For those of us who live in Charm City know that despite Baltimore’s real challenges, there is so much to celebrate here.
A city of neighborhoods — each with its own unique history and distinct character — Baltimore is full of promise! And, The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore is committed to its future.
Historic Jonestown: A Bright Future
Jonestown is home to The Jewish Museum of Maryland’s (JMM) campus, including Baltimore’s oldest standing synagogues — the Lloyd Street Synagogue built in 1845 and B’nai Israel, which has had a continuous presence in the neighborhood since it was built in 1876. Baltimore’s first Hebrew school, Talmud Torah, started in the Lloyd Street Synagogue’s basement and the Jewish Educational Alliance (JEA) on nearby Baltimore Street was the progenitor of what would later become the Jewish Community Center (JCC).
“The deep Jewish communal roots of Jews in Jonestown provide a meaningful generational link that the JMM draws on its work within the neighborhood,” says Solomon Davis, executive director of the museum, an agency of The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore. “It’s not only a connection to the past, it provides an opportunity to deepen Jewish engagement and community relations with residents, businesses and other community partners in the present.”
