Category: JMM Blog

In Conversation: Safety and Unsafety in Jewish Life

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Join the Jewish Museum of Maryland’s Curator-in-Residence, Liora Ostroff, and a variety of facilitators as they explore discussions on safety and exclusion in Jewish communities.   American Jewish communities and institutions must, on one hand, respond to rising antisemitism

JMM Insights: Gathering Stories

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This week’s edition of JMM Insights comes from Director of Collections Joanna Church A curious aspect of this past year is the way so many of us are so very

Bluma Shapiro z”l

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A blog post by Director of Education Ilene Dackman-Alon. To read more posts by Ilene click here. One of the most impactful ways that we can learn about the Holocaust is

The JOC Mishpacha Project

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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

JMM Insights: A Letter from the Director

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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

JMM Insights: The Oldest Synagogues, Part II

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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

JMM Insights: The Oldest Synagogues

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The Lloyd Street Synagogue is turning 175 years old! On October 1st we’re going to celebrate in (virtual) style with a fantastic evening of stories and memories about this one-of-a-kind landmark

Statement on the death of George Floyd

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In April and May, Baltimore marked the fifth anniversary of the death of Freddie Gray and the Uprising that followed his death in police custody. The Jewish Museum of Maryland