Council of American Jewish Museums
          E-News | January 2017
 
In This Issue
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Meet the Program Chairs
Presenting Judaica
Colleague News
Emerging Professionals
CAJM is ... 
Jewish art and history museums, historic sites, historical and archival societies, Holocaust centers, synagogue museums, Jewish Community Center galleries, children's museums, and university galleries ... the professionals and volunteers who work in them ...  the children, adults, and families who visit them ...  the patrons who support them ...  the organization that keeps them vital.

 

 
CONFERENCE DEADLINES APPROACH
We hope you are planning to join CAJM for its annual conference, 
Transcending Boundaries: Redefining the Museum Experience  (Boston and Amherst,  March 19-21, 2017). Please note that the Early Bird registration rate is available only through Tuesday, January 17th . And to secure a room at the conference hotel, you have until February 24th for the CAJM rate of $179 at the Boston Park Plaza. Reserve now to guarantee a room and rate. Visit our website to r ead the conference brochure   and  register .

 

 
OUR CONFERENCE PROGRAM CHAIRS
At this year's conference be sure to meet our  Program Chairs, two fascinating professionals who bring talent and imagination to the Jewish cultural arena. Susan Bronson, Executive Director of the Yiddish Book Center, holds a PhD in Russian History and Jewish History. She has also worked at the Social Science Research Council,
Shakespeare & Company, and is Vice Chair of the CAJM
Board. Gabriel Sanders  holds degrees in European history, and he is a founding editor of Tablet magazine, where he serves as Director of Business Development. Previously, he was Director of Public Programs at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York. His writing has appeared in such outlets as the Forward, Time Out New York, and The New York Times Book Review.

 
JUDAICA IN THE SPOTLIGHT
On March 21, the CAJM conference will visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, home of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Collection. At the MFA, Gabriel Goldstein will be in conversation with Marietta Cambareri, John Coffey, and Alanna Cooper about the role of Judaica in mainstream art institutions. How are Jewish ritual objects recognized within art history? What stories result? Come explore these questions with us during the conference. (Left, Spice Tower, 1810, Bohemian/Czech Republic, silver, from the Schusterman Collection. And see more Judaica treasures here.)

 
NEW HORIZONS FOR KLEEBLATT
This spring,  Norman L. Kleeblatt , the Susan and Elihu Rose Chief Curator of the  Jewish Museum, will be stepping down after decades of service. Originally joining the Museum as a conservator in 1975, he became a curator and key influence on the shape of its collections of modern and contemporary art. He is known for his landmark exhibitions, including:  The Dreyfus Affair  (1987), Too Jewish? (1996), and Action/Abstraction
 (2008). Norman has often been featured at CAJM conferences, and we look forward to his next chapter.

 
EMERGING PROFESSIONALS COMMITTEE
In 2017, CAJM will be launching its new  Emerging Professionals Committee to encourage conversations and create experiences for those launching careers in our field. Led by Grace Astrove (right) and Natalia Miller (left), both of the Jewish Museum, the committee will develop 
networking  opportunities, disseminate information, and meet for an annual social gathering. We would be delighted if each CAJM member institution had a representative on the committee! If you are interested in participating, please contact Grace Astrove. Also, a limited number of fellowships will be awarded for emerging professionals to attend the March conference. See guidelines here; applications will be accepted through January 17th.

 
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
The Association of Jewish Studies is seeking an Executive Director. You will find the job description here. ... For other new job postings, visit the career page of the CAJM website, accessible to our members.

 
WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL
... to the foundations, individuals, and organizations supporting our upcoming conference, "Transcending Boundaries":

The David Berg Foundation | Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation | Joanne Marks Kauvar Fellowship & Scholarship Fund | Rabbi Robert and Virginia Bayer Hirt | Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston | Anonymous foundation | Yiddish Book Center | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | The Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture | Temple Israel of Boston | Rina Scott Cowan | Northeastern University Jewish Studies Program

 
 
 And congratulations to the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art in Tulsa, which is celebrating its 50th year!

 
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