Category Archives: Media Releases
Free Admission This Independence Day and More July Specials
Rediscover the Maltz with Reduced Admission, Store Sale, and Free Tours Beachwood, OH (June 18, 2013) – Didn’t give yourself enough time to experience the Maltz Museum’s permanent collection An American Story on your last visit? Unaware of The … Continue reading
“Spots of Light” Extended Through June 16
May 28 – Thousands of visitors have experienced the large-scale video installation at the Maltz Museum and more will have the chance as Spots of Light: To Be a Woman in the Holocaust is held over an extra week, ending its … Continue reading
Museum Open Memorial Day – Free Admission to Active Military
(May 21, 2013) Today the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,800 museums across America … Continue reading
11th Grader Annie Robinson Wins “Stop the Hate” Grand Scholarship Prize
Cleveland, Ohio (May 3, 2013) – Annie Robinson, an 11th grade student at Aurora High School, was awarded a four-year $50,000 scholarship at the fifth annual Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out! essay contest ceremony held for the second year … Continue reading
Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month
May 1 – Now is the time to visit the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage! By Congressional resolution and Presidential proclamation, the month of May is Jewish American Heritage Month, and the Maltz Museum is the place to celebrate the … Continue reading
Northeast Ohio Students to Win $100,000 in Cash & Prizes Thurs., May 2
Ten juniors and seniors from throughout Northeast Ohio will compete for a total of $100,000 in scholarships and prizes Thursday evening, May 2. The Maltz Museum’s fifth annual Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out! essay contest will hold their awards … Continue reading
Winning Student Art on Display in Museum Lobby
Through May 5, the Maltz Museum will display artwork by the student winners of Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Yom Hashoah art contest. Guests can view the works in the museum lobby for free – no admission required. As part of … Continue reading
Free Admission Day – Sunday, April 14
As a gift to the community around the Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)/Yom HaAtzmaut (commemorating the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948) season, the Maltz Museum is offering free admission to all on Sunday, April 14 (11am – 5pm). In … Continue reading
Essay Contest Scholarship Finalists Announced
Students Vie for $100,000 in Cash and Prizes Cleveland, Ohio (March 27, 2013) – More than 1600 students from 7 counties shared their solutions to stop hatred by entering the fifth annual Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage Stop the Hate: … Continue reading
Essay Contest Finalists Named: Grades 6 – 10
Area Students Eligible for Cash Prizes What would you do to stop hatred and discrimination? In 2008, the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage created a contest to encourage middle and high school students to focus attention on the corrosive effects … Continue reading