Jewish Museum Milwaukee

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Upcoming Events

All events (unless noted) are held at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee. For additional information or to register for any of these events, email programs@jewishmuseummilwaukee.org or call (414) 390-5730.

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The Settlement Cook Book Project
Pop-Up Exhibit and Recipe Sharing Kick-Off
Sunday, May 19, 2013, 2:00 PM
Join Jewish Museum Milwaukee (JMM) and the Milwaukee County Historical Society (MCHS) for an exciting new collaborative multi-program series exploring and celebrating the omnipresent publication, "The Settlement Cook Book", authored by Lizzie Black Kander to assist immigrants from diverse backgrounds with cultural assimilation in America.

To get the festivities started, celebrate the May birthday of noted "Settlement Cook Book" author, Lizzie Black Kander, by bringing your families’ editions of the beloved publication and other cook books or recipes which have become part of your culinary customs. Share stories about special dishes which have become part of cherished traditions passed from one generation to the next. View Ms. Kander’s personal copy of "The Settlement Cook Book", with hand-written notes on the margins, which is part of the Milwaukee County Historical Society’s collection, as well as the ‘pop-up’ exhibit including additional artifacts and materials about Lizzie Black Kander’s life and legacy from the archives of both the JMM and the MCHS.

Cost: This event is being offered free of charge (with Museum admission) in celebration of Wisconsin Museums Week May 12-18, 2013.

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'Soviet Art and Culture After Stalin'
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 11:30 AM

Lecture by Christine Evans, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and author of several Russian topic publications including, “Song of the Year and Soviet Culture in the 1970s.” Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History, 12, 3 (2011) and “A “Panorama of Time”: the Chronotopics of Programma Vremia.” Ab Imperio: Studies of New Imperial History and Nationalism in the Post-Soviet Space, 2 (2010).

Cost: Free for members, $5 non-members; RSVP needed

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Legacy Letter Workshop
Monday, June 3 and Thursday, June 6, 2013, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

This important workshop, led by Kathy Brumder, will guide you in reflections and the writing process with the result being your own priceless letter of values and wisdom. Refreshments will be provided.

Cost: $30 for members, $35 non-members; RSVP required

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The Jew in Soviet Literature from Babel to Terts
Monday, June 10, 2013, 11:00 AM

The Jewish impact on Russian literature can be traced back close to 1000 years. Explore influential works and authors with Judith Deutsch Kornblatt, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literature at the University of Wisconsin Madison. This program is part of an on-going collaborative series with the Mosse Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies at UW-Madison.

Cost: Free for members, $5 non-members; RSVP required

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Museum on the Move - Cultural Day Trip to Madison
Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Departure Point: Brown Deer Rd. Park and Ride (next to Indian Hill School)

Join the Museum for a full-day cultural excursion to Madison. Learn about the special collections of the Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture, part of the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies at UW-Madison, and hear unique sound bites from the audio archives through a presentation at the Mills Music Library with Director, Henry Sapoznik; enjoy a kosher lunch on campus and then tour the changing and permanent exhibits at the Chazen Museum of Art, including a special behind the scenes viewing with Maria Saffiotti Dale, Curator of Paintings, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts, of select Jewish works from the collection and rarely seen pieces from the Museum’s noted Japanese print collection.

Cost: $55 for members, $60 for non-members, includes lunch (dietary laws observed), and round trip coach bus transportation; spaces are limited - RSVP by Monday, June 10th. To RSVP, click here

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“How to Taste American: The Settlement Cook Book and the Creation of Community”
Kennan Ferguson, Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Lecture and Discussion at Milwaukee County Historical Society
Thursday, June 27, 2013, 11:00 AM

How do cookbooks make us who we are? The Settlement Cook Book was more than a set of recipes: it was a set of instructions about how to be American, it was an attempt to keep traditions alive, and it was a collection of wisdom for woman far away from their families and friends. The most successful of the community cookbooks which became popular in the 20th Century, Lizzie Kander's creation became the model for ways to disseminate knowledge across borders and generations.

Cost: FREE Admission

For further information, contact: Milwaukee County Historical Society
910 N. Old World 3rd Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
414-273-8288 – http://www.milwaukeehistory.net.

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Spirit of Community Award
Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 11:30 AM
Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center - 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd.

This year's recipients of the Spirit of Community Award will be the Miriam & Bernard Peck Family.
For seven generations, the Peck family has positively impacted the Milwaukee community. The Jewish Museum Milwaukee will present the Spirit of Community Award to honor this family's outstanding contributions to our community in support of cultural heritage, education and the arts.
Cost: $50. Kosher dietary laws observed.

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