Park Circle Historic District is a national

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located at

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. The district is historically important as an example of an early suburban Jewish neighborhood. Jewish immigrants from

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began to settle in the neighborhood, moving from East Baltimore. This set the pattern for the future expansion of Baltimore's Jewish community. It was listed on the

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in 2008.

References

External links

* at Maryland Historical Trust
Boundary Map of the Park Circle Historic District, Baltimore
at Maryland Historical Trust Historic Jewish communities in the United States Jews and Judaism in Baltimore Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore Polish-Jewish culture in Baltimore Russian-Jewish culture in Baltimore Ukrainian-Jewish culture in Baltimore {{BaltimoreCityMD-NRHP-stub