superhero's creation by Cleveland
artists Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
Even Jewish gangsters have their
stories told.
The final area, "From
Generation to Generation',' show-
cases Jewish achievements from
1950 to the present-in science,
medicine, business, industry, liter-
ature and the arts. Alongside pho-
tos of contemporary Jewish land-
marks, filmed interviews address
the question on of what it means
to be a Jew today.
Off the main lobby is the
Temple-Tifereth Israel Gallery,
which showcases treasures drawn
from the collection of the Temple

Football legend Benny

Friedman, circa 1926

Museum of Religious Art. The
temple's collection includes
ancient ritual objects, sacred
books and scrolls from around the
world, textiles dating from the
18th century, Holocaust art, Israeli
stamps, paintings, lithographs and
sculpture by renowned Jewish
artists such as Marc Chagall,
Jacques Lipschitz and Isidor
Kaufmann.
While the museum has generat-
ed much initial excitement in the
Cleveland Jewish community, its
success will depend on drawing a
wider audience and offering rea-

sons for visitors to return. Maltz
and Carole Zawatsky, the muse-
um's executive director, say they
expect the museum to have
regional appeal, drawing 45,000 to.
75,000 visitors a year.
The changing exhibition space
should be a magnet for repeat vis-
its. The first of these temporary
exhibits is "The Jewish Journey:
Frederic Brenner's Photographic
Odyssey,' which opened Nov. 12.
Just as he hopes people from
other ethnic backgrounds will see
some of their own stories reflected
in the museum, Maltz also hopes
they will want to use its open
space to mount exhibits showcas-
ing their own heritage.
Special events and ongoing
activities will also bring people to
the museum, says Zawatsky, who
was formerly director of education
at the Jewish Museum in New
York. She and her staff have creat-
ed a full schedule of activities for
museum-goers of all ages.
"It's wonderful to have this in
our own back yarC says
Cleveland-area resident Ruth
Mayers, who attended the Oct. 11
preview gala. "This will bring an
understanding of our history to
Jew and non-Jew alike; it is a gift
to our children." ❑

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