Rachel Jarman Myers
Rachel Jarman Myers is the Museum and Special Projects Coordinator for the ISJL.
Articles by Rachel Jarman Myers
Finding Jewish Life in Unexpected Places
I recently spent two weeks in Philadelphia participating in a two week seminar as part of my Museum Studies masters ...
How To Have Your Own Southern Jewish Experience
It’s been a busy few months here in Jackson. We’ve welcomed Jewish visitors from all over the country, arranging experiences ...
From The Collection: Images from Freedom Summer
From my adopted hometown of Jackson, Mississippi, I’ve been thinking about Freedom Summer.Now that we are a month away from ...
“Profit is a Great Motivator for Tolerance”: Mississippi Jewish History Has Something to Say
Have you seen this image yet? If not, can you guess which state it may be from? Believe it or ...
This Jewish Girl Loves St. Pat’s in Jackson!
Jackson, Mississippi has one of the largest St. Patrick’s Day parades in the country. This Saturday, 70,000(!) people will line ...
From the Collection: A History Mystery
I recently solved a history mystery, and it started with a tiny pencil.I was looking through a box of old ...
Friends with Benefits
What do you do when you have a mission to promote Southern Jewish history, but you have no physical place ...
Shalom & Bon Voyage, Y’all
In the mid-nineteenth century, thousands of Jewish immigrants from Alsace-Lorraine came to America and made new lives for themselves in ...
My Virtual Rosh Hashanah Experience
I’m thankful for the internet everyday. I’m thankful when it guides me to a new restaurant, tells me the score ...
From the Collection: The Knickerbocker Hotel in Hot Springs
Imagine for a moment that you’re strolling down the main thoroughfare of a bustling city. The year is 1946, and ...