Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage
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VIDEO: Leonard Bernstein: The Power of Music at The Maltz
One of the greatest American composers of all time, Leonard Bernstein touched millions of people with his music. From his popular programs for children to his respected Classical compositions to his celebrated Broadway masterpieces, Bernstein's legacy lives on.
Visit the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage through March 1, 2020 to catch Leonard Bernstein: The Power of Music, a multi-media exploration of his life, his music and his enormous personality. CoolCleveland spoke with curator Ivy Weingram, who spent three years assembling the artifacts, photos, videos and interactive exhibits illuminating the life and work of this giant of American music.
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VIDEO: We Can Be Everyday Heroes
Everyday Heroes is an exciting, interactive playspace with a hands-on series of exhibits where younger kids can explore issues of kindness, listening and helping, compassion and everyday heroics by getting involved.
They start by donning a superhero cape and zooming around the Good Mood Movement Area, then move on to customizing their own masks, painting kindness rocks to give and share, building a better world with jumbo Legos, adding their name and handprint on the hero wall, and becoming their own superhero in a show they might put on in the Puppet Theatre. The accompanying Family Fun Series include story times, and a self-guided Everyday Hero Story Walk of the Museum's permanent exhibit. Open now through August 18. Details here.
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VIDEO: These Students Know How To Stop The Hate
Words really do matter. You and I know it, and all our children know it. So to raise awareness and start turning the tide, the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage has been offering scholarships for the best essays from junior and senior high school student upstanders reflecting on and responding to intolerance and indifference.
"Over 11 years, we've reached 30,000 students, and given away over a million dollars," relates Darryl McNair, a member of the board of the Maltz Museum and chair of the Stop The Hate program. "It made me really think about the words that people say, and the tones that people use, and how much that actually does matter in every interaction that we have," says finalist Samuel Oguntoyinbo, a senior at Solon High School [pictured].
SPONSORED: $100,000 Essay Contest Stop The Hate is a groundbreaking program to encourage students grades 6-12 to write essays on their experiences with injustice and the actions they are taking to become leaders and upstanders in the face of racism, gender bias, religious persecution and the innumerable small cruelties of daily life. Deadlines: Grades 6-10: Wed 1/9/19; Grades 11-12: Wed 1/16/19. Details: MaltzMuseum.org
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VIDEO: Israel: Then & Now at Maltz Museum Goes Beyond The Headlines
Stepping into the beautifully designed exhibition Israel: Then & Now, the news of the day fades away as you embrace the sweeping arc of history and trace the milestone moments and historic efforts to courageously build a new society.
CoolCleveland visited with Dahlia Fisher, Director of External Relations for the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, and caught a sneak peek of the new exhibition, designed right here in Cleveland. It's packed with interactive exhibits, films, maps and displays, and a collection of multi-media, multi-sensory experiences.
"Israel is known as the start-up nation. It's innovation in agriculture, technology, medical & health industries is fearless in its attempt to improve the world," says Fisher. Israel: Then & Now is on display at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage through Sun 5/12/19.
We Can Be Everyday Heroes at the Maltz
The Everyday Heroes Activity Center uses the Maltz Museum’s special exhibition space to offer children and families a way to explore the values of everyday heroes, celebrating everyday superpowers within each of us through books, crafts, and movement. Included with regular museum admission.
Make your own masks and capes, zoom around the good mood movement area, paint kindness rocks to give and share, build a better world with jumbo blocks, be the hero of your own story at our puppet theater, and more! Now through Sun 8/12.
VIDEO: Next Generation's Leaders at Stop the Hate Ceremony
What does hate mean to you? Have you ever experienced hate? We all have been affected by hate in one way or another. It is often hard to talk about but that is exactly what these bright, young kids have done at the 10th Annual Stop the Hate Awards Ceremony presented by Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage.
At the Stop the Hate Awards Ceremony, CoolCleveland's Stephan Haluska met with this group of young, passionate Stop the Hate essay finalists, each with their own experiences and stories of hate. Today, Maltz Museum celebrates them and this next generation of leaders as they move towards eradicating hate in this world.
SPONSORED: Hear Our Voices Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration on Mon 1/12 from 11AM-5PM, featuring Evelyn Wright Quartet playing live at 1PM, plus panel discussion on civil rights, gender, and race at 3PM. Free and open to the public. Catch current special exhibition, Beyond Chicken Soup: Jews & Medicine in America and learn about the historic fight for healthcare and the future of medicine in America. MaltzMuseum.org
SPONSORED: Looking for unique holiday shopping? Visit The Maltz Museum Store, a boutique shop with unique finds. Offering stylish Judaica and holiday gifts for the ones you love. Wide variety of menorahs! Beautiful & eclectic selection of jewelry, scarves, and satchels. Plus, home decor, books, toys, and other items ranging from sophisticated to fun! Stop by: 2929 Richmond Rd, Beachwood. MaltzMuseum.org
Here's the joke: The first Jewish president is taking the oath of office. A proud Jewish lady in the audience says, "You see that man with his hand in the air? His brother is a doctor!"
Jews and medicine have a long historical connection. Not only a conscious career choice, the hospitals they opened served a wide range of people, regardless of race, religion or creed.
Listen as Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage managing director David Schafer walks CoolCleveland through their new exhibition, Beyond Chicken Soup: Jews and Medicine in America, open through April 8, 2018.