A Great Miracle Happened Here: A Journey through Jewish Baltimore

A panel-by-panel guide to the mural at the Weinberg Park Heights Jewish Community CenterAcrylic, canvas cut-outs on canvas • Artist: Jay Wolf Schlossberg-Cohen • Dedication: April 15, 2004

A Journey through Jewish Baltimore was created as part of the JCC’s 150th anniversary celebration. It presents a virtual tour of the neighborhoods of Jewish Baltimore

through its fi rst 200 years. The 18 panels (17 pieces united to make an 18th whole) depicts what the artist calls a spiritual geography, the architectural record of how we move through time and space. Despite its grand size, the mural — 10 feet at its highest point and 42 feet long — is still too small to encompass the fullness and vibrancy of the community. Instead, buildings, streets, and neigh-borhoods are stylized, sometimes even re-confi gured, depicted through their most memorable, iconic elements, and called upon to represent something bigger than themselves. In this condensed form, they are able to present a glimpse of the fl ow of our lives, showing us where we fi rst settled to where we live today — one con-tinuous Jewish neighborhood, vibrant and linked through time.

This mural is not about the rich and the famous, the extraordinary, or the powerful. It is about all of us, where we live, and how we, to-gether with those who came before us, made this community great.

The mural,s panels represent the unity within Baltimore,s diverse Jewish communities. It is mounted with spaces in between the panels, treating the wall as the canvas on which it all hangs. These in-between spaces, called “negative space,” are designed to make

the panels appear as if they are fl oating. And the blueness behind everything evokes a sense of the unity of a God-endowed sky that surrounds us all.

The seasons serve as a unifying theme underlying the changing dynamic of the mural. The visual narrative begins with spring (the season of the Exodus) and proceeds sequentially through the year. The mural primarily depicts homes and neighborhoods, places where Jews lived. There are intentionally few businesses in this mural, but some memorable ones from the manufacturing district could not be left out. The businesses, like the philan-thropies, social clubs, and country clubs, help recall the social vibrancy of the community, and hint at the bridges as well as the rifts, between the fi rst wave of American Jewry, the German Jews, and the second wave, the Russian Jews.

This mural benefi ted from the input of over 150 people,s person-al narratives, drawings, and collages, created under the guidance of the artist during the summer of 2003. Spanning the ages from 8 to 102, from places as diverse as Camp Milldale and Levindale, the JCC Board, and New Americans, participants gathered to explore and express the meaning of neighborhood.

The story begins on the upper right — the way classical Jewish texts begin.

PANEL 1The Jerusalem Panel

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TA GreatTA GreatA GreatTA GreatA GreatTA GreatA GreatTA GreatA GreatTA GreatThis scene depicts the birth of the people of Israel, from the slavery in Egypt This scene depicts the birth of the people of Israel, from the slavery in Egypt Tthrough the Exodus at the Red Sea, onto freedom in the wilderness, and the Tthrough the Exodus at the Red Sea, onto freedom in the wilderness, and the T

wonder of Sinai. The biblical pillar of fi re and cloud towering over the scene T

wonder of Sinai. The biblical pillar of fi re and cloud towering over the scene Tis depicted as a torch leading the Jewish people through the desert. Floating above all is Yerushalayim shel ma,alah, the eternal, ever-present, ethereal city of Jerusalem. This formative scene is echoed throughout our history. With tyrants oppressing us through the ages, the Jews often suffer, but ultimately thrive in ever-new circum-stances, ever-new places. The immigrant experience of coming to America parallels the Exodus, wandering and arrival in the promised land.

In the sky, you can see three stars, representing evening, the beginning of a new day; and a new moon, representing the beginning of a new month.

PANEL 2The Old Countries

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The Old Countries

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the following story: Once, in a camp on the holiday of Simchat Torah, a man Miracle

the following story: Once, in a camp on the holiday of Simchat Torah, a man Miracle Miracle

the following story: Once, in a camp on the holiday of Simchat Torah, a man Miracle

seeking a Torah to dance with approached a child and said, “Do you know the

Miracle seeking a Torah to dance with approached a child and said, “Do you know the

Miracle Shema?” The child said yes. So the man picked him up and carried him aloft, celebrating the invincibility and irrepressibility of the Jewish people.

The boat is coming from Bremen, Germany, a common port of departure for immigrants in the 19th century. The planes are coming from Russia and the former Soviet Union.

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Tfollowed by the fi rst wave of Russian Jews in the 1880s. The buildings are all

Tlit up, representing the vibrancy of the lives of the people who lived here.

These buildings boast the famous colors of Baltimore,s architectural landscape in the 19th century.

1 The Shot Tower2 Baltimore’s famous marble steps3 Jones Falls River

Happened Happened 4 The Quaker Building (Quakers helped the early Jews to learn English and

Happened The Quaker Building (Quakers helped the early Jews to learn English and

Happened Happened Happened Happened Happened Happened acclimate to America)Happened Happened Happened 5Happened Early 19Happened Happened thHappened Happened Century housesHappened Happened Happened 6Happened Lloyd Street Synagogue (fi rst synagogue in Maryland, founded in 1829, built 1830, Happened Happened Happened Happened Happened Happened and the original Baltimore Hebrew Congregation)Happened Happened Happened 7Happened The Jewish Museum of MarylandHappened Happened Happened Happened 8Happened B’nai Israel, the original Chizuk Amuno CongregationHappened Happened B’nai Israel, the original Chizuk Amuno CongregationHappened Happened Happened 9Happened Two old synagogues (near Chester and East Baltimore Streets)Happened Happened Two old synagogues (near Chester and East Baltimore Streets)Happened Happened Happened Happened 10Happened HendlerHappened Happened HendlerHappened Happened ,Happened Happened ,Happened Happened s Ice CreamHappened Happened s Ice CreamHappened Happened Happened Happened 11Happened Patterson ParkHappened Happened Patterson ParkHappened Happened Sinai Hospital also had its beginnings in this fi rst Jewish neighborhood.

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OO nce called Little Jerusalem, this panel represents all the areas that housed smaller pockets of Jewish neighborhoods. Here you see buildings in the Pulaski, Wilkens, Eagle Street area.

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WWWA Greathen German Jews came to Baltimore, from the 1820s to the Civil War, there were only A GreatA Greathen German Jews came to Baltimore, from the 1820s to the Civil War, there were only A GreatA Great A GreatA Greattwo tall buildings that could be seen from the Harbor: The Basilica and the WashingtonA GreatA Greattwo tall buildings that could be seen from the Harbor: The Basilica and the WashingtonA GreatMonument. This is what the immigrants would have seen as they entered the Harbor. The Monument. This is what the immigrants would have seen as they entered the Harbor. The

A GreatMonument. This is what the immigrants would have seen as they entered the Harbor. The

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A Greatartist has created his own “harbor” of iconic images. Many of these buildings and institutions owe their existence to Jewish support.

The status of Jews in Maryland was made more secure thanks to the efforts of one of the early Roman Catholics, Thomas Kennedy, a champion for religious freedom from Hagerstown, who fought vigor-ously for ten years to pass the Jew Bill in 1826 (an original copy of which is in the archives of the Jewish Museum of Maryland). The Jew Bill conferred upon the Jews the rights to be politicians, lawyers, judges, or serve in the military. Just after its passage, the fi rst waves of German Jews began to come.

1 Poppleton Street Synagogue (Poe House near here) 2 Har Zion Congregation – North Avenue3 Easterwood Park – part of a vibrant Jewish community. Many Chatham

Club members who participated in the painting workshop came from here. 4 Tiferet Israel 5 Manufacturing district (Redwood Street area)6 Hutzlers 7 The Powerplant/ESPN Zone 8 The Aquarium9 Ner Israel (the artist wanted to balance the symbol of JHU Baltimore’s

world-renowned secular learning with its world-renowned religious learning)

10 Johns Hopkins University

11 Home of the Baltimore Jewish Times 12 The Meyerhoff Symphony Hall13 Washington Monument 14 Baltimore Museum of Art 15 Belvedere Hotel 16 MICA and train station (homage to Baltimore’s role

in America’s railroad and art history)17 The World Trade Center building downtown 18 The Methodist Church in Mount Vernon 19 The Basilica of the Catholic Church 20 Ravens Stadium and Camden Yards

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Eutaw Place(The First Northwest Migration)

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23 Examples of the fi rst wealthy Jewish neighborhood; this is the Hutzler house24 McCullough Street25 Shearith Israel Congregation, home of the oldest continuously operating Orthodox shul

in Baltimore, now housed in the Glen Avenue Synagogue26 Bolton Street synagogue27 Beth Am Congregation (originally Chizuk Amuno Congregation)

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1 Mondawmin Mall2 Garrison Boulevard and Forest Park houses. These houses were built around the turn of the 19th century. 3 The water tower on Garrison Boulevard; different types of duplexes4 Auchenteroly Terrace5 Shaarei T’fi loh Congregation

Our parents and grandparents still tell the stories about the walks in the neighborhood during the High Holidays and sleeping out in the park. The great intersection of neighborhoods, from Eutaw Street and Eutaw Place, Auchenteroly Terrace and Liberty Heights, Reisterstown Road and Park Heights, all culminate around Druid Hill Park. In the mural, we move from the turn and Park Heights, all culminate around Druid Hill Park. In the mural, we move from the turn Happened and Park Heights, all culminate around Druid Hill Park. In the mural, we move from the turn Happened Happened and Park Heights, all culminate around Druid Hill Park. 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Here 11 Agudah Anshei Sefarad Congregation12 Pimlico Racetrack13 Beth Jacob Congregation (Upper Park Heights)13A Beth Jacob Congregation’s fi rst building

The JCC traces its roots back through the building and programs of the JEA. There is a JEA room on the bottom fl oor of this building which houses the photos and memories of the JEA. The JEA building still stands today, although the facade has changed. This is one of only two buildings in the mural that are represented as they used to appear, and not as they look today.

18 Ohel Yaakov19 Cross Country Elementary School (representing all the public elementary schools that were part of the Jewish

community. The artist chose this school because his wife’s family attended there.)

20 The Glen Avenue fi re station 21 Weinberg Center, also known as the Concord House22 Levindale, former and current Jewish Convalescence Home23 Original site of the Jewish Convalescence Home24 The Rambam School, previously Har Sinai, at Ford’s Lane25 Mt. Washington, originally a 19th-century summer getaway for wealthy city dwellers

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Here 15 Baltimore Hebrew University 16 Park Heights Jewish Community Center 17 Jewish Educational Alliance, the JEA building

PANEL 7Windsor Hills

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Another panel representing the pockets of Jewish settlement that are often overlooked.

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& Upper Park Heights(The New Jewish Suburbia)

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Miracle Miracle 16 Chizuk Amuno CongregationMiracle Chizuk Amuno CongregationMiracle Miracle Chizuk Amuno CongregationMiracle Miracle 17 JCC in O.M. with the cornerstone marked “1854.” Miracle JCC in O.M. with the cornerstone marked “1854.” Miracle Miracle JCC in O.M. with the cornerstone marked “1854.” Miracle Miracle 18 The YMHA on Monument Street, another Miracle The YMHA on Monument Street, another Miracle Miracle The YMHA on Monument Street, another Miracle predecessor of the JCCMiracle predecessor of the JCCMiracle Miracle predecessor of the JCCMiracle Miracle

19 Beit Tikvah (in the church)Miracle

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20 Belvedere Towers

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Miracle 21 Smith Avenue and Labyrinth Road area 22 The former Pickwick Jewish Center, which is

now Shomrei Amunah Congregation23 Pikesville Senior High 24 Moses Montefi ore Synagogue 25 New community, townhomes and “McMansions”26 Beth Tfi loh Congregation27 Northwest Park Heights, Caves, Greenspring,

and Velvet Valley-area developments28 Golf courses and country clubs, one each for the

German and Eastern European/Russian Jews29 Har Sinai on Greenspring and Walnut Avenues

Continuing the Northwest movement, post-WWII through the Vietnam War (with some recent expansion). The suburbs of Baltimore County, where many homes symbolized the new “American Dream:” expansion). The suburbs of Baltimore County, where many homes symbolized the new “American Dream:” Miracle expansion). The suburbs of Baltimore County, where many homes symbolized the new “American Dream:” Miracle Miracle expansion). The suburbs of Baltimore County, where many homes symbolized the new “American Dream:” Miracle a single-family home, a yard, and nice landscaping. Some homes are almost as large as the synagogues!Miracle a single-family home, a yard, and nice landscaping. Some homes are almost as large as the synagogues!Miracle Miracle a single-family home, a yard, and nice landscaping. Some homes are almost as large as the synagogues!Miracle Upper Park Heights was developed by turn-of-the-century German Jews. The other two main corridors were Miracle Upper Park Heights was developed by turn-of-the-century German Jews. The other two main corridors were Miracle Miracle Upper Park Heights was developed by turn-of-the-century German Jews. The other two main corridors were Miracle Liberty Heights and Reisterstown Road. Once again, congregations followed the movement of their members. Miracle Liberty Heights and Reisterstown Road. Once again, congregations followed the movement of their members. Miracle Miracle Liberty Heights and Reisterstown Road. Once again, congregations followed the movement of their members. Miracle Miracle 1Miracle Neighborhoods along Liberty Road, all the way Miracle Miracle Neighborhoods along Liberty Road, all the way Miracle Miracle out to 9000+ block of Liberty Rd.Miracle Miracle out to 9000+ block of Liberty Rd.Miracle Miracle Miracle Miracle Forest Garden house Miracle Miracle Forest Garden house Miracle Miracle (artist’s childhood home)Miracle Miracle (artist’s childhood home)Miracle Miracle Miracle 2Miracle Reisterstown Road duplexesMiracle Miracle Reisterstown Road duplexesMiracle Miracle Miracle

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4 The old Woodmore Synagogue, which became The old Woodmore Synagogue, which became

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Miracle a conglomeration of several congregations

5 Temple Emanuel, then off of Milford Mill Road 6 Milford Mill High School7 Randallstown Synagogue 8 The original Beth Israel Congregation 9 Clarks Lane Synagogue (represents new smaller shuls)

10 Samester building (a favorite building of artist’s mother)

11 B’nai Jacob Sharei Zion Congregation12 Baltimore Hebrew Congregation13 Temple Oheb Shalom14 The Shoshana S. Cardin Community High School

on the Oheb Shalom campus, founded in 200315 Beth El Congregation

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PANEL 9Owings Mills Neighborhood

(Latest Northwest Migration)

TT his is the Owings Mills panel, depicting the Owings Mills Boulevard corridor from This is the Owings Mills panel, depicting the Owings Mills Boulevard corridor from T the mall all the way past the Carroll County line. These are the most recent Jewish Tthe mall all the way past the Carroll County line. These are the most recent Jewish T neighborhoods built in the Baltimore area, continuing Jewish Baltimore’s “Northwest

Tneighborhoods built in the Baltimore area, continuing Jewish Baltimore’s “Northwest

TPassage,” post-Vietnam era to the present.

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Happened 3 Beth Israel Congregation, which was originally located at 9000 block of Liberty Road

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It almost looks mosaic. This schematic represents the growth of our future. Notice that only a few farms remain, represented by the large red rooftops. This illustrates the trade-off between green space and development.

PANEL 11Baltimore Jewish Summer Vacation

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A GreatA GreatA GreatA GreatA GreatA GreatA GreatA GreatA GreatPANEL 11Baltimore Jewish Summer Vacation

1 Camp Milldale - When the JCC was established in 1951, Camp Woodlands was one of its founding institutions. In 1953, the camp moved to a site on Keyser Road in Stevenson and was given a new name: Camp Milldale. Thirteen years later, in 1966, Camp Milldale moved to a magnifi cent 155-acre site on Mt. Gilead Road in Reisterstown, a gift of Helen and Hugo Dalsheimer. Today, Camp Milldale has become a tradition in our Jewish community, providing an outstanding camp experience to children and teens every summer.

2 Behind these hills are all the other great summer camps that serve Baltimore’s Jewish community: Camps Airy and Louise, Beth Tfi loh Camp, with campsites all the way up to Maine representing all the sleep-away camps populated by Baltimore’s Jewish children(Most in-state sleep-away camps were Russian/Eastern European; most out-of-state sleep-away camps were German.)

3 The boat going to Tolchester and other spots along the Chesapeake Bay. On long summer days, families would line up on Light Street in the city, get on the boat and have their picnics with them. Joined by their cousins and uncles and aunts they would take the boat across the Chesapeake to Tolchester and then rush off to get the best picnic tableThey would spend the day picnicking and swimming and have a great time.

4 Other bastions of Baltimore Jewry’s vacations: southern Florida — Miami, Naples, Boca Raton, the boardwalk in Atlantic City, Rehoboth, and Bethany Beach.

A GreatIt was not that long ago that Jews were not allowed to go everywhere. A GreatA GreatIt was not that long ago that Jews were not allowed to go everywhere. A GreatA GreatToday, we can travel throughout the world.

A GreatA GreatToday, we can travel throughout the world.

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PANEL 12Fort McHenry Area

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Miracle battle, the sons of two Jewish families, the Ettings and Cohens, who were in Baltimore

Miracle Miracle battle, the sons of two Jewish families, the Ettings and Cohens, who were in Baltimore

Miracle in the late 1700s, fought for their young country.

Miracle in the late 1700s, fought for their young country.

Miracle Miracle in the late 1700s, fought for their young country.

Miracle (Also, the artist’s grandmother, Grandma Mary,

Miracle (Also, the artist’s grandmother, Grandma Mary,

Miracle Mary Cohen, was a nurse there during World War I, tending wounded soldiers)

4 The immigrants’ boats came around Fort McHenry and made that turn, then they would go to Locust Point and see the downtown skyline, Baltimore, and America.

5 Floating above all are ten little buildings, childlike and fun: houses, apartment buildings, and a synagogue, in the colors of the rainbow, that are based upon the different kinds of buildings that were created in the workshops by the 150 people who helped the artist envision this mural. These buildings are an homage to them and to future generations.

PANEL 13Tikkun Olam

(repairing the world)

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PANEL 13Tikkun Olam

(repairing the world)

TT he mural needed a Jewish ethical/spiritual context, so the artist chose four T he mural needed a Jewish ethical/spiritual context, so the artist chose four T T TT T foundations of Judaism represented by the four lower panels. In Panel 13, T foundations of Judaism represented by the four lower panels. In Panel 13, Tyou will fi nd volunteers planting trees, painting houses, putting up a mezuzah, and gathering leaves; and a man in a wheelchair pruning bushes.

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Happened 3 A synagogueHappened A synagogueHappened Happened 4Happened A mosqueHappened Happened 5Happened Children of all kinds playing togetherHappened Happened 6Happened Feeding the hungry. On the tablecloth: Happened Happened Happened hamotzi lechem Happened Happened hamotzi lechem Happened Happened (the blessing over bread) Happened Happened with the Jewish mother presiding over the meal and the distribution of the food. Happened Happened with the Jewish mother presiding over the meal and the distribution of the food. Happened Happened 7Happened THE ASSOCIATED:Happened Happened THE ASSOCIATED:Happened Happened Jewish Community Federation of BaltimoreHappened Happened Jewish Community Federation of BaltimoreHappened Happened building Happened Happened building Happened Happened 8Happened A Happened Happened Happened Happened Happened Happened Happened Happened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened tzedakahHappened Happened box Happened Happened box Happened Happened (in a workshop, the participants made this image and called it The Tzedakah Building, Happened Happened (in a workshop, the participants made this image and called it The Tzedakah Building, Happened Happened so the artist took that and put it by Happened Happened so the artist took that and put it by Happened Happened THE ASSOCIATED Happened Happened THE ASSOCIATED Happened Happened building.) Happened Happened building.) Happened

PANEL 14Education

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Here Here Here Here Here Here Here Here Here PANEL 14EducationHere THere T his panel represents the primacy of education in the Jewish community, reaching Here his panel represents the primacy of education in the Jewish community, reaching Here Here his panel represents the primacy of education in the Jewish community, reaching Here Here THere his panel represents the primacy of education in the Jewish community, reaching Here THere

back to the fi rst Jewish schools in Baltimore set up by the German Jews for the newHere back to the fi rst Jewish schools in Baltimore set up by the German Jews for the newHere Here back to the fi rst Jewish schools in Baltimore set up by the German Jews for the newHere Here THere back to the fi rst Jewish schools in Baltimore set up by the German Jews for the newHere THere back to the fi rst Jewish schools in Baltimore set up by the German Jews for the new back to the fi rst Jewish schools in Baltimore set up by the German Jews for the newimmigrants to help teach them English. It begins with Henrietta Szold, through the Here immigrants to help teach them English. It begins with Henrietta Szold, through the Here Here immigrants to help teach them English. It begins with Henrietta Szold, through the Here Here THere immigrants to help teach them English. It begins with Henrietta Szold, through the Here THere

Isaac Davidson schools, to the synagogues with their own schools, to public schools, the

Here Isaac Davidson schools, to the synagogues with their own schools, to public schools, the

Here Here Isaac Davidson schools, to the synagogues with their own schools, to public schools, the

Here private schools, the colleges and universities, and then throughout the world.

1 “V’shinantam l’vanekhaV’shinantam l’vanekha, and you shall teach them to your children.” (Deuteronomy Chapter 6)

Flanking the entry way are seven banners based on the 27 collages of the 150 mural workshop participants.

2 Religious symbols3 America 4 The arts 5 The Russian immigrants, including the old country

(top, Odessa etc.) and the new country (bottom).

Upper Row: images of the best-loved schools of Jewish Baltimore’s past9 The old Western High School 10 University of Baltimore11 Auchentroly Terrace (Early in our experience here,

Jews were not allowed to go to any private school in Baltimore, so we had to create our own. It was founded here: The Park School.)

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6 Education 7 Tzedakah 8 Vacation, summer and celebration.

13 Beth T’fi loh on Garrison Boulevard (representing Baltimore’s Jewish parochial schools)

14 Garrison Junior High 15 Arlington Elementary16 School 59

17 Forest Park High School Forest Park High School (The second of two (The second of two

buildings in the mural that does not exist today)

PANEL 15Chanukah House

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A GreatPANEL 15Chanukah House

This represents the intermingling of all Jews, a unique feature of the Baltimore Jewish community in Park Heights. Chanukah symbolizes the challenge to balance the sacred and secular in Jewish history.

1 Menorahs, decorations, and dreidels everywhere2 The choir singing; everyone is huddled together to share warmth and the

miracle of the holiday. It also symbolizes the vibrancy and revitalization of Jewish Park Heights.

3 A portrait of the artist, with red kippahkippah, surrounded by members of his family.4 The artist’s daughter, Lilliana, in a favorite outfi t5 The artist’s wife, Allie

PANEL 16Israel

Miracle Miracle Miracle Miracle Miracle Miracle Miracle Miracle Miracle Miracle Miracle Miracle Miracle Miracle Miracle Miracle Miracle Miracle Miracle Miracle T his panel refl ects Baltimore’s relationship with Israel at all periods Miracle his panel refl ects Baltimore’s relationship with Israel at all periods Miracle Miracle his panel refl ects Baltimore’s relationship with Israel at all periods Miracle of our history: it refl ects the young Zionist Jews, the RussianMiracle of our history: it refl ects the young Zionist Jews, the RussianMiracle Miracle of our history: it refl ects the young Zionist Jews, the RussianMiracle intellectuals who came over in the big waves of immigration in Miracle intellectuals who came over in the big waves of immigration in Miracle Miracle intellectuals who came over in the big waves of immigration in Miracle 1904, 1905; the new Zionist ideas they brought to America; the rally for Israeli Miracle 1904, 1905; the new Zionist ideas they brought to America; the rally for Israeli Miracle Miracle 1904, 1905; the new Zionist ideas they brought to America; the rally for Israeli Miracle bonds in the 1940s, and the Six-Day War in the 1960s; up to today’s struggles

Miracle bonds in the 1940s, and the Six-Day War in the 1960s; up to today’s struggles

Miracle for peace, coexistence, and hope. This is the only lower panel in which you don’t see people, but they are there, in the hand-lettered banners that speak of their passion and love for Israel, and on the bottom, in the little hands that are holding the fl ags.

PANEL 16Israel

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PANEL 17“And I shall remember my covenant”

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PANEL 17“And I shall remember my covenant”

TT he last panel (working as a Hebrew text) could be considered the fi rst (working as an The last panel (working as a Hebrew text) could be considered the fi rst (working as an TEnglish text). TEnglish text). TThe tree in Judaism symbolizes many things. Here, it represents the tree of life, which in turn The tree in Judaism symbolizes many things. Here, it represents the tree of life, which in turn relates to the Torah, aitz chaim hi. It is a sign of faith to plant, for it is possible that you will not see the fruits of your labor. Rather, you plant for the future. Trees also connect us to our great environmental tradition, our connection to the land, both here but especially in Israel. The symbol of a tree reminds us of the Garden of Eden; the tree is planted in the covenant.

This tree also represents the seven-branched menorah, the original menorah that was in the tabernacle in the desert and then in the two Temples. Today it is on the seal of Israel.

The branches connect down to the ancient roots. Seven branches (representing the The branches connect down to the ancient roots. Seven branches (representing the

Happened The branches connect down to the ancient roots. Seven branches (representing the

Happened Happened The branches connect down to the ancient roots. Seven branches (representing the

Happened Happened comparative newness of Baltimore Jewish community) connect to the roots (the past). Seven Happened Happened comparative newness of Baltimore Jewish community) connect to the roots (the past). Seven Happened Happened branches represent our ability to be everywhere — in the seven major Baltimore metro-area Happened Happened branches represent our ability to be everywhere — in the seven major Baltimore metro-area Happened Happened communities, outward in the “Northwest Passage,” and back into the city.Happened Happened communities, outward in the “Northwest Passage,” and back into the city.Happened Happened 1Happened SECTION ONE:Happened Happened SECTION ONE:Happened Happened The new and future settlements of the Jewish community: Baltimore, Harford, Happened Happened The new and future settlements of the Jewish community: Baltimore, Harford, Happened Happened and surrounding countiesHappened Happened and surrounding countiesHappened Happened SECTION TWO: Happened Happened SECTION TWO: Happened Happened Cultural AreasHappened Happened Cultural AreasHappened Happened 2Happened Hackerman House, part of Walters Art MuseumHappened Happened Hackerman House, part of Walters Art MuseumHappened Happened 3Happened Artist’s parents’ house, where they host musical salonsHappened Happened Artist’s parents’ house, where they host musical salonsHappened Happened 4

Happened The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins Univ.

Happened Happened The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins Univ.

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Here Here Here Here Here PANEL 17 (CONT‘D)Here (CONT‘D)Here “And I shall remember my covenant”Here SECTION THREE Here Here SECTION THREE Here Here Here 8Here Represented here is the country with horses and farms. Here Here Represented here is the country with horses and farms. Here Once, we had horses so we could make deliveries. Here Once, we had horses so we could make deliveries. Here As we got more prosperous, we could bet on them. Today, we live out among them.Here As we got more prosperous, we could bet on them. Today, we live out among them.Here Here As we got more prosperous, we could bet on them. Today, we live out among them.Here Here SECTION FOURHere Here SECTION FOURHere Here Here 9

Here The Bolton Street synagogue.

Here Here The Bolton Street synagogue.

Here It also appears in Panel 5, but it is here because their new synagogue building was

Here It also appears in Panel 5, but it is here because their new synagogue building was

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dedicated during the creation of this mural (2003).

Here dedicated during the creation of this mural (2003).

Here Here dedicated during the creation of this mural (2003).

Here 10 The rabbi and a member of the synagogue under the chuppah, during the ritual of taking the Torah

from the old building to the new one. 11 The multi-turreted Victorian homes represent Roland Park, one of the newest Jewish neighborhood12 Cross Keys area 13 Johns Hopkins area 13a Hampden & Remington area

SECTION FIVE: The only part of the scene that appears twice in the mural, because, as the artist explains, “Nobody really thought that Upper Park Heights would be a vibrant Jewish community again, but it is.”14 JCC on Park Heights Avenue. If you stand near the street and look in the window at night, you will

see this mural. It is fully lit.

SECTION SIX: Waterfront section. 15 Canton Cove 16 The American Visionary Art Museum 17 Locust Point 17a South Baltimore

SECTION SEVEN: Northeast Baltimore18 Artist’s house19 Roger’s Forge 20 The Senator Theatre

21 Towson Courthouse 22 This young tree is connected to all of Judaism and the

base of the tree the ancient roots. These three letters represent the fi rst three words of the Torah. Bereishit Bara Elokim, “In the beginning, when God began to create…” This is the tree of our people.

23 Four apple trees – represent Baltimore, Garden of Eden, and the Matriarchs24 Three cypress trees – represent Israel and the Patriarchs25 Vezacharti et briti:Vezacharti et briti: “And I shall remember my covenant.”

(Genesis 9:15)

“This quote from God to Noah serves as the foundation for the entire mural, for it depicts how we — along with all Jews — are planted, grounded, in this covenant. It expresses our connection from Noah to the infi nite future.”

“And I shall remember my covenant”

AA great miracle happened here: Out of degradation, poverty, and nightmares, we A great miracle happened here: Out of degradation, poverty, and nightmares, we AA great miracle happened here: Out of degradation, poverty, and nightmares, we AA AA A came to America, to Baltimore. Now, we help make the entire world a better came to America, to Baltimore. Now, we help make the entire world a better A came to America, to Baltimore. Now, we help make the entire world a better AA came to America, to Baltimore. Now, we help make the entire world a better Aplace; so we can and we must protect the good that we have wrought. As Jews, we know it can all be lost; so we must continue to cultivate discernment AND tolerance toward many points of view.

-Jay Wolf Schlossberg-Cohen

A Great Miracle Happened Here: A Journey through Jewish Baltimore

AFTERWORD