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‘Take a Leap’ African-American Dance to Be Highlighted for Black History Month

It may not be a leap year, but the Gordon Center for Performing Arts still wants people to “Take a Leap” this month. The...

Baltimore-Area Resident and Family Purchase Two Emergency Vehicles for Magen David Adom

Pikesville resident Barbara Donick was visiting her daughter, Dr. Suzi Seigel, in Chicago last year when a representative of the American Friends of the...

Police Investigating Hate Fliers Dispersed on Lawns, Placed on Cars

The Baltimore County Police Department is investigating the discovery of antisemitic fliers that were left on lawns in Perry Hall in late January. The fliers...

What Is ‘Perseverance’? How About Hillary Kotler Fulfilling Her Lifelong Dream of Appearing on...

A beloved preschool teacher took her shot at trivia-show fame on Jan. 19 when she made her debut on the 39th season of “Jeopardy!” Hillary...

Maryland No. 1 in Top ‘10 States to Live in for Saving Money,’ Says Census Data...

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Maryland has been named the No. 1 region in the United States for saving money, according to a new data study documented by the...

California Jewish Caucus Statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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Today, we mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp Just 78 years ago, 6 million...

New Report Finds Holocaust Education Expanding in Africa, Arab World, Eastern Europe

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Annual study from Tel Aviv University’s Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry provides encouraging news. On Jan. 26, the day before International Holocaust...

Rabbi at Cheder Chabad of Baltimore Aims to Grow Student Body and Yeshivah Presence

Cheder Chabad of Baltimore, a local yeshivah, has recently welcomed a new member into its ranks. Rabbi Elchonon Chaikin will serve as the school’s...

Holocaust Book of Names to Be Inaugurated at U.N. Underscores Individual Identities of the...

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Renee Ghert-Zand | JTA When Yad Vashem was created in 1953 on the slopes of Jerusalem’s Mount of Remembrance to commemorate the Holocaust, its founders...

World Briefs: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Obscures Massive Painting of Jesus at Sea and...

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U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Obscures Massive Painting of Jesus at Sea The painting in a key room in the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy was as...