The Jewish Museum of Maryland always has one or two—or even three!—exhibition projects in development. It’s a big job, and you can help! If you have stories to tell, or objects, photographs, and memorabilia to lend that are related to any of the topics listed below, we want to hear from you.

Upcoming Exhibitions:

Object Lessons: Seven Ways to Understand Judaica

Growing Up Jewish in Baltimore: 1960 - 2010

Object Lessons: Seven Ways to Understand Judaica
Projected to open: February 2010
Deadline for participation: July 31, 2009
Contact: Karen Falk, JMM Curator kfalk@jewishmuseummd.org, or 410-732-6400, ext. 227

Even for the "People of the Book," ceremonial art is rich with meaning. Object Lessons: Seven Ways to Understand Judaica, will connect objects to the celebrations and observances for which they were created, and then look beyond function to search out the multiple meanings they embody.
 
Objects of particular interest to us are those that include personal or family stories or interesting histories, those that are used for new and innovative rituals, and items of exquisite or unusual craftsmanship. Objects that are "homemade" or are modified to extend their use beyond their original purpose are also of interest.

Examples:
*Miriam's Cup
*Family written (or community authored) Haggadah
*Miriam's Tambourine
*Women's tallit
*Car mezzuzah
*Items related to health and well-being
*Tu B'Shevat seder items
*Omer counter
*Passover cleaning set
*Items relating to Confirmation ceremonies
*Items related to Yom HaShoah and Yom HaAtzmaut observances
*Decorations for a sukkah
*Anything you think is unusual or especially beautiful, as long as it is used in a Jewish ritual or ceremony

Growing Up Jewish in Baltimore: 1960 - 2010
Projected to open: Fall 2010
Deadline for participation: TBD
Contact: Deborah Cardin, Education Director dcardin@jewishmuseummd.org, or 410-732-6400, ext. 236

Do you remember racing home from school to watch The Buddy Deane Show? Gathering with the family on Saturday evenings to watch Pinbusters? Weekend outings to the Enchanted Forest? Celebrating Labor Day at the Jewish Festival? Did you march in the Walk for Israel? Did you attend the opening of Harbor Place? The Owings Mills Mall?

In Fall 2010, The Jewish Museum of Maryland will open an exciting original exhibition, Growing Up Jewish. We are currently seeking objects, photographs, and stories that explore what makes growing up Jewish in Baltimore (between the years 1960-2010) unique.

In particular, we are looking for:

• High school yearbooks
• Toys and games from the 1960s-80s
• School and sports memorabilia
• Bar/Bat Mitzvah ephemera
• Artifacts from the Jewish American Festival of the 1970s or 80s
• Jewish Fraternity/Sorority pins and memorabilia
• Childhood clothing and merchandise from Baltimore stores
• Objects and photographs that examine what Baltimore childhood is like today

Baltimore Jewry:
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A year-by-year chronicle of Jewish history in Maryland, from 1657 to present.

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