Tag Archives: Dr. Deb Weiner

Elaine, Meet Stanley

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Rachel

A blog post by Historian Deb Weiner. We recently started to create a new genealogy resource: a database of Jewish babies born in Baltimore, as revealed by Jewish Times birth notices. So far, we’ve compiled around 700 names of babies … Continue reading →

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Good News for the Hebrew Orphan Asylum!

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Rachel

A blog post by Research Historian Dr. Deb Weiner. Recently there was good news in the fight to save the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, the endangered building that is Baltimore’s second most important Jewish historic site according to one expert (namely, … Continue reading →

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Americanizing Chanukah

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Rachel

A blog post by Historian Deb Weiner. Last week, a reporter from the Jewish Times called to ask when Chanukah gift-giving first became popular in America. I had no clue, but I knew where to find the answer: in the … Continue reading →

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