Explore Exhibitions and Programs

December 14, 2025

Friends of the Maltz Museum Hanukkah Candle Lighting

Join us for songs, storytelling, crafts, games, and the lighting of the menorah! Enjoy free museum admission with a canned food donation, explore El Sueño Americano, and celebrate community and tradition. Donations benefit the Kosher Food Pantry and the Greater Cleveland Food Bank.

November 12, 2025

Cleveland Jewish Book Festival – Ron Schwarz

Join author Ron Schwarz at the Maltz Museum to discuss his book The Quiet Strength of Resilience: a Holocaust Survivor Story Spanning Four Generations.

October 29, 2025

Longevity and Purpose: Keys for Living to 100 and Beyond

Join us for a conversation with two remarkable people who have unlocked the secrets to living long, purposeful lives as they share what it truly takes to reach 100 and beyond.

November 5, 2025

All We Carry: Film Screening & Discussion

Filmmaker Cady Voge’s All We Carry follows Magdiel, Mirna, and their young son Joshua as they flee narcotrafficker violence in Honduras, endure the dangerous journey through Mexico, claim asylum at the US border, and navigate detention before finding sanctuary through a West Seattle synagogue's sponsorship.

December 4, 2025

Script Club with Faye Sholiton: The Silent Exile

Theater enthusiasts and literature lovers won’t want to miss this event, led by Faye Sholiton, Founding Artistic Director of Interplay Jewish Theatre.

January 21, 2026

Film Screening: The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

Jerry Aronson's acclaimed 1993 documentary chronicles Allen Ginsberg’s life up to that point and his views on death.

December 17, 2025

The Big Fun Holiday Variety Show with Deena Nyer Mendolowitz

The Big Fun Holiday Variety Show with Deena Nyer Mendolowitz is an evening of festive entertainment featuring some of Cleveland's most talented comedians, musicians, and storytellers.

October 29, 2025

Dora: A Daughter of Unforgiving Terrain

Dora: A Daughter of Unforgiving Terrain presents the extraordinary survival story of Dora Rodriguez, who at nineteen years old became one of only thirteen survivors of a 1980 desert crossing through Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.

October 24, 2025

The Hasidic Movement: Film & Discussion

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to explore the rich history and contemporary reality of Hasidic Judaism through cinematic storytelling and scholarly insight.

October 22, 2025

Current Events: Right in Our Backyard—Immigration Realities in Northeast Ohio

Explore Northeast Ohio’s immigration realities with two passionate advocates to illuminate the real experiences of immigrants living and working in our communities. Includes admission to the special exhibition El Sueño Americano / The American Dream before or after the program.