Historical Timeline of Baltimore Jewry Baltimore Jewish history goes back several hundred years. In this timeline we present some of the highlights of a rich past. The story is one
Author: RachelK
Charge It!
A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. In celebration (or at least acknowledgement) of that most modern of holiday traditions, Cyber Monday,
Boating in Maryland
A blog post by Graham Humphrey, Visitor Services Coordinator. To read more posts by Graham clickHERE. Although the first day of fall was last week, it still has been feeling
Do You Have Your Library Card?
A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month so, as a proud member of the (exceptionally
An Artistic (and Popular) Ketubah
A “Just Married!” Extra Curators have to make choices: not everything can make it into an exhibit, and there’s seldom enough space to share every interesting fact about the things
Revolutionizing Experiences Part II
Letter by Henrietta Szold. Originally published in Generations 2007-2008: Maryland and Israel. Part II: Entering the Holy Land Miss the beginning? Start here. I confess that as I approached Palestine I
“Originalism” Run Amuck
Blog post by Executive Director Marvin Pinkert This week’s remarks by White House policy advisor Steven Miller seeking to disassociate the Statue of Liberty from the poem by Emma Lazarus
2017 Report to the Community
President’s Message: Making History Perhaps you have seen our new poster commemorating the landmark status of the Lloyd Street Synagogue. It celebrates the fact that our museum site is a
A Little Chuppah History
A “Just Married!: Extra Curators have to make choices: not everything can make it into an exhibit, and there’s seldom enough space to share every interesting fact about the things
A Closer Look
A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. Our collections database – which I love, don’t get me wrong – is set