Category: Collections

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 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

Two souvenirs from a European vacation, 1911

A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. Isaac Hecht (1864-1913) was a prominent businessman in the small Maryland town of Havre de

A Research Dive: The Hebrew Orphan Asylum

Blog post by JMM archivist Lorie Rombro. You can read more posts by Lorie here. A few weeks ago, I received an information request about the Hebrew Orphan Asylum.  The person

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