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UMBC Hillel Gets Ready to Welcome Students Back

Hillel chapters on college campuses across the country and all over the world provide a home away from home for Jewish students. They host...

Philanthropist Harvey ‘Bud’ Meyerhoff, Former US Holocaust Memorial Museum Chair, Dies at 96

By Andrew Lapin and Jillian Diamond In 1986, eight years after Jimmy Carter established the President’s Commission on the Holocaust with Elie Wiesel as its...

At Summer Teachers’ Institute, Educators Tackle Holocaust Denial

Every year, the Baltimore Jewish Council holds Summer and Winter Teachers’ Institutes in partnership with the Jewish Museum of Maryland. The Summer Teachers' Institute recently...

Temple Adas Shalom’s ‘Paws and Claws’ Shabbat Celebrates Furry Friends

The Friday, July 28, Shabbat service at Temple Adas Shalom in Havre de Grace was certainly not a typical one. Amid the singing of prayers,...

Teen Baltimore Athletes Participate in Maccabi Games, Summer of Learning in Israel

Young Jewish athletes from the Baltimore area recently played sports against international competitors at the 41st JCC Maccabi Games. Teenage competitors arrived in the Israeli...

Jewish Community Reacts to Israeli Judicial Reform

Despite the massive, months-long protests against proposed reforms to Israel’s judicial system, the Knesset approved part of the plan to overhaul the country’s Supreme...
Joel Frankel

New Program Puts a Face on Judaism to Combat Antisemitism

A student-centered program designed to combat antisemitism in schools will be coming to Howard County’s public school system this fall. As part of the program,...

With ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ Beth Tfiloh Community Theatre Puts on Biggest Show Since...

Beth Tfiloh Community Theatre will be bringing one of the most beloved Jewish musicals to its stage with its upcoming production of “Fiddler on...

Camp Director’s Memory Honored With Basketball Court Dedication

Camps Airy & Louise recently honored Neil Berlin, the camps’ former director of operations, by dedicating a basketball court at Camp Airy in his...

After Years-Long Absence, Friendship Caravan Spreads Israeli Cheer at Camp

Campers in the Baltimore area were treated to a special visit and performance by the Friendship Caravan, a program helmed by the Friends of...