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Preparing for Seders in Baltimore

Between cleaning, selling chametz and cooking up a feast, Passover is a holiday that requires a lot of preparation. Like in all years past, Baltimore...

Baltimore Genealogist Jennifer Mendelsohn Reunites Jewish Families

Jennifer Mendelsohn is something of a star in the field of genealogy. The Mount Washington resident attained national renown as a genealogy guide to Dani...

35th Annual Jewish Film Festival Celebrates Jewish Art

For 35 years, the William & Irene Weinberg Family Baltimore Jewish Film Festival has been showing Jewish movies from all over the world, touching...

Beth Tfiloh High Schooler Helps Bring Passover to Ukraine

The son of 1970s refugees from the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Lviv, Adrian Maydanich, 17, wanted to bring Passover to the tens of...

Amid Protests and Strikes, Beth El Congregants Experience Israel

Forty-nine members of Beth El Congregation in Pikesville spent ten days in Israel, seeing its most popular and picturesque sites from March 20 through...

Yom HaShoah Marks 80th Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

This year during Yom HaShoah, Jewish people around the world will be remembering the atrocities of the Holocaust. But 2023 also marks the 80th...

A Civil War Seder Memorialized in Fayetteville, West Virginia

Private Joseph A. Joel noticed on his calendar that Passover was coming. He and 20 fellow Jewish soldiers requested relief from duty to celebrate...

Two Teens Create Homelessness Initiative to Keep Baltimore Warm

Two Jewish teenagers are warming hearts and helping the homeless through blanket drives and by raising awareness. On Saturday, March 25, Isaac Garonzik and Grace...

Honoring Liberation and Inclusion at The Associated’s First Jews of Color Seder

The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore held its first-ever Jews of color Passover seder at the Weinberg Park Heights JCC on March 27. The...
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Protests and Strike Rock Israel as Future of Netanyahu’s Judicial Reforms Falls Into Doubt

Israel was filled with surreal images Sunday night as thousands of people lit bonfires and gathered to protest in the streets against Prime Minister...