Celebrating Jewish Art, History, and Culture in Maine   
THE MAINE JEWISH MUSEUM
Upcoming Programming

 

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Maine Jewish Museum
267 Congress St
Portland, Maine 04101
207-773-2339

Gary Berenson, Exec. Director

Ani Helmick, Assistant Director
207-400-7510 
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Admission to the museum and cultural events continues to be by donation, thanks to our generous supporters!  

 
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Accepting volunteers for the summer: Greeters, administrative help, docents, social media, research.
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"The Return" Sunday, April 6, at 4pm
Returning Etty Hillesum's words at Auschwitz January 2014      Photo by Arthur Fink *  � 2014 Arthur Fink Photography
I will write these times like faint brush strokes against the great wordlessness of God. . . wield this fountain pen like a hammer, my words so many hammer blows,"  Etty Hillesum wrote in her diary in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam in 1942.  

 

The Thinking Heart Ensemble will perform selected passages from their work based on Hillesum's journal and letters, share about their journey to Auschwitz-Birkenau to return her voice where it was taken from her, and lead discussion about the relevance of her legacy of courage and love.

                                                                 

April 6, 4:00pm
JOSEFINA AUSLENDER : 
Departures and Arrivals 
Series: Voyage

Art Review: Josefina Auslender's astonishing drawings at Maine Jewish Museum

The artist, who came to Maine from Argentina, is a virtuoso of draftsmanship.

By Daniel Kany 

Exhibit continues through April 21
Being Human: 
Conversations That Matter

Final in our series of community conversations....

with facilitator, Margo Mallar

 

April 10             

Art and Play  

Sacred and profane, these are terms that are applied to art.  What do they mean?   Who decides what is sacred, what is profane?   How do we explore the bigger questions of life and its purpose through art, when we play and when we recreate?    

Silversmith Willa Wirth, Artist and chaplain Sarah Shepley and  Amy Bruch, Minister of Liturgical Arts  will kick off the discussion. 

 

6:30 warm soup and beverages

7:00-8:30 program

format: a small panel of speakers present their thoughts on the theme; then shift to group conversation with all present.  

Film and Presentation
old synagogue in Zakynthos, Greece
 
Maine Jewish Museum
267 Congress St
Portland, Maine 04101
April 12
8:00pm

Please let us know you plan to attend (not required)
Tama Silverstein Louden: A Retrospective
Floating Apples by Tama Silverstein Louden

In our Community Room, through April 18th
The mission of the Maine Jewish Museum is to honor the contributions and diversity of Maine's Jewish immigrants  in the context of the American experience.  Through exhibits and programming, the Museum seeks to build bridges of appreciation and understanding with people of all backgrounds.

Join us in celebrating Jewish ART, HISTORY and CULTURE in Maine.