“in the absence of proper mourning” is a collaboration of LABA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture and the Jewish Museum of Maryland, made possible with the generous support of CANVAS. The
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in the absence of a proper mourning: Aliza
“in the absence of proper mourning” is a collaboration of LABA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture and the Jewish Museum of Maryland, made possible with the generous support of CANVAS. The
Digging In To The Collections: Dora Buckstein
A blog post by Director of Collections and Exhibits Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. Exhibit research can be an opportunity to look more closely at some
An Artistic (and Popular) Ketubah
A “Just Married!” Extra Curators have to make choices: not everything can make it into an exhibit, and there’s seldom enough space to share every interesting fact about the things
The Alliterative Adventures of an Archivist and her Assistant
A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. While doing background research for our current exhibit Cinema Judaica, I came across a surprising
Responding to #BaltimoreUprising
A JMM “pop-up” exhibit, “In Every Generation” explores Jewish involvement in the struggle for justice Monday, April 27 was my fifth day on the job as the new Associate Director
Exhibit spotlight: The Cohen family’s wine cooler, early 19th century
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,
Buried Alive: Eighteenth Century Terror and a “Superstar” Jewish Doctor
“Oh God of faithfulness, place in the heart of the sick trust in me and my work, and an ear to listen to my advice. Remove from their bedside every
Mendes’ Star Spangled Banner
A blog post by Program Manager Trillion Attwood. There are due to be some amazing objects on display within our upcoming exhibit, The A-Mazing Mendes Cohen, one of which is the
Eye Witness
A casual reader of these blog posts might think we’ve grown obsessive about the Civil War. It is certainly true that our upcoming exhibit (member’s preview on October 12 at