After a Maryland teacher’s death, a 200-piece Judaica collection finds new life in a Jewish museum
Deborah Brodie, a Maryland teacher, spent 35 years collecting over 200 Jewish ritual objects to use as educational tools for her Hebrew school students with special needs. After her death, the collection has been donated to a Jewish museum where it will continue to serve an educational purpose. The artifacts, which include items used in Jewish religious practice, are now preserved for public display and learning.
- ▪Deborah Brodie was a teacher in Maryland who taught Hebrew school students with special needs.
- ▪She built a collection of more than 200 Judaica items over 35 years to use as hands-on teaching tools.
- ▪The collection has been donated to a Jewish museum following her death.
- ▪The artifacts include ritual objects used in Jewish religious life and traditions.
- ▪Her home in Rockville, Maryland, served as both a residence and an informal classroom for her students.
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After a Maryland teacher’s death, a 200-piece Judaica collection finds new life in a Jewish museumFor 35 years, Kaylie’s mother, Deborah Brodie, had amassed a collection of over 200 Jewish ritual objects, which she had used as a hands-on classroom for her Hebrew school students with special needsA photo of the interior of Deborah Brodie and Jay Brill's residence in Rockville, Maryland.(photo credit: Jonathan Edelman via JTA)
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