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Synagogues, police focus on security for high holidays

Synagogues in the Baltimore area are working with the Baltimore County Police Department and community organizations to ensure that congregants and visitors stay safe...

In a tale of two synagogues, the story of a city

Susan C. Ingram | Special to JT “On this one little small street in Baltimore, you have two of the oldest synagogue buildings still standing...

ADL will review its education materials after Fox News calls the group ‘far-left’

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Andrew Lapin | JTA The Anti-Defamation League says it will “launch a thorough review” of its educational content to address materials “misaligned with” the organization’s...

Israel to measure inequality between Mizrahi and Ashkenazi Jews with new statistics

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Asaf Elia-Shalev | JTA Imagine if little was known about the extent of racial inequality in the United States because the government followed a policy...

Queen Elizabeth, whose reign encompassed the 20th-century ascent of British Jewry, dead at 96

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Ron Kampeas | JTA The reign of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch who died Thursday at 96, encompassed the grief and the redemption of...

The Baltimore Justice Shtiebl Hinenu prepares to start new inclusive education programs

For the first time in its five-year history, Hinenu: The Baltimore Justice Shtiebl will be offering a year-long educational program aimed at its younger...

World Briefs: Israel, Japan sign new defense agreement and more

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Israel, Japan sign new defense agreement Israel and Japan signed a defense agreement allowing for greater military equipment and technology cooperation on Aug. 30 in...

Local sporting tradition continues in memory of Rachel Minkove

Jeremy Diamond | Special to JT On Sunday Sept. 4, Tour de Court 2022 raised nearly $60,000 to go toward the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s...

Israeli team rides hard, places high in Maryland Cycling Classic

More than 100 cyclists from around the world competed in the inaugural Maryland Cycling Classic on Sunday, but it was a member of Israel’s...
Aileen Hammerman at an event at Temple Beth El in 2014.

Aileen Hammerman brought musical sophistication, glamour to Beth El Congregation

Aileen Hammerman, a concert pianist who brought “glamour and dazzle” to Beth El Congregation where her late husband, Saul Z. Hammerman, served as cantor,...