Fridays, January 8, January 22, February 12, March 12, April 9, April 30, and
May 14, 2010
Tot Shabbat
Time: 10:45 - 11:15 am
Cost: FREE

Candlelighting * Songs * Kiddush * Challah Snack

RSVP to Cindy Neuman at 410.356.5200 x344 or cneuman@jcc.org.

Fridays, February 26—Hands-On Holiday- Purim and March 26—Hands-On Holiday Passover, 2010
Hands-On-Holidays
Time: 10:45 - 12:00 pm
Cost: FREE

Even more activities with Tot Shabbat!

RSVP to Cindy Neuman at 410.356.5200 x344 or cneuman@jcc.org.

NEW DATE: Sunday, February 14, 2010
Author Talk and Book Signing
Hutzler’s: Where Baltimore Shops
Michael J. Lisicky
2:00-3:30 p.m.
JMM Members Free:
Non-Members: $8.00 – regular admission

For 132 years, Hutzler Brother's Company was a beloved part of the Baltimore retail and cultural scene. Charm City natives still recall with nostalgia the distinctive Art Deco design of the Downtown Store, the glitter of the fashion shows, the unforgettable Christmas celebrations and the chocolate chiffon pie served in the store's Colonial Restaurant. Local author Michael J. Lisicky pays tribute to Hutzler's as he chronicles the rise of the family-run department store, its growth into Towson and other Maryland cities and its eventual and much lamented passing.

Sunday, February 21, 2010
Author Talk and Book Signing
Jacob’s Cane
Dr. Elisa New
2:00-4:00 p.m.
JMM and BMI Members Free
Non-Members: $8.00 – regular admission

Harvard English professor Elisa New traces the journeys of two family patriarchs from Eastern Europe as she unravels the mysterious etchings on her great-grandfather's elegant cane. Great-grandfather Jacob Levy and great-great-uncle Bernhard Baron, both Jewish immigrants from the Baltic states, met in Baltimore, become friends and joined their families through marriage, but later became bitter rivals. This engrossing memoir/family history vivifies the singular successes and tragedies of a memorable clan and should inspire readers to seek out their own family stories.  Co-Sponsored with Baltimore Museum of Industry.

Saturday, February 28, 2010
Save the Date: Purim Pandemonium!
9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Are you a kingpin or the boss’s bruiser? His moll? His right hand man? Are you a wet-behind-the ears gumshoe or a hard boiled detective? His determined girl Friday, or the femme fatale darkening his door? The Jewish Museum of Maryland (JMM) invites you to express your best “noir self” at this year’s Purim Pandemonium Party – Mystery! Suspense! Danger! A Night in Noir, inspired by the legendary Noir films.

Get your tickets at http://www.missiontix.com/index.cfm?venue=-jw or call 410-732-6402 x225 or email rkassman@jewishmuseummd.org!

Tickets are $17 before February 1, $18 before February 26, and $20 at the door. Group discounts are available, call or email for more info.

There will be FREE lot and street parking.

Film Screening: The First Basket
Sunday, March 7, 2010
2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
JMM members: $5/non-members: $10 (includes Museum admission)
On November 1, 1946, Ossie Schectman scored the first basket in the opening game of the fledgling Basketball Association of America, which later became the NBA. The First Basket traces the roots of many BAA and NBA feeder teams to the settlement houses, tenements, and playgrounds of inner-city Jewish neighborhoods. Filmmaker David Vyorst will lead a post-screening discussion.

Film Screening: An Heir to an Execution
Sunday, March 14, 2010
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
JMM and Myerberg members: FREE/non-members: $5.00
A 2004 Sundance Film Festival selection, this deeply personal feature-length documentary chronicles filmmaker Ivy Meeropol’s journey to come to terms with the lives and deaths of her grandparents, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. The Rosenbergs were executed as traitors in 1953 for relaying the secret of the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.
This program will be held at the Edward Myerberg Senior Center, 3101 Falstaff Road, 410-358-6856.

Exhibition Opening: The Synagogue Speaks
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Noon – 4 p.m.
Admission: Free!
The historic Lloyd Street Synagogue has been home to three different immigrant congregations: two Jewish, and one Lithuanian Catholic. This lively, hands-on exhibition—located on the synagogue’s restored lower level—examines how the three groups adapted and used the building and how it has been preserved and restored in more recent years. Learn about the building’s history through animated computer renderings and never-before-exhibited historic photographs, discover how recent archaeological explorations have revealed the ways the site has changed over time, and enjoy animated presentations about the people who worshiped here. Opening day festivities include free admission to the exhibition, synagogue tours, and family activities.
The Synagogue Speaks is made possible with generous support from the Charlotte Cohen Weinberg and Carroll Weinberg, M.D.; The Institute of Museum and Library Services; The Maryland Historical Trust; and the Herbert Bearman Foundation.

Sunday, April 25, 2010
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Jewish Baltimore on Wheels
Bicycle Tour
10:00 a.m – 2:00 p.m.
JMM members and non-members: $20.00
See Baltimore from a new vantage point as we cycle through streets that were once quintessentially Jewish, and discover how they’ve changed over the years. We’ll stop in at some 19th century synagogues, some still used for worship, and others now used in different ways. The trip concludes with a visit to the JMM and a tour of our historic synagogues. Lunch is on your own at Attmans, the oldest remaining Jewish deli on Lombard Street.   
The tour leaves from the JMM at 10 a.m. Free parking is available. The tour is approximately 12 miles and is mostly flat. Participants must be at least 12 years of age. Pre-registration and advance payment required.

Sunday, May 2, 2010
The Amazing Race
Community Event
1:30-4:30 p.m.
Entrance Fee: $5.00 per family
Inspired by the acclaimed reality TV show “The Amazing Race,” this lively, hands-on program for the whole family celebrates Israel and its people and highlights its many connections with Baltimore. Teams will travel to 9 locations around Baltimore. Every location has a connection to Israel. At some locations there will be an activity, while other locations will have just a clue pick-up.

The Amazing Race is part of the Center for Jewish Education’s “Reveal Israel” project, funded by the Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Fund for the Enrichment of Jewish Education and planned in conjunction with Melitz: Centers for Jewish Zionist Education. For more information, please contact Ido Naor, at the Center for Jewish Education, 410-735-5035 or inaor@cjebaltimore.org.