UN panel: Possibly just 7 Jews remain in Yemen
Systematic persecution of Jews in Yemen by Houthi rebels and a previous government has driven the ancient community almost entirely out of the country,...
Hazon’s Shmita Prizes recognizes art by Baltimore area residents
When Sara Shalva, the chief arts officer of the JCC of Greater Baltimore, suggested to her husband, Rabbi Benjamin Shalva, that he submit a...
Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom hosts joint Shabbat service with other Reform synagogues
Every so often, Reform congregations in the Baltimore area will come together for a joint Shabbat service in partnership with the Union for Reform...
Friday round-up: Feb. 4
Moses Montefiore plans a Jewish music venue
Moses Montefiore Anshe Emunah Hebrew Congregation is working to create a new music venue meant specifically for Jewish...
Are Jews white? Is Whoopi Goldberg Jewish? ‘The View’ Holocaust controversy, explained
She may not have meant to, but this week Whoopi Goldberg waded into a charged discourse that has polarized the Jewish community — and...
Surviving the Holocaust through a child’s eyes
When she was a child, Sabina Katz was in one of the last groups of children to safely leave Danzig, Germany, on a Kindertransport...
ABC suspends ‘The View’ co-host Whoopi Goldberg over Holocaust comments that ignited a firestorm
By Philissa Cramer
ABC has suspended Whoopi Goldberg from her role as a co-host of a morning TV talk show for two weeks amid criticism...
The new Florida? Record number of US retirees relocate to Israel in 2021
By Larry Luxner
A few weeks ago, Joel Tenenbaum, 81, and Marilyn Berkowitz, 84, arrived in Tel Aviv on an El Al flight from New...
Jewish music venue to come to MMAE
Baltimore will be getting a new music venue specially dedicated to Jewish music performances, courtesy of Moses Montefiore Anshe Emunah Hebrew Congregation.
“There is ...
Amnesty International releases report accusing Israel of apartheid
Amnesty International has become the latest human rights organization to describe Israel’s activities in relation to Palestinians as “apartheid” when it released a special...