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History of Lithuanians in Baltimore

January 01, 1970

The history of Lithuanians in Baltimore dates back to the mid-19th century. Thousands of Lithuanians immigrated to Baltimore between the 1880s and 1920s. The Lithuanian American community was mainly centered in what is now the Hollins–Roundhouse Historic District. Baltimore's Lithuanian community has founded several institutions to preserve the Lithuanian heritage of the city, including a Roman Catholic parish, a cultural festival, a dance hall, and a yeshiva.

Demographics edit

 
Shaarei Tfiloh Synagogue, March 2012.

In 1920, 2,554 foreign-born White people in Baltimore spoke either the Lithuanian language or the Latvian language.[1]

In 1940, 2,839 immigrants from Lithuania lived in Baltimore. These immigrants comprised 4.7% of the city's foreign-born white population.[2]

In the 1960 United States Census, Lithuanian-Americans comprised 44% of the foreign-born population in South Baltimore's tract 22–2.[3]

By 1991, there were an estimated 20,000 Lithuanians living in the Baltimore area.[4]

The Lithuanian community in the Baltimore metropolitan area numbered 11,024 as of 2000, making up 0.4% of the area's population.[5] In the same year Baltimore city's Lithuanian population was 1,519, 0.2% of the city's population.[6]

In 2013, an estimated 1,092 Lithuanian-Americans resided in Baltimore city, 0.2% of the population.[7] As of September 2014, immigrants from Lithuania were the 102nd largest foreign-born population in Baltimore.[8]

History edit

 
St. Alphonsus Church, Rectory, Convent and Halle, March 2012.

Lithuanians began to settle in Baltimore in 1876.[9] The wave increased greatly during the 1880s[10] and continued in large numbers until the 1920s. By 1950, the Lithuanian community numbered around 9,000.[9] These Lithuanians settled primarily in a neighborhood north of Hollins Street that became known as Baltimore's Little Lithuania.[11][12][13]

In 1889, Jonas Šliūpas founded the Lithuanian Scientific Society in Baltimore. It promoted Lithuanian language and culture and was active until 1896.[14]

Three Roman Catholic churches have been designated as Lithuanian parishes: St. Alphonsus' beginning in 1917, St. John the Baptist Church from 1888 to 1917, and St. Wenceslaus beginning in 1872. St. Alphonsus' is the only remaining Lithuanian parish in Baltimore, as St. Wenceslaus was re-designated as a Bohemian parish and St. John the Baptist Church closed in 1989.[15]

While most Lithuanians who settled in Baltimore were Roman Catholic, a large minority were Lithuanian Jews. Between the 1880s and the 1920s, Lithuanian Jews (also known as Litvaks) were a major component of Jewish immigration to Baltimore.[16] The Yeshivas Ner Yisroel, a prominent yeshiva in Baltimore, was founded as a Lithuanian (Litvish)-style Talmudic college by Jews from Lithuania and Belarus. Litvaks also helped found the B'nai Israel Synagogue.[16]

Little Lithuania edit

 
Baltimore's former Little Lithuania, Hollins-Roundhouse Historic District, March 2012.

From the 1880s to the 1920s, the Hollins-Roundhouse neighborhood became established as the center of Baltimore's Lithuanian immigrant community.[11] Because of the large Lithuanian population in the area north of Hollins Street, the area became known as Little Lithuania. A few remnants of the neighborhood's Lithuanian heritage still remain, such as Lithuanian Hall located on Hollins Street.[17]

Culture edit

 
Lithuanian Hall, Hollins-Roundhouse Historic District, February 2018.

While other immigrant ethnic groups in Baltimore founded numerous ethnic building and loan associations between the 1860s and the 1910s, Lithuanians only founded one. This is because many Lithuanians shared the associations of other ethnic groups, especially those of the Polish.[18]

An annual Lithuanian Festival is held in Catonsville in Baltimore County, not far outside city limits.[19] The festival features Lithuanian food and drink, dances, and ethnic items.[20]

Notable Lithuanian-Americans from Baltimore edit

 
Philip Glass, an influential American composer.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Carpenter, Niles (1927). Immigrants and their children, 1920. A study based on census statistics relative to the foreign born and the native white of foreign or mixed parentage. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 380. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
  2. ^ Durr, Kenneth D. (1998). "Why we are troubled": white working-class politics in Baltimore, 1940-1980. Washington, D.C.: American University. p. 23. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  3. ^ Durr, Kenneth D. (2003). Behind the Backlash: White Working-Class Politics in Baltimore, 1940-1980. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. p. 225. ISBN 0-8078-2764-9. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  4. ^ "U.S. recognition elates Md. Baltic community THE SOVIET CRISIS". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  5. ^ "Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000" (PDF). 2000 United States Census. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  6. ^ "Social Statistics Baltimore, Maryland". Infoplease. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  7. ^ "2013 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". American FactFinder. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  8. ^ (PDF). WBAL-TV. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  9. ^ a b American Guide Series (1940). Maryland: A Guide to the Old Line State. United States: Federal Writers' Project. ISBN 0960362835. OCLC 814094.
  10. ^ Chapelle, Suzanne Ellery Greene (2000). Baltimore: an illustrated history. Sun Valley, California: American Historical Press. p. 160. ISBN 1892724111.
  11. ^ a b Maryland Historical Trust: Listing for Hollins-Roundhouse Historic District
  12. ^ Dana Facaros; Michael Pauls (1982). New York & the Mid-Atlantic States. Washington, D.C.: Regnery Gateway. p. 79. ISBN 0895268566.
  13. ^ . Baltimore Lithuanian-American Community. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  14. ^ "Lietuvių mokslo draugystė". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras. 2008-06-30.
  15. ^ (PDF). St. Mary's Seminary and University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  16. ^ a b "Virtual Jewish World: Baltimore, Maryland". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  17. ^ Facaros, Pauls, Dana, Michael (1982). New York & the Mid-Atlantic States. Washington, D.C.: Regnery Gateway. p. 79. ISBN 0895268566.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ (PDF). University of Baltimore. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  19. ^ "Stung by Honey". Baltimore City Paper. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  20. ^ . Lithuania Tribune. Archived from the original on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-12.

Further reading edit

  • Baltimores Lietuviu̦ Dainos Draugi. Collection, 1931-.
  • Baltimorēs Lietuvių Tautiško Knygyno. Collection, 1908-.
  • Kelrodis 1950 metams Baltimores Lietuviu istaigos, draugijos, profesijonalai, biznieriai = 1950 guide Baltimore Lithuanian institutions, associations, professions, businessmen, Hamilton Press, 1950.
  • "Lithuanians Hold Bay Shore Picnic", Baltimore Sun, August 28, 1944.
  • Redak; Smelstorius, J.B. Pirmyn, Pirmyn Publishing Company, 1915–1916.
  • Rūtos Ensemble (Baltimore, Md.). Collection, n.d.
  • St. Alphonse's Lithuanian Church (Baltimore, Md.). Collection, 1928-.
  • Walsh, Lillian J.; Saint Alphonsus Church (Baltimore, Md.). Saint Alphonsus Lithuanian parish, Baltimore : history of an ethnic parish, [Baltimore : s.n], 1997.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lithuanian diaspora in Baltimore.
  • Baltimore Lithuanian Hall
  • Lithuanian Festival of Baltimore
  • Percentage of Lithuanians in Baltimore, MD by Zip Code
  • Those who loved him bid farewell to slaying victim
  • With booze and politics, Lithuanian Hall marks its 100th anniversary

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The history of Lithuanians in Baltimore dates back to the mid 19th century Thousands of Lithuanians immigrated to Baltimore between the 1880s and 1920s The Lithuanian American community was mainly centered in what is now the Hollins Roundhouse Historic District Baltimore s Lithuanian community has founded several institutions to preserve the Lithuanian heritage of the city including a Roman Catholic parish a cultural festival a dance hall and a yeshiva Contents 1 Demographics 2 History 3 Little Lithuania 4 Culture 5 Notable Lithuanian Americans from Baltimore 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksDemographics edit nbsp Shaarei Tfiloh Synagogue March 2012 In 1920 2 554 foreign born White people in Baltimore spoke either the Lithuanian language or the Latvian language 1 In 1940 2 839 immigrants from Lithuania lived in Baltimore These immigrants comprised 4 7 of the city s foreign born white population 2 In the 1960 United States Census Lithuanian Americans comprised 44 of the foreign born population in South Baltimore s tract 22 2 3 By 1991 there were an estimated 20 000 Lithuanians living in the Baltimore area 4 The Lithuanian community in the Baltimore metropolitan area numbered 11 024 as of 2000 making up 0 4 of the area s population 5 In the same year Baltimore city s Lithuanian population was 1 519 0 2 of the city s population 6 In 2013 an estimated 1 092 Lithuanian Americans resided in Baltimore city 0 2 of the population 7 As of September 2014 immigrants from Lithuania were the 102nd largest foreign born population in Baltimore 8 History edit nbsp St Alphonsus Church Rectory Convent and Halle March 2012 Lithuanians began to settle in Baltimore in 1876 9 The wave increased greatly during the 1880s 10 and continued in large numbers until the 1920s By 1950 the Lithuanian community numbered around 9 000 9 These Lithuanians settled primarily in a neighborhood north of Hollins Street that became known as Baltimore s Little Lithuania 11 12 13 In 1889 Jonas Sliupas founded the Lithuanian Scientific Society in Baltimore It promoted Lithuanian language and culture and was active until 1896 14 Three Roman Catholic churches have been designated as Lithuanian parishes St Alphonsus beginning in 1917 St John the Baptist Church from 1888 to 1917 and St Wenceslaus beginning in 1872 St Alphonsus is the only remaining Lithuanian parish in Baltimore as St Wenceslaus was re designated as a Bohemian parish and St John the Baptist Church closed in 1989 15 While most Lithuanians who settled in Baltimore were Roman Catholic a large minority were Lithuanian Jews Between the 1880s and the 1920s Lithuanian Jews also known as Litvaks were a major component of Jewish immigration to Baltimore 16 The Yeshivas Ner Yisroel a prominent yeshiva in Baltimore was founded as a Lithuanian Litvish style Talmudic college by Jews from Lithuania and Belarus Litvaks also helped found the B nai Israel Synagogue 16 Little Lithuania edit nbsp Baltimore s former Little Lithuania Hollins Roundhouse Historic District March 2012 From the 1880s to the 1920s the Hollins Roundhouse neighborhood became established as the center of Baltimore s Lithuanian immigrant community 11 Because of the large Lithuanian population in the area north of Hollins Street the area became known as Little Lithuania A few remnants of the neighborhood s Lithuanian heritage still remain such as Lithuanian Hall located on Hollins Street 17 Culture edit nbsp Lithuanian Hall Hollins Roundhouse Historic District February 2018 While other immigrant ethnic groups in Baltimore founded numerous ethnic building and loan associations between the 1860s and the 1910s Lithuanians only founded one This is because many Lithuanians shared the associations of other ethnic groups especially those of the Polish 18 An annual Lithuanian Festival is held in Catonsville in Baltimore County not far outside city limits 19 The festival features Lithuanian food and drink dances and ethnic items 20 Notable Lithuanian Americans from Baltimore edit nbsp Philip Glass an influential American composer Albert Blumberg a philosopher and political activist who was an official of the Communist Party for several years before joining the Democratic Party as a district leader Philip Glass a composer considered one of the most influential music makers of the late 20th century Yaakov Kamenetsky a prominent rosh yeshiva posek and Talmudist Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman a prominent Talmudic scholar and rabbi who founded and served as rosh yeshiva yeshiva head of Yeshiva Ner Yisroel in Baltimore Eli Siegel the poet critic and educator who founded Aesthetic Realism Anne K Strasdauskas a law enforcement official who served as sheriff of Baltimore County from 1998 until 2002 Johnny Unitas a professional football player who spent the majority of his career playing for the Baltimore Colts See also edit nbsp Baltimore portal nbsp Lithuania portal History of the Jews in Baltimore History of the Russians in BaltimoreReferences edit Carpenter Niles 1927 Immigrants and their children 1920 A study based on census statistics relative to the foreign born and the native white of foreign or mixed parentage Washington D C United States Government Printing Office p 380 Retrieved 2014 11 25 Durr Kenneth D 1998 Why we are troubled white working class politics in Baltimore 1940 1980 Washington D C American University p 23 Retrieved 2015 05 31 Durr Kenneth D 2003 Behind the Backlash White Working Class Politics in Baltimore 1940 1980 Chapel Hill North Carolina University of North Carolina Press p 225 ISBN 0 8078 2764 9 Retrieved February 13 2014 U S recognition elates Md Baltic community THE SOVIET CRISIS The Baltimore Sun Retrieved 2014 05 15 Table DP 1 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics 2000 PDF 2000 United States Census Retrieved 2014 02 13 Social Statistics Baltimore Maryland Infoplease Retrieved 2014 12 05 2013 American Community Survey 1 Year Estimates American FactFinder Archived from the original on 2020 02 12 Retrieved 2015 03 17 The Role of Immigrants in Growing Baltimore Recommendations to Retain and Attract New Americans PDF WBAL TV Archived from the original PDF on 2014 10 30 Retrieved 2014 10 31 a b American Guide Series 1940 Maryland A Guide to the Old Line State United States Federal Writers Project ISBN 0960362835 OCLC 814094 Chapelle Suzanne Ellery Greene 2000 Baltimore an illustrated history Sun Valley California American Historical Press p 160 ISBN 1892724111 a b Maryland Historical Trust Listing for Hollins Roundhouse Historic District Dana Facaros Michael Pauls 1982 New York amp the Mid Atlantic States Washington D C Regnery Gateway p 79 ISBN 0895268566 History of Lithuanian Hall Baltimore Lithuanian American Community Archived from the original on 2012 04 26 Retrieved 2011 11 28 Lietuviu mokslo draugyste Visuotine lietuviu enciklopedija in Lithuanian Mokslo ir enciklopediju leidybos centras 2008 06 30 Archdiocese of Baltimore National Parishes PDF St Mary s Seminary and University Archived from the original PDF on 2013 12 02 Retrieved 2014 02 13 a b Virtual Jewish World Baltimore Maryland Jewish Virtual Library Retrieved 2014 05 12 Facaros Pauls Dana Michael 1982 New York amp the Mid Atlantic States Washington D C Regnery Gateway p 79 ISBN 0895268566 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Baltimore s Ethnic Building and Loan Associations 1865 1914 PDF University of Baltimore Archived from the original PDF on 2014 05 13 Retrieved 2014 05 12 Stung by Honey Baltimore City Paper Retrieved 2014 05 12 Annual Baltimore Lithuanian festival is to take place this weekend Lithuania Tribune Archived from the original on 2014 05 13 Retrieved 2014 05 12 Further reading editBaltimores Lietuviu Dainos Draugi Collection 1931 Baltimores Lietuviu Tautisko Knygyno Collection 1908 Kelrodis 1950 metams Baltimores Lietuviu istaigos draugijos profesijonalai biznieriai 1950 guide Baltimore Lithuanian institutions associations professions businessmen Hamilton Press 1950 Lithuanians Hold Bay Shore Picnic Baltimore Sun August 28 1944 Redak Smelstorius J B Pirmyn Pirmyn Publishing Company 1915 1916 Rutos Ensemble Baltimore Md Collection n d St Alphonse s Lithuanian Church Baltimore Md Collection 1928 Walsh Lillian J Saint Alphonsus Church Baltimore Md Saint Alphonsus Lithuanian parish Baltimore history of an ethnic parish Baltimore s n 1997 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lithuanian diaspora in Baltimore Baltimore Lithuanian American Community website Baltimore Lithuanian Hall Lithuanian Festival of Baltimore Percentage of Lithuanians in Baltimore MD by Zip Code Those who loved him bid farewell to slaying victim With booze and politics Lithuanian Hall marks its 100th anniversary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title History of Lithuanians in Baltimore amp oldid 1059681136, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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