The Jewish Museum of Maryland

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A bit on the small side, museum-wise, but a wonderful visit!

Lauren Thornberg

I really enjoyed this little museum! It gave a great overview of the history of Jewish life in Baltimore over the course of a few centuries. Staff were very friendly and helpful! I highly recommend to anyone looking to learn more about Baltimore's history.

Robin Burke

This place was really interesting! We spent about 2.5 hours here, which was more than I expected to for a small museum with only two exhibits, but there’s so much reading to do and the exhibits are really interesting. We came for the Blacklist exhibit but ended up loving the Voices of Lombard Street too. The person who checked us in was very nice.

Julia Deputy

I went on a rainy day but most of the museum and tour are in the inside. There is the main museum and then a synagogue on either side. The main building has two exhibits and a gift shop. Make sure you check out the gift shop before they close as they close promptly on the dot. They had jewelry, mezuzahs, kids toys, etc. I unfortunately did not get to check it out as I ran out of time. The main exhibit (Voices of Lombard Street) is a tour around a Jewish neighborhood area and a personal visit to a Jewish home and deli. Very personal details and definitely informative. Be prepared to read a lot. The second exhibit was Blacklist The Hollywood Red Scare. I did not understand nor appreciate this exhibit as much as the other. I saw this last and feel I did not have enough time to read and understand what was going on and how it was related to the Jewish people. I was lucky enough to be there during a scheduled tour time of the synagogues. This was my favorite part. The first one we saw is no longer in use but you hear the history, see some original parts of the building and see the service area. The second synagogue is still in use. It was very intriguing to see the inside as a non Jewish person. I would recommend seeing this even if you are not Jewish. It is a part of history and interesting. We had to walk in the rain for part of the tour but that did not bother me.