Projects
Picturing Past + Present
Celebrate the stories of Jewish Marylanders by contributing family photos to our new core exhibition. This evolving project will showcase the rich tapestry of Maryland’s Jewish history through a dynamic display in the Museum's renovated front of house beginning in February 2025.
Lombard + Lloyd Library
Inspired by Little Free Libraries, this shared book space invites the community to exchange books, zines, and resources at the heart of our campus. Operated on a give-what-you-can, take-what-you-need system, it fosters connection and learning.
Monthly Zine Archive
Explore a year of self-published zines celebrating Jewish holidays, rituals, and traditions across the Jewish calendar. Each zine offers a creative and engaging perspective on the ideas that shape Jewish life.
Disloyal Podcast
Dive into discussions on art, culture, and history through a distinctively Jewish lens with the Disloyal podcast. Though currently on hiatus, past episodes remain available, exploring themes of loyalty, identity, and community.
Immersive Sound
Experience the powerful acoustics of the mikvah at Lloyd Street Synagogue through music videos created by local artists. This unique project transforms a historic ritual space into an immersive artistic experience.
Viritual Galleries
Material/inheritance: Contemporary Work by New Jewish Culture Fellows
Featuring 30 artists, Material/Inheritance explores resilience in Jewish identity, examining contemporary life through innovative art, cultural dialogue, and reimagined traditions rooted in ancestral rituals and reinvention.
My Odessa: Paintings by Yefim Ladyzhensky
An original exhibit by the Jewish Museum of Maryland, My Odessa showcases 36 paintings and memoir excerpts that capture Yefim Ladyzhensky’s impressions of early 20th-century Odessa’s Jewish life and cultural contrasts.
A Fence Around the Torah: Safety and Unsafety in Jewish Life
An examination of how Jewish communities navigate safety, A Fence Around the Torah highlights tradition, marginalization, and solidarity. This original exhibit was conceptualized by Liora Ostroff and curated in partnership with leaders across Jewish cultural institutions