JMM Insights: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Post author By Trillion Attwood
Post date 03/25/2022
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Today’s JMM Insights comes to us from Mark Gunnery, …

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We need more history, not less.

Post author By RachelK
Post date 10/01/2020
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A blog post by Chris Sniezek, Manager (Esther’s …

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National History Day

Judging at the Baltimore City District Competition This …

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Graven Images

A blog post by JMM Executive Director Marvin …

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“Originalism” Run Amuck

Blog post by Executive Director Marvin Pinkert This …

Tags Emancipation Proclamation, Emma Lazarus, history, icons, Marvin Pinkert, originalism, statue of LIberty, Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, the New Colossus

A False “Rosetta Stone”

Earlier this fall I had the opportunity to …

Tags Cohen Family, Gershwind-Bennett Isaac Leeser Digital Library, history, Jewish Virtual Library, Lloyd Street Synagogue, Marvin Pinkert, Mendes I. Cohen, research, University of Pennsylvania

Gaining Perspective from 1,000 Miles Away

Post author By RachelK
Post date 10/01/2014
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A blog post by Executive Director Marvin Pinkert. …

Tags American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), conferences, history, Marvin Pinkert, Minnesota, St. Paul

Getting to Know Mendes

Mendes I. Cohen was born in Richmond VA …

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MAIMONIDES

Post author By RachelK
Post date 07/24/2014
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A blog post by Exhibitions Intern Barbara Israelson. …

Tags 2014, exhibits, history, interns, Jews Health and Healing, Maimonides, medicine