Programs

  • Program 1 [2018]

    CORE COLLECTIONTHE MUSEUM FEATURES TWO CORE EXHIBITIONS. AN AMERICAN STORY CHRONICLES THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE, DEVELOPMENT OF CLEVELAND, CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND THE HOLOCAUST. THE TEMPLE-TIFERETH ISRAEL GALLERY DISPLAYS THE NATIONALLY RENOWNED COLLECTION OF JUDAICA FROM ITS NAMESAKE SYNAGOGUE. EACH YEAR AN AVERAGE OF 8,500 STUDENTS TOUR THE MUSEUM'S CORE COLLECTIONS, THE CONTENT OF WHICH ALIGNS WITH OHIO LEARNING STANDARDS IN THE AREAS OF SOCIAL STUDIES AND LANGUAGE ARTS. TOPICS INCLUDE IMMIGRATION AND ASSIMILATION, THE HOLOCAUST AND CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, CLEVELAND HISTORY, AND JEWISH FAITH AND TRADITIONS. MORE THAN 100,000 STUDENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE TOURS, 40% OF WHOM RECEIVED FREE TRANSPORTATION BASED ON NEED WITHIN THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT. STUDENTS IN THE CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT ALSO RECEIVE FREE ADMISSION, ENSURING THAT COST IS NEVER A BARRIER TO EXPERIENCING THE MUSEUM.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $1.5M

  • Program 2 [2018]

    SPECIAL EXHIBITIONSTHE MUSEUM HAS PRESENTED 32 SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS SINCE ITS INCEPTION, TREATING EACH AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT HISTORICAL THEMES WITH CURRENT EVENTS. SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS HAVE COVERED TOPICS VARYING FROM VIOLINS THAT SURVIVED THE HOLOCAUST, COMIC SUPERHEROES, ART FROM CLEVELAND'S KARAMU WORKSHOP AND A CONTEMPORARY ART VIDEO INSTALLATION. THE MUSEUM IS CURRENTLY TOURING ITS FIRST TRAVELLING EXHIBITION OPERATION FINALE: THE CAPTURE & TRIAL OF ADOLF EICHMANN. IN 2018, THE MUSEUM PRESENTED BEYOND CHICKEN SOUP: JEWS & MEDICINE IN AMERICA.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $451.2K

  • Program 3 [2018]

    STOP THE HATESTOP THE HATE: YOUTH SPEAK OUT CELEBRATED ITS TENTH YEAR. NEARLY 1,800 6TH-12TH GRADERS FROM ASHTABULA, CUYAHOGA, GEAUGA, LAKE, LORAIN, MAHONING, MEDINA, PORTAGE, STARK, SUMMIT, TRUMBULL AND WAYNE COUNTIES SUBMITTED 500-WORD ESSAYS EXPLORING BULLYING AND DISCRIMINATION AND HOW THEY CAN TAKE ACTIVE ROLES AS UPSTANDERS. OVER 400 VOLUNTEER READERS ARE RECRUITED TO BLINDLY SCORE THE ESSAYS. THE TOP TWENTY-FIVE HIGH SCHOOL ESSAYS ARE READ BY A PANEL OF JUDGES WHO ARE LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN NORTHEAST OHIO. BASED ON THE JUDGES' BLIND SCORING, TEN FINALISTS ARE SELECTED TO READ THEIR ESSAYS AT THE AWARDS CEREMONY, ATTENDED BY 500 PEOPLE.STOP THE HATE: YOUTH SING OUT IS CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROOTS OF AMERICAN MUSIC (ROAM). MORE THAN 1,200 STUDENTS FROM CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOLS, EAST CLEVELAND CITY SCHOOLS, LAKEWOOD CITY SCHOOLS, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS-UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS AND LORAIN COUNTY PARTICIPATED. TO KICK OFF THE PROGRAM, EACH CLASS TAKES A "STOP THE HATE" TOUR AT THE MUSEUM. THIS HOUR-LONG TOUR ILLUSTRATES HOW RACISM, ETHNOCENTRISM AND ANTI-SEMITISM HAVE PLAGUED AMERICA AND THE WORLD. IN FOUR SUBSEQUENT SESSIONS OF INTENSIVE MUSIC AND ANTI-BIAS EDUCATION LED BY ROAM TEACHING ARTISTS, EACH CLASS COMPOSES AN ORIGINAL SONG OR SPOKEN WORD PIECE. THE FIVE-DAY PROJECT CULMINATES IN A PERFORMANCE JURIED BY AREA ARTS PROFESSIONALS AT THE ROCK HALL. THE WINNING CLASSES PERFORM THEIR SONGS AT THE STOP THE HATE AWARDS CEREMONY.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $204.9K