Glimpses of Jewish Baltimore

by Sandler, Gilbert; Decter, Avi Y.

• ISBN13: 9781609496531
• ISBN10: 1609496531
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-26
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

Baltimore is the cultural hub of Maryland's Jewish community, and for three decades, local legend Gilbert Sandler has chronicled its stories. With this collection of the best of his columns from the Baltimore Jewish Times, Sandler crafts a brilliant portrait of Jewish Baltimore. Join Sandler as he evokes memories of the corner drugstore, rides at Carlin's Park and freshly fried coddies. From these warmly familiar scenes of neighborhood life. Sandler moves to stories of the community banding together during the Great Depression and the extraordinary courage of rabbis and their congregations during the civil rights protests of the 1960s. Recall the halcyon days and share the joys and sorrows of Charm City's Jewish community. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 5
Creating Community	p. 7
Baltimore's Lost Colony	p. 8
Halcyon Days at Easterwood Park	p. 12
Landmark Occasion: Lower Park Heights Comes into Its Own	p. 17
The Busiest Streetcar Stop: Old Park Circle	p. 22
The Corner Drugstores	p. 26
Riding the Crest: Hilltop Shopping Center	p. 30
Different as Children, Different as Adults	p. 33
Crises and Causes	p. 37
The Deadly Winter	p. 38
Hard Times, Shattered Dreams	p. 43
Before the War: The Class of 1941	p. 50
Demonstrators: Baltimore Rabbis Confront Segregation	p. 56
Earning a Living	p. 65
What's Brewing?	p. 66
The Midwives of Old East Baltimore	p. 71
The Downtown World of the "Cloak and Suiters"	p. 76
Gay Street: The Other Howard and Lexington	p. 80
Living "Over the Store"	p. 84
When Doctors Made House Calls	p. 89
Last of a Breed: Installment Men of East Baltimore	p. 93
Recreation and Leisure	p. 99
Romancing the Coddie	p. 100
Getting Schmaltzy: Jewish Baltimore's Restaurant Row	p. 104
The Woodlands: Recreation for Baltimore's Jewish Poor	p. 108
A League of Their Own: Talmud Torah Softball	p. 113
Amusing Times at Carlin's Park	p. 117
Back in the Haze: Jewish Sororities and Fraternities	p. 121
Fully Loaded: Sinning in a "Sit-Down" Deli	p. 126
Becoming American-and Making a Mark	p. 131
Rhythm of America: Becoming American by Dancing to Its Music	p. 132
All in the Family: Showtime at the Elektra Theater	p. 136
Baltimore's Jewish Drum and Bugle Corps	p. 139
Incubator of the Stars: Forest Park High School	p. 143
Hugs and Knishes: The Jewish American Festivals	p. 147
The Jews of Prime Time	p. 152
For Further Reading	p. 157
About the Author	p. 159
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Excerpts

The influence of the Jewish community on Charm City is undeniable with numerous synagogues, the Baltimore Jewish Times, and The Jewish Museum of Maryland as evidence. Experienced columnist Gilbert Sandler has brought together a collection of some of his most memorable articles from the Baltimore Jewish Times on the culture and history of Jewish Baltimore. From the Flu Epidemic of 1918 and the corner drug store to Jewish judges and a Rabbis' protest, these vignettes capture both a sense of nostalgia for times gone by and the struggle of a community.