Thursday, November 6, 2026
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Mingle with artists and friends and enjoy wine and cheese as we debut our new series of art exhibitions!
Thursday, November 13, 2025 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
How can a single photograph change everything?
When an image discovered at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum revealed an unexpected personal connection, Portlander Ed Schultz and his sister found themselves drawn into a remarkable journey. Soon, they were invited to join a PBS film crew traveling through Lithuania and Belarus, documenting Holocaust survivors and descendants as they revisited long-vanished shtetls.
Sunday, November 16 2025
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
The MJM + Hadassah + Rimon Book Group is a collaboration between the Maine Jewish Museum, Portland Hadassah, and Rimon — the Portland Jewish Women’s Group. We meet once a month, offer separate in-person and online sessions, and always welcome new participants. Lively discourse and warm camaraderie with fellow bookworms is always guaranteed.
In November, we will discuss Sarah Tuttle-Singer’s memoir, Jerusalem Drawn and Quartered. On a night in 1999 when the author was barely 18, she was stoned by Palestinian kids just outside of the gates to the Old City of Jerusalem. In the years that followed, she was terrified to explore the ancient city she loved. But, sick of living in fear, she has now chosen to live within the Old City’s walls, right at the heart of the four quarters: Christian, Muslim, Armenian, and Jewish.
Thursday, November 20 & Friday, November 21
Back by popular demand!
We’re hosting a TWO-DAY JEWELRY POP-UP SALE on Thursday, November 20 and Friday, November 21 from noon-4 pm, featuring jewelers Lisa Gent, Laura Givertz, and Marilyn Pritikin.
We’ll stay open after museum hours on Thursday, Nov. 20 from 5-7 pm for a fun Jewelry Happy Hour.
Can’t make it or need a second look? Visit us on Friday, Nov. 21 from 2-4 pm for an Afternoon Tea & Jewelry Party. Both events will be catered by our own Executive Director and chef extraordinaire Dawn LaRochelle!
Saturday, December 6 2025
6:00 pm
Hockey, history, and a heaping dose of Maine spirit — let’s go, Mariners!
Join the Maine Jewish Museum as we cheer on the Maine Mariners when they face off against the Adirondack Thunder. We’ll be posted up at our very own MJM table, handing out exclusive Museum swag (a little something to remember the night by) and soaking in all that chilly, rink-side energy.
Sunday, December 7 2025
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Come celebrate Hanukkah as we officially welcome a beautiful new menorah to our sculpture garden — inspired by the beloved story Zlateh the Goat and hand-carved by Downeast artist Aaron Margolis. Kids will enjoy a cozy storytime, Hanukkah crafts, games, and tasty treats, while families soak up the holiday lights and garden magic.
Thank you to our sponsors
Sunday, December 14 2025
1:30–3:30 PM
Please join hosts Anna Wrobel and Jim Donnelly for a cozy winter afternoon of poetry, prose, and song at the Maine Jewish Museum.
Our featured poets, Alice Persons and Kevin Sweeney, will share a joint reading, followed by an Open Poetry Hour.
Thursday, January 8, 2026
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Mingle with artists and friends and enjoy wine and cheese as we debut our new series of art exhibitions!
Sunday, January 11 2026
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join us for this special serenade at the Maine Jewish Museum (267 Congress Street, Portland ME) featuring Alexander Adams-Leytes, baritone, and Phillip Silver, pianist.
Thursday, January 22 2026
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Join us for an evening honoring memory, resilience, and community at the Maine Jewish Museum: Jack Montgomery — Maine lawyer turned photographer and the originator of our acclaimed Soul Survivors exhibition — will present his new book, From the Holocaust to Maine: Testimonies of the Survivors.
3rd Tuesday of Every Month at 2:00 pm
Join Ted Fleischaker, the Maine Jewish Museum’s “building specialist,” for a tour of the museum with a focus on our historic synagogue’s fascinating history. Ted is a journalist who has written for and owned newspapers in over half a dozen states, hosted a program on National Public Radio for over a decade, was a professor at University of Louisville, and served as PR Director at the United Jewish Campaign in Louisville.
On the first Friday evening of every month, from 5-8PM the city’s artists, galleries, and arts venues (including MJM!) open up their doors for Portland’s First Friday Art Walk.
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