East Baltimore, where many of these women grew up, was the old heart of the city's Jewish community. Childhood memories evoke the sights and sounds of their neighborhoods and the sense of security people experienced on the city's steps and stoops. Despite growing prosperity, many Jews found housing options limited by restrictive covenants that kept Jews and African Americans out of certain neighborhoods. Perhaps this enforced containment of Baltimore's Jewish community is precisely what made it so dynamic and cohesive. Still, the Jewish community's steady migration north and west through the city reflected its climb up the economic ladder. They found homes in Druid Hill and Eutaw Place, Windsor Hills and Forest Park, Liberty Heights and Pikesville. But nothing seems to touch deep reservoirs of memory and feeling like "the old neighborhood."