Event Name

Mendes' Baltimore: The Industries that Built a City

Time

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Location

Jewish Museum of Maryland
15 Lloyd Street
Baltimore, MD

Description

Jack Burkert, a museum educator at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, will discuss the industries and technology that played a vital role in the growth and development of Baltimore during Mendes Cohen�s lifetime. Afterward, join us for our newest synagogue tour, Technology in the Temple. Jack joined the Baltimore Museum of Industry as a Museum Educator in 2010. Jack has made a specialty of adding content and background to his work through research into the history of Baltimore, its port, businesses, people and immigration. A 1969 graduate of the University of Maryland, Jack graduated with honors with a degree in history and education. His working life, some 40+ years, was spent in various educator roles.