Elisha Tyson

What does Baltimore need in its next police comissioner?

Radical abolitionist, successful businessman, influential Baltimorean, and almost totally forgotten.

The Baltimore Sun has called WYPR's Gilbert Sandler “our great rememberer," and here he shares his memories about life in Jewish Baltimore, from the Talmud Torah Softball League to the Jewish Drum and Bugle Corps.

You can live in Baltimore and care about history, and still have never heard the name Elisha Tyson.