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
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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
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
MS 2 The Jacob H. Hollander Papers
After having seen an excerpt from one of our most recent manuscript collections I thought is was appropriate to look back at one of our earliest manuscript collections – MS
Barry’s Blog
Go ahead, be bold, take a guess! Contained within the Jewish Museum of Maryland collections (JMM gift 2000.110) is this unique 1845 Jewish marriage contract known as a ketubah. It
Manuscript Collection 184
Our 184th Manuscript Collection is complete! Our archives (paper documents and books) are a rich source of information about the life and history of Jewish Maryland. Our collections come from