Article by Jennifer Vess. Originally published in Generations 2011 – 2012: Jewish Foodways Part II: Immigration: “In the United States they would have an opportunity.”[1] Missed part I? Start here. The streets
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Family Fare
Baltimore Jewish Food Businesses Article by Jennifer Vess. Originally published in Generations 2011 – 2012: Jewish Foodways In 1894 Solomon Rodbell, a baker by trade, left Poland with his wife Fannie and
Rabbi Morris Lazaron and the Problem of Quotas
Ellen of Baltimore writes, “Your current exhibition [Beyond Chicken Soup: Jews and Medicine in America] is very interesting and extremely well done. I have a question that I wonder if
A False “Rosetta Stone”
Earlier this fall I had the opportunity to speak to the brotherhood of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation about the life of Mendes Cohen and the origins of Jewish Baltimore. In preparation
Good News for the Hebrew Orphan Asylum!
A blog post by Research Historian Dr. Deb Weiner. Recently there was good news in the fight to save the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, the endangered building that is Baltimore’s second
MS 46 Sidney D. Cohen Collection
Thanks to JMM archives volunteers we are getting every closer to our goal of having complete finding aids for every one of our 212 manuscript Sidney D. Cohen, 1896-1987 Collection,
MS 206 The Felix Kestenberg Collection
The Felix Kestenberg (1921-2008) Collection n.d., 1987-2008 MS 206 Jewish Museum of Maryland ACCESS AND PROVENANCE The Felix Kestenberg collection was donated to the Jewish Museum of Maryland by Veronica
MS 26: Chizuk Amuno Congregation Collections
The JMM is very lucky to have collections of various sizes related to all four of the Jewish congregations that used the two historic synagogues that make up our museum
MS 205 Leo Kanner Papers on Refugee Medical Personnel
It’s been awhile since we sent out a finding aid post. We’re picking up with one of our more recent collections, which deals with Dr. Leo Kanner’s work in finding
MS 203 Borden Family Collection
Borden Family Collection n.d, 1895-1953 MS 203 The Jewish Museum of Maryland ACCESION AND PROVENANCE The Borden Family Collection was donated to the Jewish Museum of Maryland by Neal Borden