Maltz Museum

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Maltz Museum
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Maltz Museum
EstablishedNovember 15, 2005 (2005-11-15)
Location Beachwood, Ohio, U.S.
Coordinates 41°28′36″N81°29′49″W / 41.47664°N 81.496835°W / 41.47664; -81.496835
Website www.maltzmuseum.org

The Maltz Museum is a private non-profit museum in the Cleveland suburb of Beachwood that opened in 2005. The museum celebrates the history of the Jewish community of Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, as well as the diversity of the human experience, with a focus on tolerance. [1] [2]

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Co-founder Milton Maltz’s company, The Malrite Company, was the lead developer. Malrite focuses on the development of innovative museum projects around the country, including the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. [3]

The building's exterior brickwork is made of Jerusalem gold limestone which was sourced from Israel. [4]

Exhibits

Permanent collections

The Maltz Museum features two permanent collections and hosts rotating exhibitions (traveling and original), as well as weekly public programs. [5] [1]

An American Story chronicles the challenges and celebrates the achievements of generations of men, women and children in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio's Jewish communities, from the original 19th-century European settlers to the individuals who today call the region home. [1]

The Temple - Tifereth Israel Gallery showcases artifacts that embody Jewish tradition and ritual, but they also highlight the links between Judaism and other faiths. The gallery features 175 treasures from The Temple-Tifereth Israel’s extensive collection of Jewish ritual objects and fine arts. [6] [1]

Special exhibitions

A 4,000-square-foot (370 m2) special exhibition gallery regularly features changing exhibitions of national and international prominence, including:

Survivor talks

The Museum maintains a special focus on remembrance of one of the darkest periods in human history. The rise of the Nazi regime in Germany and its subsequent acts of genocide against Jews, Roma and many others in Europe represented an unparalleled act of criminality that today is nonetheless in danger of being forgotten or denied outright. The Museum commemorates those events through artifacts and images and through the voices of men and women who survived the nightmare and share their stories of fortitude and heroism with students.

School tours

Each year the Maltz Museum welcomes more than 7,000 K–12 students from public, private, parochial, home and charter schools. Some 40 percent of student visitors receive free transportation based on need, and Cleveland Metropolitan School District students also receive free admission.[ citation needed ]

Notable programs

Stop the Hate® - Stop the Hate® celebrates 6–12th graders across 12 counties of Northeast Ohio who take action to create a more accepting and inclusive society. The Maltz Museum initiative challenges young people to consider the impact of intolerance and the role of the individual in effecting change. By encouraging students to be leaders and upstanders, Stop the Hate® reflects the Jewish values of responsible citizenship and respect for all humanity. Since Stop the Hate® was introduced eight years ago, more than 20,000 6–12th graders have used their voices to take a stand against discrimination and indifference in their communities. In recognition of their efforts, the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage has awarded $800,000 in academic scholarships and programmatic anti-bias grants.

Begin the Conversation - In promoting a more inclusive society and encouraging connection, the Museum serves as a cultural hub – a venue for people of all faiths and backgrounds to meet and explore their differences and the common values they share. “Begin the Conversation,” a series inaugurated in 2014, stimulates just such communication through programs that foster dialogue on contemporary issues, with guest speakers, film screenings, staged readings of dramatic works and musical performances. Programs center on themes ranging from Arab-American heritage and LGBTQ issues to interfaith discussions, or respond to global current events. The goal of these events is to present new points of view for audiences to consider – to provide an opportunity to listen, to question and to begin to understand different attitudes and opinions.

Jewish American Heritage Month - Jewish American Heritage Month Ceremony at Cleveland City Hall - a now annual event that commenced in May 2010 and featured remarks from Mayor Frank G. Jackson and recognition of early Jewish city councilmen in Cleveland.

Jesse Owens Way Street Dedication - on November 15, 2010, in connection with the exhibition The Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936, East Roadway in Downtown Cleveland (near Public Square) was dedicated to Jesse Owens.

See also

Jews and Judaism in Cleveland

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Maltz Museum". Access Jewish Cleveland. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  2. "Maltz Museum". Cleveland Arts & Events. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  3. Cohen, Patricia (February 14, 2014). "Israeli Museum Receives $10 Million in Gifts for New Extension". New York Times . Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  4. "Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage". AAA East Central. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  5. "Welcome to Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage". Ohio: The Heart of it All. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  6. "Maltz Museum". Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  7. Farago, Jason (August 3, 2017). "Eichmann in Manhattan: See the Glass Cage From His Trial". New York Times . Retrieved September 15, 2025.

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