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HENDLERS: The Velvet Kind, An Image Gallery Part 2

Article by Rachel Kassman. Originally published in Generations 2011 – 2012: Jewish Foodways. Missed the beginning? Start here. What’s a Kewpie? These cherubic characters, inspired by the Roman god of desire

HENDLER’S: The Velvet Kind, An Image Gallery Part 1

Article by Rachel Kassman. Originally published in Generations 2011 – 2012: Jewish Foodways. The Hendler Creamery Company is Born Hendler’s Ice Cream was an iconic Baltimore treat for 60 years. The

An Efficiency of Seal Presses

A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. There are arguments to be made in favor of collecting multiple iterations of an artifact. 

The Blaustein–Ben-Gurion Agreement Part VI

Written by Mark K. Bauman. Originally published in Generations 2007-2008: Maryland and Israel. Sidebar: The Remarkable Life and Career of Jacob Blaustein, Part II Missed the beginning? Start here. Blaustein became

The Blaustein–Ben-Gurion Agreement Part V

Written by Mark K. Bauman. Originally published in Generations 2007-2008: Maryland and Israel. Sidebar: The Remarkable Life and Career of Jacob Blaustein, Part I Missed the beginning? Start here. Jacob Blaustein’s

The Blaustein–Ben-Gurion Agreement Part IV

Written by Mark K. Bauman. Originally published in Generations 2007-2008: Maryland and Israel. Part IV: Reaching an Accord Missed the beginning? Start here. For their part, Blaustein and the AJComm sought

The Blaustein–Ben-Gurion Agreement Part III

Written by Mark K. Bauman. Originally published in Generations 2007-2008: Maryland and Israel. Part III: Visions of Zion Missed the beginning? Start here. The Israelis’ image of Zionism differed from that

The Blaustein–Ben-Gurion Agreement Part II

Written by Mark K. Bauman. Originally published in Generations 2007-2008: Maryland and Israel. Part II: A Formal Declaration of Statehood Missed the beginning? Start here. The formal declaration of statehood in

The Blaustein–Ben-Gurion Agreement

A Milestone in Israel-Diaspora Relations Written by Mark K. Bauman. Originally published in Generations 2007-2008: Maryland and Israel. “I am confident that this statement…will strengthen our two communities and will lay

The Mount Pleasant Jewish Home for Consumptives

A Personal Connection Blog post by JMM archivist Lorie Rombro. You can read more posts by Lorie here. I knew very little about Mount Pleasant prior to working here at the