http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php en plevin@jewishtimes.com Copyright 2008 2008-05-13T11:17:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/history/jt/history/brushes_with_greatness/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/history/jt/history/brushes_with_greatness/#When:03:00:00Z The history of Jewish Baltimore, as with the history of any community, is shaped by a mystic mix of remembered conversations, stories we tell each other, what is written about us, and perhaps least recognized, how our artists portray us. Three Jewish artists come to mind when speaking of Jewish Baltimore: Jacob Glushakow, Bennard Perlman and… History 2008-04-25T03:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/history/jt/history/memories_afloat/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/history/jt/history/memories_afloat/#When:03:00:01Z Up until the 1950s — as Barry Levinson makes vividly clear in the film “Liberty Heights” — certain aspects of life in Baltimore (neighborhoods, swimming pools, beaches, clubs, etc.) were, if not in law then in effect, “restricted,” and one could see signs and advertisements that read “Restricted,” “No Jews Allowed” and “White Protestants Only.” But… History 2008-03-28T03:00:01-05:00