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Pool party at the JCC

JCC celebrates the Fourth of July with a pool party

Brightly colored Italian ice; red, white and blue decorations; kids splashing in the pool; and, most importantly, crowds of people together again after a...

Swastikas spray-painted on headstones of Jewish cemeteries

More than a dozen separate headstones or monuments have been desecrated with spray-painted swastikas at the German Hill Road Jewish Cemeteries, according to JMORE....
Rabbi Joshua Gruenberg

For Baltimore synagogues, it’s time to return to in-person services

After connecting with their members through screens for more than a year, many Baltimore synagogues are now bringing their communities back into their buildings. Many...
Attendees participate in a 2019 Services in the Park event.

Beth Am’s Shabbats in the park return for the summer

Can a washboard band be part of Shabbat services? At Beth Am, the answer is a firm “yes.” Services in the Park is an opportunity...
Rebecca Brown with her son, Lev

Macks Center program provides expectant mothers with community

Pregnancy and childbirth are stressful enough without the added burden of a pandemic and the isolation of social distancing. The Macks Center for Jewish...
A baseball sitting on a field

Team Israel will make stop in Maryland for pre-Olympic exhibition game

Team Israel Baseball is coming to Maryland. On their way to the Olympics, Team Israel will stop in Maryland for an exhibition game with...
Former state Sen. Barbara A. Hoffman

Former State Senator Barbara Hoffman dies at 81

When a nightly news report during the Yom Kippur War showed the Israeli Defense Forces shooting down an Egyptian plane, Alan Hoffman and his...
From left, Kimberlee Swift, Luann Carra and Baltimore City Councilmember Zeke Cohen

Fells Point neighbors paint over antisemitic graffiti

When Kimberlee Swift of Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood first saw the large swastika painted on a light post outside of her house on June...

Baltimore Jewish Times recognized for excellence in editorial writing

The Baltimore Jewish Times won first place in editorial writing at the American Jewish Press Association’s Rockower Awards for excellence in Jewish journalism. The...
Marc B. Terrill and Beth Goldsmith

Associated Annual Meeting reviews work from past year

At The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore’s Annual Meeting, Beth Goldsmith, chair of the board, described the start of the past fiscal year in...