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MS 186 Ohel Yakov Ledger Collection, 1921-1960

After a little hiatus, your peek into our archival collections is back! Today I have an excerpt from one our newest finding aids for the Ohel Yakov Ledgers of 1921

MS 31 Baltimore Hebrew College Collection

A little over a year ago we received the archives of Baltimore Hebrew University when the university became the Baltimore Hebrew Institute at Towson University. The collection was the largest

MS 185 Center for Jewish Education Clippings Scrapbooks

Below is an excerpt from one of our most recent finding aids. The following collection documents, through newspaper articles, the story of Jewish Education in Baltimore during the middle years

The 1845 Mikveh

A graphic rendering of the exterior of the Lloyd Street Synagogue, a large building with columns. The building is pink and grey, with navy shadows and there’s a light blue sky.

About ten years ago the JMM called in archaeologists to investigate beneath the Lloyd Street Synagogue. Much to everyone’s surprise they uncovered the original mikveh complex used by the fledgling

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

Manuscript Collection 184

Our 184th Manuscript Collection is complete! Our archives (paper documents and books) are a rich source of information about the life and history of Jewish Maryland. Our collections come from