Common Threads at the Maltz Museum

During the Summer 2024 semester, I had the privilege of working as an intern at the Maltz Museum (formerly the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage) in Beachwood, Ohio. Located at 2929 Richmond Road, the museum was founded by Milton and Tamar Maltz. The ground breaking ceremony took place in 2003 with the grand opening occurring…

A Summer Semester in the Jewish Archives at WRHS

It was Friday the 13th and I was sifting through boxes in the research library of Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS). The end of the semester was near and so was the deadline of my graduate thesis. I had been in touch with Dr. Sean Martin, Associate Curator of the Jewish Archives at WRHS, for…