A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. Here’s a fun fact for your Monday: Maryland is home to the country’s oldest
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A slice of Baltimore life, 1910-1911
A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. I don’t normally walk around telling everyone about the last book I read, but
Winter Weather vs. Wedding, 1928
A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. This cute, spring-like little chiffon dress seems like an unlikely avenue for talking about
Manuscript Collection 6: Dr. Joseph Joshua Schwartz Papers, 1899-1975
Dr. Joseph Joshua Schwartz, 1899-1975 Papers, 1922-1979 MS 6 ACCESS AND PROVENANCE The Dr. Joseph Joshua Schwartz papers were donated to the Jewish Museum of Maryland by Dr. Schwartz’s
Manuscript Collection 5: Louis J. Fox Papers
Louis J. Fox (1911-1995) Papers, n.d., 1929-1981 MS 5 ACCESS AND PROVENANCE The Louis J. Fox Papers were found in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Maryland in July
Portrait of Fredericka Herstein; or, an afternoon down the rabbit-hole of historical research
A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. Here at the JMM, some of our portrait collection is hung on move-able racks
The Alliterative Adventures of an Archivist and her Assistant
A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. While doing background research for our current exhibit Cinema Judaica, I came across a surprising
Manuscript Collection 1: Dr. Stephen Laufer Papers
Dr. Stephen (Schulim) Laufer (1894-1983) Papers 1908-1978 MS 1 ACCESS AND PROVENANCE The Dr. Stephen Laufer Papers were donated by Dr. Stephen Laufer and Mrs. Wilma Laufer Gabbay, a
Preservation Month: How to Reuse a Room
A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts from Joanna click HERE. As decreed in 1973 by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, May is Preservation
Exhibit spotlight: The Cohen family’s wine cooler, early 19th century
A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts from Joanna click HERE. The artifacts on display in “The A-Mazing Mendes Cohen” exhibit are few, but fabulous. Take,