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Volunteer Spotlight on: Bob Brooks!

Bob Brooks has been volunteering at the JMM for over 6 years. For most of that time he has been a Docent, but while nursing an injury he helped out in the Archives for a while too.  Prior to becoming …

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Volunteer Spotlight on: Warren Clayman

Warren Clayman is a Diversity Consultant.  As such, he was invited to a Leadership Luncheon at the JMM in 2008.  What he learned about the Museum that day convinced him that it would be a good place to volunteer.  The …

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Volunteer Spotlight on: Joyce Jandorf

Volunteer Docent Joyce Jandorf feels a community connection to the JMM. Her husband was a member of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, his aunt was a founding member of the Jewish Historical Society of Maryland, and his first cousin is a fellow …

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Volunteer Spotlight On: Aileen Bormel, Museum Shop!

Aileen Bormel has been volunteering in the JMM Museum Shop for three years.  She enjoys educating the customers about the beautiful merchandise and many unique items. She occasionally ends up buying for herself too.   She began volunteering in the shop …

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Volunteer Spotlight on: Laurie Weitz, Front Desk!

Laurie Weitz has been volunteering as a Front Desk Receptionist at the JMM for 2 years.  She knew Volunteer Coordinator, Ilene Cohen through Hadassah and the Jewish Women’s Giving Foundation of the Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, who convinced her …

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Volunteer Spotlight on: Ellen Stein!

Ellen Stein has been volunteering at the Jewish Museum of Maryland for just over 2 years.  Her original connection with the JMM began while she was still working in Baltimore County Public Schools. She worked on school curriculum with Ilene …

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Volunteer Spotlight on: Jack Light

In honor of National Volunteer Week, I would like to thank all of our JMM volunteers.  Now, as I do once a month, I’d like to highlight one volunteer in particular… Jack Light was a captain in the Korean War …

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Volunteer Spotlight: Marna Walters

Marilyn is Marna Walter’s given name but she only uses that when signing checks. She obtained the nickname from her niece who couldn’t say Marilyn and came up with Marna as the substitute.  What we call her is dependable.  She …

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Volunteer Spotlight on Barbara Cohen!

Barbara Cohen volunteers as both a Front Desk Receptionist and Docent at the JMM.  She grew up not far from the Museum, less than 2 miles to the west and likes to think of it as her return to the …