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The Jewish Museum of Maryland is one of the country's leading centers for exhibits on Jewish history and culture. The Museum has two galleries that host changing exhibits of local and national interest. We combine art, rare objects, historical photographs, oral histories, videos, and hands-on activities in engaging, informative exhibitions. Each exhibit created or hosted by the Museum reveals new perspectives on the Jewish experience in Maryland and beyond.

Come immerse yourself in our current exhibits and experience the rich variety of Jewish history.

Current Exhibitions

Upcoming Exhibitions 

Previous Exhibitions 

     
Current Exhibitions
   
     

On Display Until Sunday, July 27, 2008

Ours to Fight For: American Jews in the Second World War

Ours to Fight For: American Jews in the Second World War was created and is circulated by the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust.

Celebrate the achievements of the Jewish men and women who served America during World War II, both on and off the battlefield. Learn what the war meant to the Jews of the "Greatest Generation," a story told in their own words, through their own objects, letters, and photographs.

Learn more about the exhibit and watch a trailer here.

Major funding for this exhibition has been generously provided by Jack and Susan Rudin and Family in memory of Lewis Rudin; by Irving Schneider in memory of his friend, Lewis Rudin; and by Irving and June Paler in memory of June's father, Duncan Robertson, who fought for justice in both World Wars.

Funding for the installation of Ours to Fight For at the JMM is made possible by the Hoffberger Family Exhibition Endowment, the Stanford Z. & Cory Rothschild Exhibition Endowment, and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Exhibition Endowment.


Special thanks to the veterans and their families who have shared their photos and objects with us.

Media sponsorship provided by:

The Baltimore Jewish Times

The Beacon

Patuxent Publishing (Howard County Times and Owings Mills Times)

To donate or lend photos or other objects from the war, click on and complete the attached form below and then contact Jobi Zink, Senior Collections Manager at 410.732.6400, ext. 26 or at jzink@jewishmuseummd.org.

Ours to Fight For Form

 

 

 

 

Courtesy of the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, Collection of Philip Topiel

     

Voices of Lombard Street : A Century of Change in East Baltimore

Download the exhibit brochure for Voices of Lombard Street

Watch a video clip about Voices of Lombard Street

 

 

 

Lombard Street, 1930s

Courtesy of the Baltimore Sun

     

 

Upcoming Exhibitions

   
     

Opening September 2008

Dateline: Israel

More information to be announced

 

   
     

Previous Exhibitions

   
     

Lives Lost, Lives Found: Baltimore's German Jewish Refugees, 1933 - 1945

Watch a video clip from the award-winning documentary, Lives Lost, Lives Found

The full-length dvd is available for purchase in our online gift shop.

Learn about the MUSE award Lives Lost, Lives Found won at the annual American Association of Museums conference 2008.

   
     

Judy Chicago : Jewish Identity

The Jewish roots of feminist artist Judy Chicago are the subject of a 2007 retrospective opening in the Samson, Rossetta and Sadie B. Feldman Gallery. Judy Chicago: Jewish Identity presents crucial works from private and public collections that illustrate Jewish themes. Significant works from the "Birth Project" (1980-1985) and the "Holocaust Project" (1985-1993) reveal the scope of Chicago's interests, along with her other works that range from her feminist images of the cover for Matzoh (unleavened bread) used in the annual Passover ceremony. The exhibit is copyright by Judy Chicago and courtesy of LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM.

Download the exhibit brochure for Judy Chicago: Jewish Identity

The LewAllen Contemporary is managing the traveling exhibition. If you are interested in booking Judy Chicago: Jewish Identity, you can receive more information from Diane Kell at dkell@lewallencontemporary.com or (505) 988-8997.

 

Image: Judy Chicago, Detail from Matzoh Cover: Women of Valor/The Female Face of Pesach, 1999 Photo copyright by Donald Woodman