the New York Times best-selling Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The book was written by co-authors Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik. Knizhnik explains to 3News that the hype around the late Justice all started with a Tumblr blog that she began in the early 2000s. She was a second-year law student at the time, beginning to research Justice Ginburg’s work. “As I started the Tumblr, I was both collecting light-hearted, pop-cultural memes about her, and celebrating her amazing fashion and the visual imagery she embodied,” says Knizhnik. Editor’s note: Video in the player above was originally published on Sept. 19, 2020. The exhibition was organized by the Skirball Cultural Center, in Los Angeles. It came to life about two years after the book came out, says Knizhnik. Through archival photographs and documents, historical artifacts and even displays with authentic items from the Ginburg home, Knizhnik said she hopes people get a better understanding of who Justice Ginburg was as a person and a historical figure. “There is a re-creation of their kitchen because…
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