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American Guild of Judaic Art
15 Greenspring Valley RoadOwings Mills, MD 21117
410-902-0411
410-581-0108
office@jewishart.org
www.jewishart.org
Administrator: Jill Levin
Promotes Judaic visual arts with workshops and lectures, provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, a referral service for members' art.
American Society for Yad Vashem, Baltimore Chapter
c/o American Society for Yad Vashem500 Fifth Avenue
42nd Floor
New York, N.Y. 10110
1 Grisham Court, Apt 501
Baltimore, MD 21208
800-310-7495
410-486-3328
212-220-4308
sim@yadvashemusa.org
www.yadvashemusa.org
Nonprofit volunteer organization that works in partnership with Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority in Israel. Society's 150,000 U.S. members and contributors support Yad Vashem's efforts for commemoration, education, research, capital improvement.
Book Shuk
Weiner Park Heights JCC5700 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC
3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-542-4900, ext. 271
410-356-5200
www.jcc.org
Offers free Jewish book library. Also, drop-off for Jewish books, tax donations available. Intended to enhance Jewish families' personal libraries.
Center for Jewish History
15 W. 16th StreetNew York, N.Y. 10011
212-294-8301
mglickman@cjh.org
www.cjh.org
Chief administrative officer: Michael Glickman
Comprised of five organizations: American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
Central Hebrew Book Store
220 Reisterstown RoadBaltimore, MD 21208
410-653-0550
Owner: Brian Simon
Complete selection of Judaica; bar/bat mitzvah, wedding and life cycle gifts; Jewish books. Marriage chuppahs for rent.
Chizuk Amuno Congregation: Goldsmith Museum and Hendler Learning Center
8100 Stevenson RoadBaltimore, MD 21208
410-486-6400, ext. 291
svick@chizukamuno.org
www.chizukamuno.org
Curator: Dr. Susan Vick
Permanent exhibit of Judaica with emphasis on 19th and 20th centuries. Floor-to-ceiling and wall-to-wall three-dimensional timeline of Jewish history set against backdrop of world history. Call curator for appointment.
Classes in the Arts
Weinberg Park Heights JCC5700 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC
3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-356-5200, ext. 320
410-542-4900, ext. 249
www.jcc.org
Year-round classes for adults, JCC members and nonmembers in painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, voice, piano, guitar, keyboard and more.
Gordon Center For Performing Arts
3506 Gwynnbrook AvenueOwings Mills, MD 21117
410-356-SHOW (7469)
410-356-7605
info@gordoncenter.com
www.gordoncenter.com
Director: Nancy Goldberg
State-of-the-art, 550-seat Gordon Center showcases theatrical, musical (classical, jazz, folk, bluegrass, etc.), dance and film productions for adults and children.
Holocaust & War Victims Tracing Center
American Red Cross4800 Mount Hope Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-624-2090
410-764-7664
hwvtc@arc-cmc.org
www.redcross.org/services/intl/holotrace/index
Director: Linda Klein
Provides tracing for civilians separated from family members from 1933 to 1957 due to events of World War II, and proof of internment/evacuation for survivors seeking reparations. Free of charge.
Holocaust Memorial
Baltimore Jewish Council5750 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-542-4850
410-542-4834
dcaplan@baltjc.org
www.baltjc.org
Director of Holocaust programs: Debbie A. Caplan
Memorial located at Lombard and Gay streets.
Holocaust Remembrance Commission
Baltimore Jewish Council5750 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-542-4850
dcaplan@baltjc.org
www.baltjc.org
Director of Holocaust programs: Debbie A. Caplan
Charged with education and remembrance of the Shoah through a community-wide annual Yom HaShoah commemoration and speakers' bureau of survivors.
Holocaust Survivors-The Last Generation
5603 Suffield CourtColumbia, MD 21044
410-730-6537
feiniliff@aol.com
Jacques Fein
Baltimore/Washington-area group for Jewish individuals who were children during the Holocaust.
Israeli Folk Dancing
Baltimore Hebrew University5800 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-578-6900
www.bhu.edu
Instructor: Ben Hole
Israeli folk dancing taught weekly on Monday evenings. Beginners welcome.
Jewish Film Series
c/o 6514 Quiet HoursColumbia, MD 21045
410-381-4809 (Sylvia Bloch)
www.columbiajewish.org/film_series.shtml
Coordinator: Sylvia Bloch
Sponsored by Columbia Jewish Congregation. Shows current films and some classics; four films per year, January through May. Screenings on Saturdays at 8 p.m. at the Meeting House, 5885 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia, followed by refreshments and discussion. Fee charged.
Jewish Genealogy Society of Maryland
c/o Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-356-5200, ext. 546
jgsmd@comcast.net
President: Richard Goldman
Monthly meetings 10 months per year. Guest speakers, help with technical aspects of Jewish genealogy search.
Jewish Involvement Theater Inc.
10613 August Light CourtColumbia, MD 21044
410-964-3155
alanruby@InvolvementTheater.org
www.InvolvementTheater.org
Director: Cantor Alan Rubinstein
Jewish musical theater program designed to teach Jewish topics and explain solutions to modern-day Jewish problems. Programs adaptable to all ages from pre-kindergarten to senior citizens.
Jewish Museum of Maryland
15 Lloyd StreetBaltimore, MD 21202
410-732-6400, ext. 14
info@jewishmuseummd.org
www.jewishmuseummd.org
Program coordinator: Ilene Dackman-Alon
Tour two historic synagogues, exhibition galleries, library and family history center and gift shop. One of America's leading museums of regional Jewish history, culture and community.
Jewish Museum of Maryland
15 Lloyd StreetBaltimore, MD 21202
410-732-6400
info@jewishmuseummd.org
www.jewishmuseummd.org
Archivist: Jonathan Roscoe
Research facility. Strengthens Jewish identity by preserving materials of Jewish history. Repository of records and photographs of institutions, individuals and families. Offers genealogy research service.
Jewish Music Heritage Project
2513 Hal CircleBaltimore, MD 21209
410-602-2101
info@jmhp.org
www.jmhp.org
Project administrator: Ruth Eisenberg
Documenting, explaining and recording Judaism's vast and rich heritage of traditional sacred music, Judaism's own classical music. Opportunities available for joining the JMHP boys' and men's choirs.
Jewish Theatre Workshop
c/o 2810-A Damascus CourtBaltimore, MD 21209
443-722-6747
contact@ jewishtheatreworkshop.org
www.jewishtheatreworkshop.org
General manager: Etan Weintraub
Interdenominational and interfaith theater company that provides opportunities for shomer Shabbat artists to participate in the theater-making process.
Judy Chernak Productions
3114 Hatton RoadBaltimore, MD 21208
410-484-7088
juchernak@comcast.net
K'tonton in Israel cassette tapes and read-along storybooks by Sadie Rose Weilerstein; Deborah Pessin Aleph-Bet storybook cassettes and books.
National Yiddish Book Center
1021 West StreetAmherst, MA 01002
413-256-4900
yiddish@bikher.org
www.yiddishbookcenter.org
Nonprofit organization works to rescue Yiddish and other modern Jewish books and celebrate the culture they contain. Offers digital library, summer internships; radio series; English-language magazine.
Norman & Sarah Brown Art Gallery
Weinberg Park Heights JCC5700 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-542-4900, ext. 246
Phil Miller
Presents five to six exhibits annually. Focuses on original works in all media by artists in the United States and around the world. Support from Maryland State Arts Council.
Pern’s Hebrew Book and Gift Shop
7012 Reisterstown RoadBaltimore, MD 21215
410-653-2450
Shabsi’s Judaica Center
6830-A Reisterstown RoadBaltimore, MD 21215
410-358-2200
Owner: Shabsi Schneider
Judaica, religious items, Jewish giftware, Jewish books.
Spiro, Rabbi Binyomin
2920 W. Strathmore AvenueBaltimore, MD 21209
410-764-3634
Offers free Jewish book library. Also, drop-off for Jewish books, tax donation available. Intended to enhance Jewish families' personal libraries. Sefer Torah, tefillin and mezuzot for sale and inspection; religious scribe.
Tzitzit & Talleisim Center
3904 Fallstaff RoadBaltimore, MD 21215
410-358-5109
Rabbi Mordechai Glazer
Tzitzit and talleisim, silver ataros, kittels, tallit/tefillin bags and more; specializes in embroidered synagogue needs.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place S.W.Washington, D.C. 20024
202-488-0400
202-488-0406 TTY
group_visit@ushmm.org
www.ushmm.org
America's national institution for the documentation, study and interpretation of Holocaust history. Serves as this country's memorial to Holocaust victims. Located adjacent to National Mall; exhibits and programs; free tickets available.
Washington Jewish Film Festival
District of Columbia Jewish Community Center1529 16th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-777-3247
info@wjff.org
www.wjff.org
Annual December festival brings dozen of films from around the world, along with parties, special panels and discussions with filmmakers.
William & Irene Weinberg Family Baltimore Jewish Film Festival & Cinefest
Weinberg Park Heights JCC5700 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-542-4900, ext. 239
Festival coordinator: Claudine Davison
Juried Jewish film festival offers best Jewish and universal interest films from around the world in their Baltimore premieres. All screenings followed by audience discussion with guest speaker, held at Gordon Center For Performing Arts at JCC Owings Mills and other locations.
Yiddish of Greater Baltimore
3702 Durley LaneBaltimore, MD 21207
410-298-4765
creativa@charm.net
President: Sylvia Schildt
Focus on Yiddish language, literature and culture through monthly programs, classes, workshops, theater wing, newsletter, links to Yiddish activities worldwide.