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MS 198 The Straus-Hecht Family Collection

A large portion of the collections at the Jewish Museum of Maryland document families and organizations centered around the city of Baltimore.  But we do have objects, photos and archives that depict the lives of Jewish families and organizations throughout …

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Happy Independence Day from the JMM!

However you choose to celebrate… enjoying a picnic with friends, 1992.195.2 Jewish Children’s Society picnic with America’s favorite pastime, 1995.162.16b Boys playing baseball, c. 1930’s. watching a parade through town, 1988.26.27 Float in a welcome home parade. listening to patriotic …

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Read’s Drug Store: The Jewish Connection

If you’ve been following the news in Baltimore lately, you know that a major campaign is underway to save the Read’s Drug Store building from demolition. Part of the West Baltimore downtown shopping district “Superblock” slated for redevelopment, Read’s was the site …

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The Leo V. Berger Immigrant’s Trunk

On Sunday, February 6, the Leo V. Berger Immigrant’s Trunk living history performance will travel to Beth Israel Congregation’s Hebrew School in Owings Mills. While there is nothing unusual about this – after all, the Immigrant’s Trunk is a JMM …

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MS 2 The Jacob H. Hollander Papers

After having seen an excerpt from one of our most recent manuscript collections I thought is was appropriate to look back at one of our earliest manuscript collections – MS 2: The Jacob H. Holland (1871-1940) Papers. ACCESS AND PROVENANCE …

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Weekly Report 2.19.10

Dear Friends, After a week of terrible storms, it was great to get back to work without major interruptions this week. Planning and preparation for our 50th Anniversary programs continues apace. This week, we began installation of The Synagogue Speaks …

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Weekly Report: 2.12.10

Dear Friends, I hope you’ve kept warm and cozy during this long, snowy week. We’ve managed to get into the Museum today for the first time since Tuesday. Nonetheless, it’s been a fairly productive week—a testament to the dedication of …

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Weekly Report: 2.5.10

Dear Friends — It seems that as the week draws to a close, everyone at the Museum is rushing around trying to complete projects and tie up loose ends before this weekend’s forecasted storm arrives. If possible, everyone seems to …