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Erich Weiss (who would become the great Harry Houdini) landed in New York with his family in 1878 at the tender age of four, part of a wave of mass immigration that would expand to over 24 million new arrivals to the shores of American by 1914.

The beginning of this wave originated largely from Germany, Ireland, Scandinavia, and Britain, but as industrialization spurred prosperity in western Europe in the 1890s, the bulk of immigrants began arriving from Italy and eastern Europe.

Join us as Dr. Nicholas Fessenden explores the impact this wave of immigration had on the United States and its immigration policies – particularly the birth of a restrictionist movement and Congressional quotas that lasted from the 1920s to the 1960s.

Join artist Grandmother Edna Lawrence in learning to craft a paper quilt. Fabric Expressions Paper Quilting workshops will be held once a month through the run of the Fabric Expression Exhibit. 

Join Eli Schlossberg for a behind-the-scenes look at Baltimore’s Orthodox Community. Mr. Schlossberg will discuss the evolution of this tight-knit community from the perspective of a local Orthodox Jew who grew up with the sounds, sights, and tastes of Baltimore.

This program is followed by a book signing.

Join artist Grandmother Edna Lawrence in learning to craft a paper quilt. Fabric Expressions Paper Quilting workshops will be held once a month through the run of the Fabric Expression Exhibit. 

Zion Church is proud to present Zachary Grim. Zach is a Classical guitarist and lutenist Zachary Grim began playing guitar at age eleven after buying his first guitar. Zach communicates with audiences through the language of emotion – music. Zach has quickly developed a reputation for himself. A tireless advocate for the guitar and it’s repertoire, Zach presents his concert programs in both traditional and non-traditional venues to bring the guitar to the varying corners of society. He has appeared as an artist for the Bethlehem Bach Choir, Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra, Allentown Band, Wilmington Classical Guitar Society, Cheyenne Classical Guitar Society, Colorado Springs Guitar Society, Boulder Guitar Society, Denver Guitar Workshop, Guitar Society of Northern Colorado, and Lehigh Valley Classical Guitar Society. As an award-nominated musician, he has appeared on television, radio, and has been featured in print on numerous occasions. Zach holds two Bachelor’s degrees from West Chester University and a Master’s degree at the University of Denver. His most influential teachers have been Jonathan Leathwood, Jason Vieaux, Laura Husbands, Mark Rimple, and John Arnold. Zachary has performed in master classes for artists such as Oscar Ghiglia, Sharon Isbin, Raphaella Smits, Ricardo Gallén, Nigel North, and the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Currently, he is pursuing his doctoral studies at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University under Julian Gray.

Join artist Grandmother Edna Lawrence in learning to craft a paper quilt. Fabric Expressions Paper Quilting workshops will be held once a month through the run of the Fabric Expression Exhibit. 

Each year, Zion serves a traditional sour beef dinner, complete with homemade potato dumplings, red cabbage, green beans, rolls, cake and coffee or tea. This dinner has been prepared for years by the Frauenverein, or ladies aid society, mostly without a recipe and dependent upon what they were taught by their mothers. Their mothers called it sauerbraten, but the German immigrants wanted to adopt the name to their new home and thus the name was translated to ‘sour beef’. The ladies work tirelessly for more than a week in preparation of this feast. “For the people that work on this dinner, it is a labor of love, it is perpetuating our heritage and our roots in the Baltimore community”, says Freddie Herbert, a Co-Chair of the dinner.

Each year, Zion serves a traditional sour beef dinner, complete with homemade potato dumplings, red cabbage, green beans, rolls, cake and coffee or tea. This dinner has been prepared for years by the Frauenverein, or ladies aid society, mostly without a recipe and dependent upon what they were taught by their mothers. Their mothers called it sauerbraten, but the German immigrants wanted to adopt the name to their new home and thus the name was translated to ‘sour beef’. The ladies work tirelessly for more than a week in preparation of this feast. “For the people that work on this dinner, it is a labor of love, it is perpetuating our heritage and our roots in the Baltimore community”, says Freddie Herbert, a Co-Chair of the dinner.