Wednesday June 17 2026
Wednesday July 15 2026
Wednesday August 12 2026
Wednesday October 14 2026
Sunday November 1 2026
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Discover Portland’s Jewish past — hidden in plain sight!
Join the Maine Jewish Museum for a special guided walking tour of our new Portland Jewish History Trail. From immigrant entrepreneurs and baseball moguls to social justice pioneers and quirky local legends, this tour brings to life the surprising stories that helped shape our city.
Thursday, October 1, 2026
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine
Light refreshments will be served.
The MJM + Hadassah + Rimon Book Group kicks off its 2026–2027 season with Alyssa Rosenheck’s timely new book, White. Blonde. Jew.: A Call to End Extremism, Speak Up, and Reclaim Center.
Friday, October 16 2026
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Pull up a chair for a very special edition of Maine Jewish Museum’s At the Table series with Tony and GRAMMY Award-winning actor, writer, and singer Ari’el Stachel.
Saturday, October 17 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Dessert reception immediately following
Tony and GRAMMY Award winner Ari’el Stachel takes the stage at Maine Jewish Museum in OTHER, his acclaimed autobiographical one-man show about what happens when the person the world sees and the person you know yourself to be don’t quite match.
Sunday, October 18 2026
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Hosted by Anna Wrobel & Jim Donnelly
Join us for an autumn afternoon of words, conversation, and community at Lowry’s Lodge Reading Series.
Thursday, October 29, 2026
5:30 pm –7:00 pm
When Gerald M. Limon’s plane was shot down over Germany during World War II, the Jewish navigator became a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft I, where he would spend sixteen months in captivity.
And he documented it.
Monday, November 2, 2026
6:00 pm –7:30 pm
In person: Wishcamper Center, Room 133
34 Bedford Street, Portland
Online: Via Zoom
Free and open to all | Registration required through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Antisemitism does not stop at the doors of our museums, galleries, theaters, literary institutions, or other cultural spaces.
Join Maine Jewish Museum Executive Director Dawn LaRochelle for a timely and candid conversation about how antisemitism is surfacing in the arts and cultural world today… and why institutions devoted to creativity, expression, and inclusion are not immune from it.
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.
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