Thursday, December 3, 2026
Doors & Social Hour: 6:00 pm | Performance: 7:00 pm
Pay what you can
The Gem Theater | 48 Cross Street, Bethel, Maine
This December, the Maine Jewish Museum is heading to Bethel for a holiday celebration unlike anything we’ve done before.
King Kazoo & The Reindeer Band bring Chanukah in New Vaudeville! to The Gem Theater, combining a full band, big theatrical energy, holiday favorites, original music, storytelling, comedy, and a decidedly Jewish twist.
Sunday, December 13, 2026
2:00 pm –3:30 pm
Coffee by Design Roastery Room
1 Diamond Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Great books. Big questions. Strong opinions. Really good conversation.
Join the Maine Jewish Museum, Hadassah, and Rimon for our December Women’s Book Group as we discuss This Is Not About Us by acclaimed author Allegra Goodman.
Thursday, January 28, 2027
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm: Happy Hour
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Presentation
Maine Irish Heritage Center
34 Gray Street
Portland, ME 04112
Q: What did Irish and Jewish immigration to America have in common?
A: Two remarkable characteristics: women arrived in unusually large numbers, and both groups came overwhelmingly to stay.
While many immigrants crossed the Atlantic intending to earn money and eventually return home, Irish and Jewish newcomers were building permanent lives in America. And women played an extraordinary role in shaping those lives.
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