All American Synagogue
Sunday, May 1
Included with admission
Join us as we mark the start of our All American Synagogue celebrations, in
association with the MADE: In America and Carroll
Mansion this years’ All American Home. At 3pm become a JMM history detective, explore the material culture of Maryland’s oldest synagogue including some unanswered
questions about its most important ritual objects.
Plus throughout the day enjoy hands-on activities and exploration examining
the skills and techniques used in the construction of the Lloyd Street
Synagogue. Activities will be suitable for the whole family.
Maryland Premier: Carvalho’s Journey: A documentary film by Steve Rivo
Sunday, May 15, 1:00pm
Movie Screening and Talk with Director Steve Rivo
Included with Admission
A real life 19th century American western adventure story, Carvalho’s Journey
tells the extraordinary story of Solomon Nunes Carvalho (1815-1897), an
observant Sephardic Jew born in Charleston, South Carolina, and his life as a
groundbreaking photographer, artist and pioneer in American history.
A Day at the Races, A Night at Frankenstein’s Castle
Sunday, May 22, from 11am
Speaker Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg
Included with Admission
A Day at the Races and Young Frankenstein: Two films released 37 years apart
but united by remarkably similar senses of humor fueled by a uniquely Jewish
perspective on mad doctors and mad love. The central characters of both movies
blend predictable feelings of persecution with a healthy irreverence for
convention and a disregard for stuffy authority.
Join another Jewish doctor named Arnold T. Blumberg as he fills you in on some
of the fun behind-the-scenes anecdotes that make the Marx Bros.’ A Day at the
Races and Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein two of his all-time favorites in the
annals of Jewish movie medicine.
Schedule for the Day:
11:00am – Screening of Day at the Races
1:00pm – Lecture with Dr. Blumberg
2:00pm – Screening of Young Frankenstein
2016 Annual Meeting
The Greatest Gap: Health Inequity in Baltimore
Samuel Boltansky Memorial Keynote Speaker Dr. Jay Perman, University of
Maryland, Baltimore
Tuesday, June 14, 6:30pm
Free
In 2010, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation issued a report with this
essential line: “Scientists have found that the conditions in which we live
and work have an enormous impact on our health-long before we ever see a
doctor.”
“The conditions in which we live and work …” In Baltimore, these conditions
are often bleak-often deplorable. These are the conditions that perpetuate
yawning gaps in health care access and efficacy and in large-scale community
health outcomes.
In this talk, Dr. Perman will address the social determinants of
health-education, economic stability, personal and public safety, housing and
transportation, social supports and cohesion. He’ll discuss how anchor
institutions-like the University of Maryland, Baltimore-can help remediate the
grave disparities we see in the health of populations.
