Make It A Day!
Museum Matters: November 2016
We’re opening November with a triple-header – three separate events on one Sunday (and you can enjoy all three for the same basic admission fee). In the morning – indulge your creativity at our art workshop, midday – get topical as we explore gender and medicine in a Jewish context, and in the late afternoon – go international with our special guest from the National Library of Israel. Add a corned beef sandwich for lunch and you’ve created a feast for your brain as well as your stomach. You can even use the breaks between programs to enhance your feast with a little shopping at Esther’s Place. Hanukah merchandise has started to come in, so it’s not too early to pick up something special!
Be sure to look for our promotion of JMM at Strathmore’s Museum Shop-Around, November 10-13.
Upcoming programs
All programs take place at the Jewish Museum of Maryland unless otherwise noted. Please contact Trillion Attwood at tattwood@jewishmuseummd.org / 443-873-5177with any questions or for more information.
NOVEMBER
Sketching inside B’nai Israel Synagogue
Doodlers, Dabblers and Artists: Art-Making Workshops at the JMM
Sunday, November 6th from 10:30 am
Instructor Matthew Adelberg
Included with admission – Buy Tickets Now!
Don’t miss this final opportunity to tap your inner artist and explore a new way of looking at the Jewish Museum of Maryland’s campus and collections. All skill levels are welcome, and our instructor is experienced in teaching all age ranges so please bring your entire family for a day of relaxation and creation.
Our Bodies Our Health: Jewish Women’s Healing Rituals
Sunday, November 6th at 1:00 pm
Speaker Cara Rock-Singer, PhD Candidate Columbia University
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What place in 21st century life do ancient purity laws governing menstruation have? Join author Cara Rock Singer on an exploration of ways in which 21st century Jewish people (women, in particular) have increasingly turned to the use of the mikveh (ritual bath) to mark major life transitions, from menarche to menopause or fertility challenges to hysterectomies.
Curating the Past, Creating the Future
Sunday, November 6, 3:00-4:00pm
Speaker: Dr. Aviad Stollman, Head of Collections, National Library of Israel
Included with admission
Join us for an inside glimpse into the historic initiative underway in Israel – establishing the National Library of Israel.
Community Kristallnacht Commemoration
Saturday, November 12, 7:00-8:30pm
RSVP to Noah Mitchel at nmitchel@baltjc.org / 410-542-4850
Sponsored by the Baltimore Jewish Council
Location: Beth El Congregation, Gorn Chapel, 8101 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21208
The evening includes a screening of the film Memories of Kristallnacht, chronicling the experiences of six survivors of the Holocaust who lived through Kristallnacht – including a local Baltimorean.
Preserving their Voices: Stories of Holocaust Survival
Sunday, November 13th at 3:00 pm
Included with admission
Dr. Uta Larkey and Goucher University students will present projects from their class Oral Histories of Holocaust Survivors – An Experiential Approach. Projects are based upon the oral histories from Holocaust survivors of our local community—many of whom have since passed away. Join us as we hear these powerful stories of survival from our shared history, helping us to reflect upon current events today.
Following the presentation, attendees are invited to join us for light refreshments, dietary laws observed.
Jewish and Muslim Refugees in Baltimore: Connecting Past to Present
Teacher Training Workshop
Tuesday, November 15, 5:00-9:00pm
Free admission – Registration required at www.icjs.org/rtn_signup
Co-sponsored by Institute for Islamic, Christian and Jewish Studies
Light dinner served (dietary laws observed)
Teachers will explore the history of Jewish refugees in Baltimore, discuss current debates and share experiences of Muslim refugees in Maryland, contextualized within both national and global frameworks. Representatives of local refugee organizations will offer examples and suggestions on how students can build relationships with local refugees.
DECEMBER
Downtown Dollar Day: Healthcare Heroes
Sunday, December 4th from 10 am
Museum Admission $1
Join us for a hands-on day at the Jewish Museum of Maryland!
First explore the skills needed to become a healthcare professional with a series of hands on activities. Try your hand at some scientific experiments, keyhole surgery and plaster cast application.
Later, learn from professional animator Eliezer Medina how to draw and ink some of your favorite cartoon characters. Recreate your favorite superheroes and hear about their Jewish roots!
Cordials, Schnapps, and L’chaims: Let thy beverage be thy medicine
Thursday, December 8th
Facilitated by Casey Yurow, Pearlstone Center
Included with Admission
Join Pearlstone Center’s Program Director, Casey Yurow, for a multi-sensory and mind-altering evening to explore the relationship between Jews, plants, and therapeutic beverages. We’ll get to taste a variety of cordials made from the seven species of Israel – dates, figs, grapes, pomegranates, olives, wheat, and barley – and look into some historical uses of fruit, herb, and spice infused beverages in Jewish tradition and beyond. The evening will include opportunities for hands-on beverage blending for folks to take home with them.
This program is designed for participants aged 21 and over. Dietary laws will be observed. Places are limited so please book your space in advance by contacting Trillion Attwood at tattwood@jewishmuseummd.org or call 443-873-5177.
Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing
Sunday, December 11th at 1 pm
Speaker Mike Silver author of Stars in the Ring
Included with Admission
More Jewish athletes have competed as boxers than all other professional sports combined. From 1901 to 1939, 29 Jewish boxers were recognized as world champions and nearly 200 others were ranked among the top contenders in their respective weight divisions. Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing chronicles an era when boxers named “Slapsie Maxie” Rosenbloom, Ruby Goldstein (“The Jewel of the Ghetto”), Leach Cross (“The Fighting Dentist”), Joe Bernstein (“The Pride of the Bowery”) and hundreds of other fabulous Jewish boxers literally fought their way out of poverty to become instant heroes to a generation of immigrants struggling to break out of poverty and enter the American mainstream. Author and historian Mike Silver presents this vibrant social history in an entertaining and informative presentation.
Mitzvah Day
Sunday, December 25th from 10 am
Included with Admission
Join us for Mitzvah Day in partnership with the Jewish Volunteer Connection. Bring your family and give back to our community with thousands of other volunteers across Baltimore.
Family New Year’s Hanukkah Party
Saturday, December 31st, from 5:00 pm
Included with Admission
Imagine yourself on December 31st. It’s the last night of Hanukkah. It’s the eve of a brand New Year. It’s Newyearsikkah!!
If your family is looking for an early start to this once in a decade event, head our way. Candle lighting, songs and activities will start at 5pm. The countdown for our “star” drop will begin at 6:45pm with a dramatic finish 15 minutes later – just in time for New Year’s (in London, of course) and then get the kids home in bed by 8:00.
Also of Interest
The JMM is pleased to share our campus with B’nai Israel Congregation. For additional information about B’nai Israel events and services for Shabbat, please visit bnaiisraelcongregation.org. For more of this month’s events from BIYA, please visit biyabaltimore.org or check out BIYA on Facebook.
Ongoing at the JMM
Exhibits
Exhibits currently on display include Beyond Chicken Soup: Jews and Medicine in America (through January 16, 2017), Voices of Lombard Street: A Century of Change in East Baltimore, and The Synagogue Speaks!
Combination tours of the 1845 Lloyd Street Synagogue and the 1876 Synagogue Building now home to B’nai Israel are offered: Sunday through Thursday at 11:00am, 1:00pm and 2:00pm.
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Esther’s Place in a temporary space!
The JMM shop is going on the road! We’ll be joining 17 of our colleagues at the Strathmore Mansion’s 27th annual Museum Shop Around. On Thursday, November 10 through Sunday, November 13, all of our great merchandise—elegant Judaica, unique gifts, and fun toys and games—will look even more amazing in the context of the fabulous Strathmore Mansion! Please come by to visit us and do some holiday shopping. When you do, you’ll support not only JMM but lots of other local and regional museums.
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