Part II of “Poor Man’s Boarding School,” article by Anita Kassof, former Assistant Director at the Jewish Museum of Maryland. Article originally published in Generations 2009-2010: 50th Anniversary Double Issue:
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From the Collection: Saul Bernstein, Baltimore Artist
Written by Jobi Okin Zink, former JMM collections manager. Originally published in Generations – Winter 2001. Visitors to Framing the Collections [on view May 6, 2001 – July 31, 2002],
Chronology: Baltimore’s Downtown Department Stores Part 4
Compiled by K. Meghan Gross, former JMM curatorial assistant. Originally published in Generations – Winter 2001. 1956: Hecht’s opens a branch department store opposite the Edmondson Village Shopping Center. The
Baltimore’s Downtown Department Stores Part 3
Compiled by K. Meghan Gross, former JMM curatorial assistant. Originally published in Generations – Winter 2001. 1929: Brager of Baltimore and Eisenberg’s Underselling Store merge. Albert Brager founded Brager of
Baltimore’s Downtown Department Stores Part 2
Compiled by K. Meghan Gross, former JMM curatorial assistant. Originally published in Generations – Winter 2001. 1888: Hutzler’s department store opens on Howard Street. Following the trend of acquiring property
Baltimore’s Downtown Department Stores Part 1
Compiled by K. Meghan Gross, former JMM curatorial assistant. Originally published in Generations – Winter 2001. The department store is a relatively new institution. In 1840 there were no department
An American in Palestine
Mendes I. Cohen Tours the Holy Land Part I: World Traveler Written by Dr. Deb Weiner. Originally published in Generations 2007-2008: Maryland and Israel. “Very few of the Jews in Jerusalem
Dressing the Part
Department Store Fashions and the Stylish Jewish-American Woman Written by Melissa Martens Yaverbaum, former JMM curator. Originally published in Generations – Winter 2001. Baltimore’s grand department stores were more than
HENDLERS: The Velvet Kind, An Image Gallery Part 3
Article by Rachel Kassman. Originally published in Generations 2011 – 2012: Jewish Foodways. Missed the beginning? Start here. Flavors of the Month! Vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry were big business for Hendler
HENDLERS: The Velvet Kind, An Image Gallery Part 2
Article by Rachel Kassman. Originally published in Generations 2011 – 2012: Jewish Foodways. Missed the beginning? Start here. What’s a Kewpie? These cherubic characters, inspired by the Roman god of desire