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Announcing the 2024-2025

Maine Jewish Museum
ANNUAL APPEAL

MJM Friends:

We are writing to thank all who have supported our work this year, to highlight our robust schedule of exhibitions and programs, and to ask you to consider contributing to our Annual Appeal Campaign by mailing us a check or filling out the form at the end of this report.

In a particularly fraught year of widening societal fault lines and record-high antisemitism nationally and in Maine, MJM has continued to serve as a gathering place for community and a forum for multifaceted cultures and viewpoints. Our mission calls on us to celebrate and honor the contributions of Maine’s Jewish community members, past and present, and to use the Maine Jewish immigrant experience to foster appreciation and understanding among people of all backgrounds. Our art exhibitions, historical displays, and programs are designed around the conviction that only by preserving our shared history and tapping into our common humanity can we combat hatred and division.

Stories – the many stories that define, empower, and humanize us – are critical to this mission. Our Museum has a unique responsibility to document and tell the stories of Jewish life in Maine and how those stories fit into our increasingly diverse State. To this end, we are in the planning stage of an exciting 3–5-year Historic Exhibitions Refresh to ensure the Maine Jewish community and the individuals we serve feel seen, honored, and connected. We will be reimagining our displays to be inviting, interactive, and informative for all those seeking an orientation to Jewish life in Maine. We owe our visitors a powerful Core Exhibition about Maine Jewish life and why it is such an important thread in the tapestry of a healthy democracy.

Thanks to the generosity of MJM Vice President Bob Hirshon and the Wein-Hirshon Foundation, a $25,000 Matching Grant is in place for all first-time and increased donations to the Annual Appeal, making your contribution doubly impactful. Matching funds will be used to offset the cost of our Historic Exhibitions Refresh. Now more than ever, the Maine Jewish Museum needs your help to meet the moment and make sure our stories become the building blocks of a kinder, more compassionate, and equitable society that reflects the Jewish and MJM value of tikkun olam. We look forward to partnering with you into the future to realize this goal. Our 2024 Annual Appeal is dedicated to our Honoree Steve Brinn, who will be stepping down from the MJM Presidency after almost a decade, and Volunteer of the Year Tom Berman, our beloved tech guru.

Warmly,

Dawn LaRochelle
Executive Director

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