Speaker discusses war’s impact on Ukraine’s Jewish community
For the country’s Jewish community, Ukraine — the site of World War II’s infamous Babyn Yar massacre — has become a more tolerant place...
Synagogues spiel the beans on choosing their Purim themes
Every year, come Purim time, synagogues go out of their way to outdo one another’s spiels and Megillah readings, crafting the themes of their...
Downtown Baltimore loses its last kosher cafe
Downtown Baltimore is losing its final kosher eatery.
Van Gough Cafe, a kosher cafe near the Fells Point area, will close its doors for the...
Liberal Baltimore native runs for Congress in deep-red West Virginia
By Lee Chottiner
Barry Wendell hardly fits the mold for a West Virginia politician. Not only is he a liberal Jew from Baltimore in a...
Ukrainian Jews in Baltimore mourn attack on their homeland, loved ones
On Monday, Vladimir Besser flew from Baltimore to Poland with plans to cross the border to Ukraine and get his family to safety.
Besser is...
Beth Shalom members reach out to Jewish women in correctional facility
How does someone hold a Passover seder when they’re not allowed to bring food into the building?
This was just one of the challenges that...
Julia Ioffe, BT Dahan Community School alum, offers assessment of Ukraine invasion on ‘Late...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvxGPczSiHM
When Julia Ioffe — the Washington correspondent for Puck news with more than 15 years of experience covering Russia — appeared on the Feb....
Virtual symposium explores how Holocaust should be taught
If you only have an hour to teach a class of students about the Holocaust, what do you leave in, and what do you...
BBYO teens urged to see past stereotypes
Among the different events available to teen attendees at the BBYO International Convention 2022 was “Israel: For the Sake of Argument,” featuring Robbie Gringras,...
Meeting mask to mask: For teens, BBYO conference was a chance to meet in...
By Jesse Berman and Alex Krutchik
Thousands of Jewish teens from across the world converged at one of the main event stages of the Baltimore...