As relevant today as they were half a century ago, more than 150 black-and-white images chronicling the Southern Freedom Movement are featured in This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement, on view October 26, 2022, through…
Museum News
MALTZ MUSEUM ANNOUNCES $2M GIFT TO NAME SPECIAL EXHIBITION GALLERY
The Maltz Museum has announced a $2 million gift from Lois Goodman, naming its special exhibition gallery the Henry and Lois Goodman Gallery. Together, the Museum and Mrs. Goodman aspire to continue its long-standing tradition of bringing world-class exhibitions to…
Maltz Museum Prepares to Bring History to Life
The public is invited to become beta testers for the newest addition to the Maltz Museum’s permanent collection. Using state-of-the-art technology, the Museum partnered with StoryFile to capture the courageous life story of Cleveland icon and civil rights activist, the…
New Logo! A Message from Managing Director, David Schafer
To our Friends, Shalom! Shalom is a Hebrew greeting used to express the sentiment of total wellbeing and harmony, a word that translates to mean hello, goodbye, and peace. In Judaism, the dove is a symbol for peace. The dove…
A Message from our Co‑Founders
To our Members, Volunteers, and Supporters: Every day we turn on the television and hear reports about horrific acts of racism, rising antisemitism, and other instances of discrimination. Innocent people’s lives are being destroyed by rage, terror, and … hate.…
Chagall for Children: Where Kids Can Touch the Art Opens May 11 at the Maltz Museum in Beachwood
May 4, 2022 The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage announces the highly anticipated Cleveland premiere of Chagall for Children, which explores the work of one of the best-known and most-loved artists of the twentieth century, Marc Chagall. Hands-on and interactive,…
LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL’S JACQUELINE HUDAK NAMED GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF THE 2022 STOP THE HATE YOUTH SPEAK OUT CONTEST
The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage is proud to announce the 2022 winners of the 14th Annual Stop the Hate® Youth Speak Out & Youth Sing Out Contest. The contest annually awards $100,000 in scholarships and prizes to middle and high…
Top 20 Stop the Hate Contest Finalists Announced
3/18/22 The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage is proud to announce the 14th Annual Stop the Hate® Youth Speak Out & Youth Sing Out Awards Ceremony. Through the generosity of a donor, the Maltz Museum annually awards $100,000 to Northeast Ohio…
Maltz Museum Announces a Free Hybrid MLK Day Celebration
12/15/21 The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage will be free and open to the public on Monday, January 17, with the special event, “Hear Our Voices: Annual MLK Day Celebration.” Rooted in the Jewish value of respect for all humanity,…
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage Announces A Week of Special Programming Honoring Kristallnacht, or Night of the Broken Glass
11/4/21 As one of Ohio’s premiere educational resources for Holocaust education, the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage is proud to offer a week-long series of special public programs in honor of the anniversary of Kristallnacht, Night of the Broken Glass.…
