Tag: Rachel Kassman

JMM Insights: The Oldest Synagogues, Part II

In addition to host Sheilah Kast, and historian Jonathan Sarna, the evening will also feature cantorial musical selections and Jewish hymns of the mid-19th century, performed by Cantor Robbie Solomon, as

JMM Insights: The Oldest Synagogues

The Lloyd Street Synagogue is turning 175 years old! On October 1st we’re going to celebrate in (virtual) style with a fantastic evening of stories and memories about this one-of-a-kind landmark

Henrietta Szold: Diving Into the Collections Part II

Blog post by Development and Marketing Manager Rachel Kassman. To read more posts from Rachel, click here. Henrietta was the eldest daughter of Rabbi Benjamin Szold, the spiritual leader of Baltimore’s

Henrietta Szold: Diving Into the Collections Part I

Blog post by Development and Marketing Manager Rachel Kassman. To read more posts from Rachel, click here. Before “community organizing” had a name, there was Henrietta Szold – the rabbi’s daughter

A Dive Into Our Collections for Mother’s Day

Our Director of Collections and Exhibits, Joanna, kindly offered to pull together a selection of photos from our collections to help us celebrate Mother’s Day (which is this coming Sunday,

Can you name five women artists?

Blog post by Development and Marketing Manager Rachel Kassman. To read more posts from Rachel, click here. This is the question the National Museum of Women in the Arts posed 5

Travels with Grace: The Bullfight

This week’s entry for our 2019 #TravelTuesday series: Traveling with Grace, continues her trip through Mexico. Today’s post requires a content warning – below Grace describes the bullfight she attended

Travels with Grace: Crossing Into Mexico, 1940

This week’s entry for our 2019 #TravelTuesday series: Traveling with Grace, follows along as she heads over the border into Mexico. As mentioned in earlier posts, the language and prejudices

Travels with Grace: Heading South, 1940

This week we embark on a new journey with the stalwart traveler Grace Hecht. This particular 1940 trip takes us southwards and eventually across the border! To read more of

Travels with Grace: Heading Home, 1929

Welcome to the next segment of our 2019 #TravelTuesday series: Traveling with Grace, which covers the final leg of her 1929 European journey. To read more of Grace’s travels, click here.