A blog post by Director of Collections and Exhibits Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. Two stories in the news recently caught my eye: One, a man
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The JOC Mishpacha Project
A new organization, the Jews of Color Mishpacha Project, aims to bring together individuals, communities, and Jewish institutions from around the country to build a gathering place for Jewish People
A Trip to Fellowship House
Blog post by JMM Archivist Maggie Hoffman. To read more posts from Maggie, click here. Last week’s #ArchivesHashtagParty, a social media initiative hosted by the U.S. National Archives, focused on #ArchivesBlackEducation
JMM Insights: A Letter from the Director
I am delighted to begin my work as executive director of the Jewish Museum of Maryland. I enter the position with tremendous gratitude for the work of my predecessor Marvin
Traveling with Grace: Entering Greece
This week, Grace leaves the Holy Land and heads to Greece! Special thanks go to JMM volunteer Harold Toppall for his transcriptions of Grace’s travel diary. Thursday, May 13, 1953 We
Traveling with Grace: Jerusalem
This week we pick back up with Grace’s 1953 trip to Israel. Special thanks go to JMM volunteer Harold Toppall for his transcriptions of Grace’s travel diary. Monday, May 10, 1953
Sufganiyot & Stability: Finding Comfort in Jewish Bakeries
Blog post by JMM Archivist Maggie Hoffman. To read more posts from Maggie, click here. Since I joined the team here at the Jewish Museum of Maryland in early October,
The Lloyd Street Synagogue’s Chandeliers
A blog post by Director of Collections and Exhibits Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. When Baltimore Hebrew Congregation expanded their synagogue in 1860, pushing the east
Traveling with Grace: Tel Aviv to Haifa
This week we continue with Grace’s 1953 trip to Israel. Special thanks go to JMM volunteer Harold Toppall for his transcriptions of Grace’s travel diary. Thursday, May 6, 1953 Abraham
JMM Insights: The Oldest Synagogues, Part II
In addition to host Sheilah Kast, and historian Jonathan Sarna, the evening will also feature cantorial musical selections and Jewish hymns of the mid-19th century, performed by Cantor Robbie Solomon, as