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JT wins 5 awards at regional journalism competition

The Baltimore Jewish Times won five awards in the MDDC Press Association journalism contest. The awards recognize work done in 2021. The JT’s editorial, “It...
A haredi Orthodox man fights back against an attacker

World Briefs: Belgian Orthodox Jew overpowers attacker and more

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In Antwerp, Haredi Orthodox Jew overpowers, tackles attacker It began like countless other antisemitic incidents in Antwerp: A man shouted insults and made threatening gestures...
From left: Norma McCorvey (Jane Roe) and her lawyer Gloria Allred on the steps of the Supreme Court in 1989

‘We had our lives on the line’: Abortion activists reflect on 50 years of...

By Sasha Rogelberg This year feels a lot like 1970 for those who remember it. Memories of a controversial war with consequences felt in the United...
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Lufthansa apologizes for expelling ‘large group’ of Chasidic Jews from flight to Hungary

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By Jacob Henry Lufthansa apologized for kicking identifiably Jewish people off a flight from New York City to Budapest last week after some Chasidic individuals...
Ann Kibel Schwartz and Donald Ray Schwartz

MMAE to host art show/book reading with artistic couple

As an artist, Ann Kibel Schwartz enjoys experimentation, with different types of artistic mediums, which can go as far as creating art that attempts...
Annette G. Saxon

Annette Saxon receives lifetime achievement award

Looking back on her long history of involvement in Baltimore’s Jewish community, Annette G. Saxon — the recent recipient of the Federation of Jewish...
Swim lessons at the JCC

Never too late to learn to swim at the JCC

The aquatics team at the JCC of Greater Baltimore noticed something the last time it offered free swim lessons: At least 50% of participants...
image of Elon Musk with Twitter logo and Jewish star

What Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter could mean for Jewish users and antisemitism

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By Gabe Friedman and Philissa Cramer Let’s get one thing out of the way: Elon Musk is not Jewish. But his acquisition of Twitter comes amid...
People protest in reaction to the leak of the Supreme Court draft abortion ruling

For Orthodox Jewish groups, it’s wait and see on the reversal of abortion rights

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Orthodox Jewish advocacy groups are getting ready for a deep dive into state abortion laws — and a potentially delicate political balancing act. Laws severely...
Dr. Ron Elfenbein

Jewish Maryland doctor Ron Elfenbein indicted for health care fraud

A Jewish doctor and resident of Anne Arundel County has been indicted by a grand jury of health care fraud in the approximate amount...