A blog post by JMM Executive Director Marvin Pinkert. To read more post by Marvin, click here. Last week Joseph Abell, our professional researcher, shared some of his adventures in pursuit of the life of Mendes Cohen, defender of Fort …
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They Ate Kosher at Fort McHenry
In honor of the 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812, I’d like to submit an excerpt of an article that appeared in our Generations magazine back in December 1979, written by Albert J. Silverman. ~Historian Dr. Deb Weiner. The …
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Traveling with Grace: Jerusalem
This week we pick back up with Grace’s 1953 trip to Israel. Special thanks go to JMM volunteer Harold Toppall for his transcriptions of Grace’s travel diary. Monday, May 10, 1953 As our room faces the East we saw the sun …
A blog post by Director of Collections and Exhibits Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. For this week’s Insights, the team asked me to highlight some Passover-related pieces from our collections. I know this year will be …
Blog post by JMM intern Hannah Balik. To read more posts from JMM interns, past and present, click here. What I’ve Learned in My First Four Weeks as a JMM Intern As my fourth week at the Jewish Museum of Maryland comes …
This month’s edition of JMM Insights comes from Executive Director Marvin Pinkert, with a behind-the-scenes look at an upcoming display. Missed any previous editions of JMM Insights? You can catch up here! Most of our JMM Insights newsletters are dedicated to the …
A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts from Joanna click HERE. The artifacts on display in “The A-Mazing Mendes Cohen” exhibit are few, but fabulous. Take, for example, this early 19th century silver-plated wine cooler, from …