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…
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,…
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…
On August 18, 1942, not long after the Kovno Ghetto was sealed, 534 of its most highly educated male occupants were murdered. After this, many of the musicians in the ghetto were afraid to claim themselves as professionals. This photograph…
Wishing you a happy, healthy and sweet New Year! לשנה טובה ומתוקה This 1900s Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) postcard, printed in Germany and written in Hebrew and Yiddish, was distributed during a time of mass Jewish immigration to the United States.…
It’s the final days of Chasing Dreams: Baseball & Becoming American (on view through Sept. 7, 2015). The exhibition from the National Museum of American Jewish History made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for…
When the Chasing Dreams: Baseball & Becoming American exhibition opened at the Maltz Museum this summer, we started learning things about our volunteers, funders, co-workers and visitors. People who experience the exhibition began sharing stories about their favorite baseball memories…
If you haven’t found an opportunity to explore Chasing Dreams: Baseball & Becoming American, time is running out. This National Museum of American Jewish History exhibition examining how issues of culture, community and identity have played out through our national…
One of the best aspects of working at a Museum that brings special exhibitions to the region is the exciting opportunity to collaborate. From a hidden baseball history tour to programs that featured the likes of Carlos Baerga, Jack Corrigan…
On Sunday, August 9, Friends of the Maltz Museum hosted Straight to the Toppings: Kosher Hotdog Cookout Challenge. More than 500 visitors turned out that sunny afternoon for a friendly competition. Local teams concocted their perfect hotdog using very creative condiments such…
