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It's #TravelTuesday and Grace Hecht is exploring Istanbul! Come follow along. #TravelingWithGrace http://ow.ly/srwk50CXJfE
Image: [Süleymaniye Camii (mosque), Constantinople, Turkey], c. 1890-1900. Courtesy of the Library of Congress via Wikimedia.
#DYK: January is also National #SoupMonth?
From chicken to lentil to root veggie, the options for a hearty, healthy, Jewish soup are infinite! What will you make this month to warm up body and soul?
From the JMM Collections: Soup pot used by Anna Shomer. JMM 1995.124.1a.
To protect the health and safety of our guests and staff, the Jewish Museum of Maryland building is closed to the public until further notice.
JMM is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation in Maryland and Baltimore City, and we will announce our reopening across our social media and website.
Thank you for your patience and we look forward to sharing our stories with you online at jewishmuseummd.org.
#BeAnUpstander: Start the new year with a healthy dose of volunteering with JVC's #LiveWithPurpose campaign. This month, make fleece blankets to help keep folks warm through the winter. More info here: https://jvcbaltimore.org/fleeceblankets/
Have you registered for "The Extraordinary Voyages of the Yiddish Jules Verne" this Thursday evening? Spaces are limited, so don't delay! #JewsInSpace http://ow.ly/c8fd50CXJxD
#DYK: January is #NationalHobbyMonth! Are you planning to start any new hobbies in 2021?
From the JMM Collections: Crochet hooks and knitting needles used by Ruth (formerly Rebecca) Teplitsky Freedman, Baltimore. Although Mrs. Freedman had been formally trained in embroidery, her daughter said that after her marriage she was just as glad to never do that sort of work again; instead, she stuck to knitting and crochet. JMM 2019.56.20
Happy New Year's Eve! A reminder that the JMM offices are closed tomorrow, January 1, 2021. From the collections: Oversized postcard with ad for Uriah A. Pollack Furniture, c. 1904-05. JMM 1990.18.5b. http://ow.ly/ly1R50CWcgY
#ThrowbackThursday from the JMM Collections: Isadore and Florence Miller Dedication at Baltimore Hebrew University, December 31, 1989; pictured are Isadore and Florence Miller, Irving Cohn, and Judy Meltzer. JMM 2009.40.2264. #TBT
This week's #JMMInsights is a final farewell from Marvin Pinkert, as he takes a look back at his favorite "discoveries" during his time here at JMM! http://ow.ly/dtq950CWlAr
#DYK: December 31st is #GlobalChampagneDay? Raise a glass and toast to the new year with your own favorite bubbly beverage! From the JMM collections: Rosalyn and Louis Schecter enjoy a champagne toast while sailing to Nassau, 1974. JMM 1982.15.60.
Check out our new custom bundle at Esther's Place Online: A New Year, A New You, which includes a water bottle, JMM hat, and books on a Jewish approach to eating & boxing in Baltimore. We hope this bundle inspires you to start the new year in good health! http://ow.ly/obyQ50CWmbx
Unidentified collections photo - Do you recognize any of these gentlemen from the 1987 Associated annual meeting? JMM 1995.189.025. http://ow.ly/261f50CWkmA
From the Baltimore Jewish Times: "Making history: Marvin Pinkert." http://ow.ly/WdRs50CWkdo
Looking for some fun activities during the winter break? Check out some of our #Wondernaut activities, like this one exploring constellations across cultures! http://ow.ly/uhGk50CWd0R #JewsInSpace #WonderOfSpace
Join JMM & the Yiddish Book Center as we explore the extraordinary voyages of the #Yiddish Jules Verne on Thursday, January 7th! #JewsInSpace http://ow.ly/xCVT50CWbZm
#DYK: December 29th is #TickTockDay, the time to finish up any unfinished business before the new year. What task are you going to tackle today?
From the JMM collections: Brass wall clock, c. 1875-1895. JMM 1997.33.1.
Sign up to #BeAReader! Would you like to participate in one of the community readings taking place over Zoom during An Afternoon of Asimov? Find out more about what is involved with being a reader here: http://ow.ly/5Uzq50CVxm0
Live recording now up for "Reclaiming Jewish Heritage: Latinos, B'nai Anusim & Other Seekers" with Rabbi Juan Mejia! #JewishDiversity http://ow.ly/z6AY50CVwNp
#DYK: December 28th is #CardPlayingDay! Have you learned any new card games during quarantine? From the JMM collections: Playing bridge at the Park Heights Jewish Community Center, December 1981. Photo by Sam Edlavitch, JMM 2006.13.2768.
In this week's #JMMInsights, we're giving you part 2 of the tour of our fantastic new website! This time we are checking out the Explore Our Stories section. Special thanks to the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, who provided a grant to support this project. https://jewishmuseummd.org/?p=66288
#ThrowbackThursday from the JMM Collections: Midnight mass on Christmas Eve at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem during World War II, December 24, 1942. Arthur Gutman Papers, JMM 1998.24.242. #TBT
#DYK: December 24th is National #EggNogDay! From the JMM collections: Mixing up an industrial size batch of eggnog with Arthur Drager, Ruth Cohen (center) and Viola Scrutin. Cohen Family Camp Airy Collection, JMM 1993.59.64.
JMM's Director of Collections and Exhibits Joanna Church talks #JewsInSpace on The Schmooze #podacast! http://ow.ly/vuSM50CR9W4
#DYK: December 22nd is #CookieExchange Day! What’s your favorite cookie recipe for swapping?
Showing off their baking handiwork with trays of Chinese almond cookies at the JCC, July 1973. Photo by Sam Edlavitch, Jewish Community Center Collection, JMM 2006.13.2274.
In this month's Ask Our Docents blog post, volunteers shared their favorite part of giving synagogue tours. https://jewishmuseummd.org/?p=66272
#DYK: December 21st is National #MaineDay! From the JMM Collections: Gertrude Goldstrom Zamoiski (Gigi) standing in a yard holding a small mouth bass from its mouth, at Wabanaki Lodge in Monmouth, Maine, c. 1940. JMM 1987.65.3
Be’chol Lashon Rabbi-in-Residence Juan Mejia and Abram Kronsberg discuss the complex journeys some have made to reclaim their Jewish heritage and the support and challenges they have met along the way.
#FridayFeature of new accessions to the JMM collections: Framed photo of Capt. Berney Katzenberg, Jr. (donor's uncle) in uniform, WWII; Capt. Katzenberg was killed in action in France, Aug 1944.
This photo was displayed in the home of his parents, Berney Sr. and Selma Katzenberg, after his death. Gift of Susan Katzenberg, JMM 2020.26.2.
On the blog: "Tie One On - in Honor of Marvin!" from JMM Director of Collections and Exhibits Joanna Church, http://ow.ly/RQBZ50CPnug
Join us on Sunday, Dec. 20th at 4pm for "Reclaiming Jewish Heritage: Latinos, B’nai Anusim & Other Seekers" with Rabbi Juan Mejia in conversation with Abram Kronsberg. More info here: http://ow.ly/p3aX50CPnGT
In this week's #JMMInsights, we're giving you part 1 of the tour of our fantastic new website! Special thanks to the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, who provided a grant to support this project. http://ow.ly/a1wY50CPnoW
Happy 7th night of #Hanukkah!
From the JMM Collections: Hammered silver hanukiah with a built-in music box that plays “Ma-oz Tzur.”
This hanukkiah was most likely a wedding gift given to the donor’s parents in the late 1920s. The family’s non-Jewish governess held on to it when they fled Germany in 1939, eventually sending it back to the family along with other religious objects. JMM 1995.22.2.
Due to the inclement weather, JMM will be closed on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Stay warm friends!
From the JMM collections: Sinai nurses brave the snow with smiles on their faces! March 1942. JMM 2010.20.282
Photo identified thanks to Baltimore Jewish Times readers Reba Sofel, Debra Attman, Millie Caplan, Audrey Polt, Shelden Goldseker, Alan Cohen, Stephanie Gold, and an anonymous caller.
Hanan “Bean” Sibel and Myra Abramowitz Gold during the presentation of the women’s division chairman plaque at the 1987 The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore annual meeting. JMM 1995.189.18.
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Join us for Night #7 in our #Hanukkah Story Series at 5pm! We'll be reading "Hanukkah Cookies with Sprinkles," lighting the candles, and decorating cookies! More info: http://ow.ly/q6kX50CN49X
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Join the Capital Jewish Museum and the Jewish Museum of Maryland for an enlightening panel discussion about the changing role of museums in addressing contemporary issues within society.
Hear from the co-curators of the exhibit, Jews in Space: Members of the Tribe in Orbit about the exhibit’s creation, design, and some of the amazing stories and objects featured.
Take a trip to the Antipodes and uncover stories of Jewish excellence and everydayness in Australia, from 1778 until today.
Discover the importance of Baltimore, Maryland in the story of America’s Jewish community, from waves of arrival, to fights for recognition and religious freedom, and eventual Americanization.
Our #TravelTuesday is a day late, but we'll blame international date lines! This week Grace Hecht continues her travels through 1950s Denmark. http://ow.ly/3PZc50B3zbQ
A brief history of South African Jewry – a uniquely homogeneous community within the Diaspora with Gavin Morris, Director of the South African Jewish Museum.
Discover the importance of Baltimore in the story of America’s Jewish history with JMM’s Executive Director Marvin Pinkert.
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Writer, journalist, and artist Lisa Cooper discusses the family stories captured in her book A Forgotten Land: Growing up in the Jewish Pale
Hear from team members at the Jewish Museum of Maryland and the Jewish Museum Milwaukee about the behind the scenes process of making a museum exhibit.
Award winning journalist Libby Copeland discusses her new book "The Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are"
In this panel discussion, hear from three female-identifying activists who will share their ongoing work in remembrance of the 5-year anniversary of the Baltimore Uprising.
JMM's Executive Director, Marvin Pinkert, explores the role of the American Jewish community in the Civil War and how the conflict shaped modern Jewish life.
To mark the 5th anniversary of the Baltimore Uprising following the death of Freddie Gray, watch this inspiring conversation between two local photographers J.M. Giordano and Devin Allen. Visit https://www.grayinblackandwhite.com/ to view the online exhibit that inspired this program.
Fashion Statement curator Joanna Church shares one of her favorite details in the exhibit - stripey socks! You can hear more from Joanna this Sunday at her talk “Fashioning Identity.”
#FridayFeature: Every Friday we’re featuring a new accession to the collection! Copy of “Friends Mutual Society: 25th Silver Anniversary” booklet, January 9, 1955. Gift of David Chapin, JMM 2018.2.1. The Friends Mutual Society was founded on January 15, 1930. The booklet includes brief messages from the current president, past presidents, the chair of the recreation committee, the financial secretary and the counselor, as well as a brief introduction to the founding members of the organization. The booklet also includes the evening’s program and menu, along with profile pages for each of the organization members, with photo, spouse’s name, children’s names, their date of affiliation and any offices held within the organization. The Friends Mutual Society is an example of a mutual aid or “benefit society” – read more about their history here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefit_society
Join us as we participate in #TogetherweRemember
Have you registered to compete in The Great Chicken Soup Cook Off yet? Let this video inspire you to show off your chicken soup skills with us on October 9th!
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