Tag: Marvin Pinkert

Statement on the death of George Floyd

In April and May, Baltimore marked the fifth anniversary of the death of Freddie Gray and the Uprising that followed his death in police custody. The Jewish Museum of Maryland

“Originalism” Run Amuck

Blog post by Executive Director Marvin Pinkert This week’s remarks by White House policy advisor Steven Miller seeking to disassociate the Statue of Liberty from the poem by Emma Lazarus

A False “Rosetta Stone”

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.

Earlier this fall I had the opportunity to speak to the brotherhood of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation about the life of Mendes Cohen and the origins of Jewish Baltimore.  In preparation

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