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Friday Frenzy!

A blog post by Senior Collections Manager Jobi Zink. Now that the Jewish Museum of Maryland is open to the public 10-5 Sunday-Thursday, staff has a lot less time to get the behind-the-scenes work-in-public-spaces done. Here’s what we accomplished today … Continue reading

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From Cookbooks to Comic Books

A blog post by Curator Karen Falk. We are getting ready to say farewell to our exhibition, Chosen Food: Cuisine, Culture, and American Jewish Identity. After 14 months on display in the Feldman Gallery, it will be moving in January … Continue reading

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“No leaven may be seen within all your borders” (Exodus 13:7)

The Torah throws many challenges our way, phrased as commands. The prohibition of chametz (leavened wheat, oats, rye, barley and spelt) may not be the most difficult to follow, or the most incomprehensible, but Passover is almost upon us, and it is … Continue reading

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