History of the Jews in Maryland

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Jews have settled in

Pikesville and northwest Baltimore.[1] As of 2010, Baltimore and Baltimore County was home to a Jewish community of around 100,000 people.[2] The Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. (Montgomery County and Prince George's County) have a Jewish population of around 116,700 as of 2017, with the majority residing in lower Montgomery County.[3] The Rockville/Potomac area is the center of Montgomery County's Jewish population, while sizable communities also exist in the Bethesda/Chevy Chase area and in Silver Spring's Kemp Mill neighborhood.[4][5][6] Smaller Jewish communities exist in Gaithersburg, Germantown, White Oak, Olney, and Takoma Park.[7][8] Columbia, Frederick, Annapolis, Cumberland, and Easton are also home to smaller but significant Jewish populations.[9][10][11]

History

17th century

Because the Province of Maryland lacked major cities and the economy focused primarily around the tobacco industry, few Jews settled in Maryland for the first century and a half following the colony's founding in 1634.[12]

Jacob Lumbrozo is the first known Jewish resident of Maryland, having settled in the Province of Maryland in 1656.[13]

19th century

Prior to 1826, Jews were prohibited from holding public office in Maryland. Maryland was one of the last states to have antisemitic laws prohibiting Jews from holding public office. On January 5, 1826, the Maryland General Assembly passed the Jew Bill repealing the prohibition.[14]

The Jewish opinion of slavery in Maryland was divided. Some Jewish Marylanders owned slaves. Jewish Marylanders typically adopted the same values as their non-Jewish neighborhoods. In

Har Sinai Congregation, was a vocal advocate for abolitionism, denouncing supporters of slavery within the Jewish community and arguing that the Bible could not condone slavery because all humans are made in the Image of God.[16]

Between the 1830s and the 1870s, 10,000 German and Central European Jews settled in Maryland. Eastern European Jews began to settle in Maryland in the 1850s, with a mass emigration of Eastern European Jews occurring between the 1880s and the 1920s.[12]

In 1899, 35,000 Jewish people lived in the state of Maryland.[1]

20th century

In 1904, Isidor Rayner was elected the first Jewish US Senator from Maryland, one of the first Jewish US Senators in American history.[17]

In 1969, Marvin Mandel became the first Jewish Governor of Maryland.[18]

21st century

In the 21st century, an increasing number of Jewish Marylanders are

LGBT.[20][21]

Cuisine

The

Baltimore Spice Company, which invented Old Bay seasoning.[23]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Jewish Population in the United States by State (1899 - Present)". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  2. Berman Jewish DataBank
    . Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  3. ^ "2017 GREATER WASHINGTON JEWISH COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY" (PDF). Brandeis University. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  4. ^ "Rockville, Potomac". The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  5. ^ "Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Kensington". The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  6. ^ "Where We Live: Kemp Mill". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  7. ^ "Olney". The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  8. ^ "Gaithersburg, Germantown". The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  9. ^ "Columbia's Jewish Community Marks a Half-Century". JMORE Baltimore Jewish Living. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  10. ^ "Finding Frederick". Baltimore Jewish Times. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  11. ^ "Not the first time Jews made waves at Annapolis". Jewish Standard. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  12. ^ a b "Virtual Jewish World: Maryland, United States". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  13. ^ "Jacob Lumbrozo". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
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  15. ^ ""Whose Side Are You On?: Baltimore's Immigrants and Civil War."". Jewish Museum of Maryland. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  16. ^ ""Remember That You Were a Slave"". Jewish Museum of Maryland. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  17. ^ "Capturing the Ethnic Vote". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  18. ^ "National: Mandel remembered as architect of modern Maryland". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  19. ^ "2017 GREATER WASHINGTON JEWISH COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY" (PDF). Brandeis University. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  20. ^ "A Snapshot of Baltimore's Jewish Community" (PDF). Associated Jewish Federation of Baltimore. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  21. ^ "Passover accentuates themes of deliverance for Baltimore's Jews of color". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  22. ^ Lane, Fran (2018-11-06). "The History of Old Bay Seasoning". WLIF 101.9 FM. Baltimore, Maryland. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  23. ^ Graham, Connor (2018-03-14). "The Spice of Baltimore". Baltimore Jewish Times. Retrieved 2023-04-14.

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