NA’AMAT recruiting poster. 2009.56.1. The Baltimore Council, NA’AMAT USA Collection 1951-2009 MS 193 Jewish Museum of Maryland ACCESS AND PROVENANCE The Baltimore Council, NA’AMAT USA Collection was donated to the
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MS 13 Dr. Herman Seidel Papers
The following finding aid describes one of our early collections. It is an important record of the work of a single person, but also contains extensive records related to several
A Sentimental Journey
Sometimes I can’t help not get personally invested in some of the programs that we have at the Jewish Museum of Maryland and this past Tuesday’s program, In Each Other’s
MS 191 Sadie B. and Rossetta Feldman Family Collection
One of the things I love about family collections is their electic nature. The following collection is small, but contains a range of materials from a ketubah to political cartoons
MS 180 Rosa Fineberg Midwife Records
The following collection is one of my favorites (mostly because of my interest in the history of medicine), but it’s also a very useful tool for genealogists (as long as
D. Schwartz and Sons in process
When I first thought about this blog post I considered writing about my experiences working from home (which has happened several times recently thanks to snow and ice). But then
MS 87 the Rogers Avenue Synagogue (Ohr Knesseth Israel Anshe Sphard Congregation)
Recently the JMM received a donation of materials related to the Rogers Avenue Synagogue (Ohr Knesseth Israel Anshe Sphard Congregation). We already have an extensive collection of objects, photographs and
MS 187 The Randallstown Synagogue Center Collection, 1954-2003
One of our archives volunteers, Rachael Shapira, processed MS 187. Though she’d been working with us for awhile this was the first archival collection that she handled from start to finish (organization to finding
The Lloyd Street Synagogue
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
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