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Recent Acquisition: The Sivowitch Collection
Elliot Norman Sivowitch (1932-2012) grew up in New York, where his father was a cantor and his mother worked at… (Read more)
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Elliot Norman Sivowitch (1932-2012) grew up in New York, where his father was a cantor and his mother worked at… (Read more)
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Let’s get this out of the way first: I live in Maryland. I also vote in Maryland, and I am… (Read more)
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Happy Women’s History Month! Designated in 1987, this “holiday” is even younger than the former Jewish Historical Society of Greater… (Read more)
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Avrum Ashery (1944-2023) was a graphic artist who designed many familiar logos for the Jewish community, locally and nationwide. Born… (Read more)
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Thanks to a very special NEW additional match challenge from board member Gene Sofer and his wife Judith Bartnoff, all… (Read more)
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“What about Ordinary Barbie? She’s not extraordinary. She’s not president of anything.” (–Gloria, to Mattel executives, Barbie: The Movie) Welcome… (Read more)
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This past February, I started digging into the history of Maryland iron furnaces, a quest that has led us into… (Read more)
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Congress Food Market at 5th and East Capital Streets, NE, was owned by the Gimble family, one of many small… (Read more)
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Comet Liquor was opened by Oscar Gildenhorn at 18th And Columbia Rd, NW in 1940 and became an institution in… (Read more)
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If you’ve checked your email lately, and if you’ve ever given money to a political party or a candidate, you’ve… (Read more)