Thank you! Last Tuesday voters renewed funding for Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC). CAC helps to ensure that our Northeast Ohio community maintains a high level of access to the educational and social benefits of the arts. True, only organizations…
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THREE TO SEE: Look For These Artifacts In “An American Story”
From early immigrants to today’s civic leaders, An American Story chronicles the challenges and achievements of individuals in Northeast Ohio’s Jewish communities using imagery, video, interactive displays and key artifacts. Here are three items to look for the next time…
A STITCH IN TIME: Sean Martin Explores CLE’s Garment Industry
The Western Reserve Historical Society recently published A Stitch in Time: The Cleveland Garment Industry. The book, available in our Museum Store and authored by Dr. Sean Martin, the Society’s Associate Curator for Jewish History, weaves together the story of…
AND THE BAND PLAYS ON: Holocaust Survivors Bring Their Music & Spirit To CLE
“When I told my wife I wanted to start a klezmer band she said, ‘You’re crazy.’ So I told my Rabbi the same thing and he said, ‘You’re crazy.’ I had to prove them both wrong.” So began my conversation…
Cleveland Jewish News Honors Inaugural Class of DIFFERENCE MAKERS
Cleveland Jewish News asked for nominations for 18 individuals that make a difference in Northeast Ohio’s Jewish community. The response was so overwhelming that the media outlet ultimately decided to recognize 36 outstanding individuals (a Double Chai)! The roster is very…
WORKING IN CONCERT: The Whole Is Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts
Now that I’ve had a chance to experience several Violins of Hope Cleveland events, I am even more astounded by the power of collaboration than I was during the project planning process. For almost two years a group of representatives…
Q+A with VIOLINS OF HOPE Author James A. Grymes
A professor of musicology at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, James A. Grymes is also the author of Violins of Hope: Violins of the Holocaust—Instruments of Hope and Liberation in Mankind’s Darkest Hour. The book shares the diverse and moving…
30 Films, 11 Days: Mandel JCC Cleveland Jewish Film Fest
Have you checked the schedule for the Cleveland Jewish FilmFest (Oct. 8 – 18, 2015) yet? If you don’t have 11 days to spend in darkened theater, you’re going to have to make some tough decisions. Mandel JCC has assembled an…
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival Keeps It “Reel”
Grab some popcorn because it’s time to settle in for almost two full weeks of incredible indie movies. The Mandel JCC Cleveland Jewish FilmFest, now in its ninth year, runs October 8 – 18. Meanwhile, the Chagrin Documentary Film Festival,…
3 Reasons You Should Be A Maltz Museum Member
Crowds are already turning out for Violins of Hope, our multisensory exhibition sharing the moving stories behind 19 violins that survived the Holocaust. In the coming months we have a calendar packed with film screenings, lectures, plays, concerts and another…
