A blog post by associate director Anita Kassof. Three congregations—two Jewish and one Catholic—worshipped at the Lloyd Street Synagogue, and each altered the building to suit its spiritual and communal
Author: RachelK
Two Birth Control Pioneers
A post by historian Dr. Deb Weiner. Over the past few months, I’ve been working on the upcoming edition of Generations magazine, which will soon go to press. The theme
MS 186 Ohel Yakov Ledger Collection, 1921-1960
After a little hiatus, your peek into our archival collections is back! Today I have an excerpt from one our newest finding aids for the Ohel Yakov Ledgers of 1921
Barry’s Blog
A blog by Dr. Barry Lever. Click the links below for earlier entries in this series. Post One Post Two Post Three The last blog recounted our research at the
Barry’s Blog
A blog by Dr. Barry Lever. Follow the links for the first post and second post in this series. Our search to learn more about the individuals whose marriage the
MS 31 Baltimore Hebrew College Collection
A little over a year ago we received the archives of Baltimore Hebrew University when the university became the Baltimore Hebrew Institute at Towson University. The collection was the largest
Barry’s Blog
A blog post by Dr. Barry Lever – the first post in this series can be found here. When one attends a contemporary hasanah, a Jewish wedding, the guests generally
History of JMM
Chronology of the Jewish Museum of Maryland Article from JMM’s Generations: Fall 2000Written By Barry Kessler 1958 Wilbur Hunter, director of the Peale Museum, contacts Rose Greenberg, Secretary of the Baltimore
MS 185 Center for Jewish Education Clippings Scrapbooks
Below is an excerpt from one of our most recent finding aids. The following collection documents, through newspaper articles, the story of Jewish Education in Baltimore during the middle years
The 1845 Mikveh
About ten years ago the JMM called in archaeologists to investigate beneath the Lloyd Street Synagogue. Much to everyone’s surprise they uncovered the original mikveh complex used by the fledgling