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The Speakers Bureau is a dynamic program of the Jewish Museum of Maryland that offers public speakers for groups and engagements around the state of Maryland. The Bureau is composed of knowledgeable professionals, members of the board, staff and volunteers of the Museum. When you choose one of our speakers, your group will benefit from new insights into exciting aspects of Jewish history and culture.
The cost to book a speaker is $50.00, plus the cost of mileage for the speaker to travel to and from the event. Please contact Rachael Binning at rbinning@jewishmuseummd.org or 410.732.6400 x234 for more information or to schedule a program.
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Your Jewish food is probably not your grandmother’s Jewish food, and it won’t be your grandkids’ Jewish food either. Explore the many meanings of Jewish food choices, and discover how these meanings have changed with the generations.
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The Jewish dietary laws have shaped Jewish identity form biblical times to the present day. Dr. Lever traces the history of kashrut and its enduring meanings in our own time.
This presentation will explore the role Jews played in the American Civil War, how the war helped to re-shape American Jewish identity, and why the Civil War remains important for understanding our history today.
Our Jewish family history is irrecoverably linked to each generation through the medium of food-centered activities! This presentation includes a cooking demonstration (and yummies to nosh!).
Most of the JMM’s nationally important collection of objects, photographs and documents were donated by individuals and families. This presentation will describe how artifacts come to the Museum, the stories of some bizarre items and their surprising relevance, and practical information on donating to a museum.
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This presentation examines the crucial but little-known role of women in the success of Jewish family businesses in Baltimore.
By sending peddlers out to far-flung towns, Lithuanian immigrant Jacob Epstein built a wholesale empire and had a profound impact on the development of Jewish communities in the South. Learn about perhaps the most influential businessman and philanthropist in Baltimore Jewish history.
What is the state of Jewish culture in America and where is it likely to go in the next generation.
Sol Goldstein served as a Captain in the European Theater of Operations during WWII. He landed in France at D-Day, June 6, 1944 and was a liberator at the Buchenwald Concentration Camp in 1945.
Mr. Seiden discusses Yiddish language and culture, describing how the language of the first generation of Eastern European Jews, evolved as immigrant Jews began to feel ‘at home’ in America.
The Chesapeake Bay steamer, SS President Warfield, won world-wide renown as the “ship that launched a state.” This presentation on the Exodus 1947 is augmented with still images and a nine-minute video clip.
Discover how Henrietta Szold’s upbringing and early adulthood in Baltimore shaped her career as the founder of Hadassah and an important leader in the Jewish community of pre-state Israel.
As a major center for immigration over two centuries, Baltimore has accumulated numerous tales of arrivals and adaptation. This talk explains how stories from the past continue to inform the present.
In the early 20th century, entrepreneurial Jewish immigrants made their way to Appalachia to participate in the coal boom as peddlers and merchants. Their families stayed for several generations, forming small congregations and becoming part of the coalfield middle class. Discover a fascinating and little-known chapter in American Jewish history.
This presentation offers new glimpses and insights into some 200 years of Baltimore Jewish history.
Most American Jews think of themselves as urbanites/suburbanites, but the experience of living a Jewish life in a small town touches a significant minority. In this presentation, illustrated with images from the 2003 JMM exhibition of the same name, explore how small-town life affects the American Jewish experience and discover what we can learn from it.
For two generations, the Jewish Educational Alliance (JEA) was an important instrument of adaptation and social reform. This illustrated talk describes the JEA’s many functions and enduring influence.
This talk explores the background of the riots that erupted after the assassinationof Martin Luther King, Jr., with particular attention to the relationship between Jewish merchants and their African American customers.
In myriad ways, from the 19th century to today, women have played a critical role in building up Baltimore’s Jewish community.
Storytelling is at the heart of what many museums do. We use stories to breathe life into our collections, making connections with different times, different places, cultures and beliefs, and capturing a range of emotions. Relationships are founded on people listening to, understanding, and knowing each other’s stories. Stories are gifts – passed on from one to another through time. Listening to these stimulates and nourishes the imagination helping us to learn about oneself as well as about others.
You would not believe what happens during a typical day at the Jewish Museum. Step into the director’s office for a lively narrative of a typical day!
This two-part presentation is based on the successful Once Upon a Time column in the Jewish Times. A presentation highlights photographs in the JMM collection from your organization. The second part is a quick workshop in how to preserve your family photographs—and the important stories they tell—for future generations.
Learn how to research your family history using the resources of the Jewish Museum of Maryland’s Robert L. Weinberg Family History Center.
Did you ever wonder how culture and tradition are passed on to successive generations? This presentation explores that question and presents ideas to facilitate that process on a personal level.
