Tag: Immigration

A Story from the Archives: Is This Goldie?

Posted by

Blog post by JMM archivist Lorie Rombro. You can read more posts by Lorie here. In 1948 the United Jewish Appeal, with the help of numerous international organizations assisting in moving

Family Fare Part V

Posted by

Article by Jennifer Vess. Originally published in Generations 2011 – 2012: Jewish Foodways Part V: Mechanization and Innovation: “He had to get more machines to keep producing.”[1] Miss parts 1-4? Start here.

Family Fare Part II

Posted by

Article by Jennifer Vess. Originally published in Generations 2011 – 2012: Jewish Foodways Part II: Immigration: “In the United States they would have an opportunity.”[1] Missed part I? Start here. The streets

Bedlam with Corned Beef on the Side Part VIII

Posted by

Written by Barry Kessler. Originally published in Generations 1993, reprinted in Generations 2011 – 2012: Jewish Foodways. Part VIII: The “Madhouse” Lunch Trade Miss part 1? Start here. Awrach and Perl’s delicatessen

Bedlam with Corned Beef on the Side Part III

Posted by

Written by Barry Kessler. Originally published in Generations 1993, reprinted in Generations 2011 – 2012: Jewish Foodways. Part III: Caplan’s Delicatessen Miss part 1? Start here. Harry R. Caplan’s was the longest-lived

MS 203 Borden Family Collection

Posted by

Borden Family Collection n.d, 1895-1953  MS 203 The Jewish Museum of Maryland ACCESION AND PROVENANCE The Borden Family Collection was donated to the Jewish Museum of Maryland by Neal Borden

MS 125 The Mansbach Family Papers

Posted by

Family collections can take genealogy beyond the family tree.  Not only can genealogists dig out familial connections, birth and death dates, but they can sometimes see objects that their ancestors

MS 113 Lena Barber Midwife Records

Posted by

Not long ago I posted the finding aid for MS 180 the Rosa Fineberg midwife records.  Midwife records are a rich resource for genealogists.  Besides the expected birthdates, the books