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The Lloyd Street Synagogue

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A graphic rendering of the exterior of the Lloyd Street Synagogue, a large building with columns. The building is pink and grey, with navy shadows and there’s a light blue sky.

A blog post by associate director Anita Kassof. Three congregations—two Jewish and one Catholic—worshipped at the Lloyd Street Synagogue, and each altered the building to suit its spiritual and communal

The Mikveh Excavation Continues

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A graphic rendering of the exterior of the Lloyd Street Synagogue, a large building with columns. The building is pink and grey, with navy shadows and there’s a light blue sky.

A blog post by archivist Jennifer Vess. It’s been a few weeks since my last report on the most recent round of mikveh excavations, and a lot has happened.  Archaeologists

Two Birth Control Pioneers

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A post by historian Dr. Deb Weiner. Over the past few months, I’ve been working on the upcoming edition of Generations magazine, which will soon go to press. The theme

MS 186 Ohel Yakov Ledger Collection, 1921-1960

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After a little hiatus, your peek into our archival collections is back! Today I have an excerpt from one our newest finding aids for the Ohel Yakov Ledgers of 1921

Barry’s Blog

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A blog by Dr. Barry Lever. Click the links below for earlier entries in this series. Post One Post Two Post Three The last blog recounted our research at the

Barry’s Blog

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A blog by Dr. Barry Lever. Follow the links for the first post and second post in this series. Our search to learn more about the individuals whose marriage the

MS 31 Baltimore Hebrew College Collection

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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

Barry’s Blog

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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

History of JMM

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Chronology of the Jewish Museum of Maryland Article from JMM’s Generations: Fall 2000Written By Barry Kessler  1958 Wilbur Hunter, director of the Peale Museum, contacts Rose Greenberg, Secretary of the Baltimore

MS 185 Center for Jewish Education Clippings Scrapbooks

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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