Walking Tour of East Baltimore

Last week, we provided a driving tour of Jewish Baltimore. This week, we're adding a walking tour of the neighborhood surrounding the Jewish Museum of Maryland. Planning on coming to Brews and Schmooze on Wednesday, August 5th from 6 - 8pm? Maybe consider coming a little early to take this self-guided tour!

About the Tour:
Through this self-guided walking tour, The Jewish Museum of Maryland encourages you to take a fresh look at the old East Baltimore Jewish immigrant neighborhood known today as Historic Jonestown.

At first glance you might think there is little to see beyond the Museum’s two historic synagogues and the Lombard Street delicatessens. We invite you to discover what has survived and learn about what hasn’t by navigating the neighborhood with these directions.

This tour was created in connection with the Festival of Maps Program through Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance and the Mayor & City Council of Baltimore City. It has been adapted by Ilene Dackman-Alon and Deborah R. Weiner from Dean Krimmel’s Jewish East Baltimore: A Walking Tour for the Jewish Museum of Maryland. Copyright The Jewish Museum of Maryland, 2008.

This walking tour uses Google Maps. Please click on the map or link below to learn about all of the different stops along the way.


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Driving Tour of Jewish Baltimore

The tour begins on Baltimore’s East Side and retraces the migration route of the early Jewish immigrants who initially settled (in the mid 19th century) in East Baltimore. The route moves north and westward through the city and into the suburbs. Along the way, participants see and experience the development of Jewish life in Baltimore and the metropolitan region. The tour includes sacred, educational, recreational, and social sites of Jewish interest. Please note that this is not intended to be a comprehensive tour of all Jewish neighborhoods. Instead it is designed to follow a specific path of migration and to bring certain neighborhoods back to life.

The Jewish Museum of Maryland gratefully acknowledges Gilbert Sandler and Efrem Potts for their guidance in creating this bus script. In addition, a special thank you is owed to Willa Banks for providing additional research.

This driving tour uses Google Maps. Please click on the map or link below to learn about all of the different stops along the way. Next week, we will post a walking tour of East Baltimore.


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