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
Category: For Researchers
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
Filling the Cistern
Thus far, almost all of my posts have been about investigating the cistern that was found under the SE corner of the LSS. Well, the time finally came to refill
“Consecration of Lloyd Street Synagogue,” Baltimore American 1860
CITY AFFAIRS Consecration of Lloyd Street Synagogue — The interesting ceremony of consecrating a Hebrew Synagogue to the worship of the Most High, was performed yesterday afternoon in the eastern
“Handsome Improvement” – The Baltimore Sun, 1853
Handsome Improvement The Hebrew Synagogue, situated on Lloyd street, is now undergoing very general improvements, which, when completed, will greatly beautify the house, and advance the conveniences of worship. A
The Changing Sanctuary of the Lloyd Street Synagogue
We have no pictures of the sanctuary of the Lloyd Street Synagogue until 1958, but the building changed many times in the 113 years before that. The congregations responded to