Museum
Jewish Museum to Exhibit Photos from the 2015 Baltimore Protests
Shattered windshields. Police officers in riot gear. A mother and her two daughters gazing nervously through a window during the 2015 Baltimore Protests. Those are just a few of the images taken by award-winning photographer J.M. Giordano that are now part of his...
Hebrew Orphan Asylum Building Remains Critical Part of West Baltimore
With its red-brick façade, arched windows and projecting turrets, the castle-like Hebrew Orphan Asylum building is a striking image along the streets of West Baltimore’s Greater Rosemont community. The four-story, Victorian Romanesque structure, located at 2700 Rayner...
Remembering America’s Bloodiest Conflict
This week marks the 155th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by Bel Air native John Wilkes Booth. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick is closed. But...
Jewish Museum of Maryland to Host Baltimore’s First-Ever Jewish Folk Life Festival
Bagels and banjos. Hebrew and harmonicas. Isaac Bashevis Singer and Pete Seeger. You could say that Jewish culture and the American folk music tradition are a natural fit. Do banjos and Yiddishkeit mix? (File photo) The staff at the Jewish Museum of Maryland realized...
Jewish Museum of Maryland Exhibit Explores the History of the Scrap Industry
In the early years of the 20th century, Jewish immigrant Simon Pinckovitch delivered milk for a living on the hardscrabble streets of Southside Chicago. “On the way home from his deliveries, he would often pick up scrap metal and rags, and bring them to his backyard,”...
Fall Arts 2019: Events Guide
We get it. The end of summer can be bittersweet. The days get shorter, the temps are cooler, school’s back in session and the pace picks up immeasurably. But fall is also a season of great beginnings. The High Holidays mark the beginning of the Jewish new year,...
Fall Arts 2019: Small … but Mighty Baltimore Museums
There’s no denying that Baltimore is a great museum town. With world-class museums such as the Baltimore Museum of Art, the American Visionary Art Museum and The Walters Art Museum, Charm City residents don’t have to leave town to see some of the finest artwork in the...
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is a Treasure for All
Museums are treasure troves that curate and codify events through misty portals of the past. Regardless of the subjects on display, they have the collective power to make us confront ourselves. And if we are wise and willing, they provide the fuel to activate our...
JMM Exhibits Explore Intersection of Fashion, History and Identity
From Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour’s signature sunglasses to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s humble hoodies, what an individual opts to wear makes a crucial statement about their personality and identity. “There are many different ways that clothing signals one’s...Upcoming Events
Aug
7
Fri
all-day
National Refugee Shabbat @ Cong...
@ Congregation Beit Tikvah
National Refugee Shabbat @ Cong...
@ Congregation Beit Tikvah
Aug 7 all-day
Friday, August 7 7:30 pm National Refugee Shabbat Leader: Debbie Badawi Please join us for our National Refugee Shabbat. We will explore some history of refugees in the US and a few liturgical readings on[...]
Aug
9
Sun
1:00 pm
Jewish Museums Across the Seas: ...
@ Jewish Museum of Maryland Online
Jewish Museums Across the Seas: ...
@ Jewish Museum of Maryland Online
Aug 9 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Discover the history of Jewish people in Britain with the Jewish Museum London. From a medieval mikvah telling the story of the first Jewish community in Britain to photographs belonging to children who travelled on[...]
Aug
11
Tue
11:00 am
Masada virtual tour with BZD
@ ZOOM
Masada virtual tour with BZD
@ ZOOM
Aug 11 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
On this tour we will visit one of the most important sites to visit in Israel- Masada! The last stronghold of the Jewish revolt against Rome and its legions before the long exile. We will[...]
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