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In extraordinary tribute, George Shultz hailed by Jewish leaders for helping free Soviet Jews

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By Larry Luxner On Feb. 11, 1986, Soviet refusenik Natan Sharansky — freed after enduring nine years in Russian prisons on false charges of treason...
Jewish COmmunity Services' 2019 Purim party

Month of Jewish disability programming ends with a Purim party

Jewish Community Services capped off their list of events for Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month with a Feb. 24 Purim party. JDAIM is...
Anita Baron with her children

Woman with ALS builds community support group

By Jan Lee Every Monday at 4 p.m., Anita Baron logs on to Zoom to connect with a small group of congregants from her synagogue,...
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How to move to Israel while working remotely for a US employer

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By Renee Ghert-Zand It turns out the coronavirus pandemic has had an unexpected silver lining for Americans contemplating making aliyah: the normalization of working remotely. To...
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Mass. school committee member calls former employee a ‘k—‘ on live TV

Steven A. Rosenberg LOWELL. Mass. – Lowell Mayor John Leahy has demanded the resignation of School Committee member Robert Hoey Jr. after Hoey appeared on...
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The mixed multitude: Baltimore Jews reflect on their interfaith families

Lisa Reiffen, a resident of Elkridge, had family who suffered in the Holocaust. She knows that if she had been there then, she would...

Courageous Conversations series fosters understanding

Americans have long been living in a divided society, but Beth Shalom Congregation hopes to help heal over some of those divisions through the...
Ally Feldman as a child at camp

The benefits of summer camp, according to camp directors

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By Michael Vyskocil How many children attend camp each summer? According to the American Camp Association, 14 million kids and adults go to camp every...
Emily Goodman

New Baltimore Jewish Council position to focus on anti-Semitism

A new position at the Baltimore Jewish Council will focus on addressing and educating on anti-Semitism. The new position will be filled by Emily Goodman,...
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Alternative experiences await children at Jewish summer camps

While many children spend the year looking forward to a traditional camp experience of wilderness exploring, s’more roasting and color warring, others may feel...