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]]>The Shoshana S. Cardin School held a special gala event on Wednesday, October 21, to honor and thank Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum for their leadership, generosity and contributions made towards the Cardin School. The gala raised more than $65,000 with proceeds establishing the Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Educational Fund. The Vision in Action gala was held at the… News - Local 2009-11-05T20:00:58+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/lights_go_out_on_baltimores_chanukah_house/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/lights_go_out_on_baltimores_chanukah_house/#When:20:00:34Z
]]>For Sale By Owner: One of a kind home in the Cross Country area of Baltimore with almost 6,800 sq. ft. of living space in addition to more than 3,000 sq. ft. of beautifully finished basement. This gorgeous 4-bedroom apartment building (built that way, not converted) with detached garage was built in 1922 of solid masonry construction and… News - Local, News - Home page 2009-11-05T20:00:34+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/obit_dr._scott_lesser/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/obit_dr._scott_lesser/#When:20:00:19Z
]]>Walking into Dr. Scott L. and Lesley E. Lesser’s Stevenson home, one has to pass through a “neighborhood” all of its own. There are small, wooden birdhouses, conforming to each twist and turn on the limbs they are attached to. They provide shelter, nesting opportunities and, from the worn looks of them, it appears they’ve had plenty of… News - Local 2009-11-05T20:00:19+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/parents_struggle_to_navigate_h1n1/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/parents_struggle_to_navigate_h1n1/#When:20:00:06Z
]]>For several days, Hannah Weiss, a fifth-grade student at Krieger Schechter Day School, complained of headaches, but there were no other symptoms. It wasn’t until the fifth day that she got a fever, albeit a low-grade one hovering around the 100-degree range. She was also lethargic and had little appetite. Hannah’s mother, Stacy, took her to a physician,… News - Local, News - Home page 2009-11-05T20:00:06+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/state_begins_iran_divestment/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/state_begins_iran_divestment/#When:19:59:59Z
]]>The State of Maryland’s Pensions and Investments board has divested from one company and put 13 others on notice that their investments in both Iran or Sudan are being monitored. For the moment, the state is only divesting the $38.3 million it had invested by Sept. 30, 2009, in the British company Royal Dutch Shell. Two companies —… News - Local, News - Home page 2009-11-05T19:59:59+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/local_security_group_for_jewish_operations_forms/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/local_security_group_for_jewish_operations_forms/#When:14:46:47Z Jon Krieger is taking his law enforcement experience and using it to start his own business. Mr. Krieger and Scott Wendell have formed Defender One, a security company that specializes in providing security for synagogues and Jewish gatherings. Mr. Krieger and Mr. Wendell launched Defender One last July after three months of preparation, which included obtaining the required… News - Local 2009-11-04T14:46:47+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/brothers_allege_workplace_anti-semitism/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/brothers_allege_workplace_anti-semitism/#When:19:34:07Z A pair of Jewish brothers who live in the Baltimore metropolitan area are suing a local cable television service outfit and a leading national human resources company for religious discrimination. On behalf of Scott and Joey Jacobson, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a federal lawsuit Oct. 27 against Conn-X LLC, a Florida cable corporation with… News - Local, News - Home page 2009-11-03T19:34:07+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/sderot_mayor_thanks_baltimore_kids/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/sderot_mayor_thanks_baltimore_kids/#When:20:00:46Z
]]>Sometimes while wiping down tables in her classroom, Shuli Raffel thinks of her educational colleagues in Sederot, Israel. “I’m worried about Swine Flu and am wiping the tables all the time,” the Krieger Schechter Day School faculty member said. “They’re worried about Kassam missiles falling.” With such sentiments in mind, last year the school invited the Jewish National… News - Local, News - Home page 2009-10-29T20:00:46+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/quarry_takes_suicide_prevention_moves/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/quarry_takes_suicide_prevention_moves/#When:20:00:17Z
]]>In the wake of two suicide attempts by the same individual over the past eight months at Pikesville’s Quarry Lake at Greenspring, law enforcement officials and civic leaders recently conducted a “walk-around” session to discuss ways to better secure that area from intrusions. The meeting was initiated by Sherrie Becker, executive director of the Pikesville Chamber of Commerce.… News - Local, News - Home page 2009-10-29T20:00:17+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/wargotz_to_challenge_mikulski/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/wargotz_to_challenge_mikulski/#When:20:00:11Z
]]>One year. That’s how much time Dr. Eric Wargotz has to pull off a political miracle. Between now and the November 2010 general election, he must convince a plurality of Maryland voters that his mantra of moderation, pro-environmentalism and bi-partisanship should be their voice in the U.S. Senate. One more thing: Assuming he wins the Republican Party primary,… News - Local, News - Home page 2009-10-29T20:00:11+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/bjt_at_90_part_ii/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/bjt_at_90_part_ii/#When:20:00:09Z
]]>Second in a nine-part series celebrating the 90th anniversary of the founding of the BALTIMORE JEWISH TIMES This is the second installment of a nine-week special series reprising 90 of the most important news stories covered by the BALTIMORE JEWISH TIMES since its founding in September 1919. There is no rank, nor is there a priority given. These… News - Local, News - Home page 2009-10-29T20:00:09+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/friendship_to_family_the_baltimore-ashkelon_partnership/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/friendship_to_family_the_baltimore-ashkelon_partnership/#When:19:32:03Z More than five years ago, the Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore and the Baltimore Jewish Community launched the Baltimore-Ashkelon Partnership. We wanted to build a bridge between our community and the community in Ashkelon, but since its inception our partnership has become so much more. For the past week, a delegation of community leaders from Baltimore… News - Local 2009-10-29T19:32:03+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/justice_for_palestine_at_umcp/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/justice_for_palestine_at_umcp/#When:17:43:03Z The inaugural event for the University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine club featured points of view that speakers said are not often heard when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They remarks also elicited strongly dissenting, but respectful comments. About 75 people gathered in the basement of the Juan Ramón Jimenez foreign languages building for the… News - Local 2009-10-29T17:43:03+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/report_rabbi_loebs_funeral/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/report_rabbi_loebs_funeral/#When:20:00:48Z
]]>It might be classified as “Classic Loeb.” Even from the hereafter, Rabbi Mark G. Loeb appeared to be calling the shots. At last week’s funeral at Beth El Congregation for Rabbi Loeb, who died Oct. 7 reportedly of a heart attack at age 65 in Milan, Italy, Rabbi Steven Schwartz, his successor at the Pikes-ville synagogue, revealed that… News - Local, News - Home page 2009-10-22T20:00:48+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/bahrains_jewish_diplomat_greets_baltimoreans/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/bahrains_jewish_diplomat_greets_baltimoreans/#When:20:00:41Z
]]>A photograph of her nation’s leader in a red-and-white checkered keffiyeh behind her and the traditional trappings of Arabian culture and architecture surrounding her, Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo once again described how she became her tiny Persian Gulf nation’s first Jewish ambassador. “I was very surprised at all the attention my being Jewish has received,” Bahrain’s leading diplomat… News - Local, News - Home page 2009-10-22T20:00:41+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/jt_celebrates_90_years/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/jt_celebrates_90_years/#When:20:00:25Z
]]>First in a nine-part series celebrating the 90th anniversary of the founding of the BALTIMORE JEWISH TIMES. We begin the first set of 10 in our coverage of the 90 most important news stories covered in 90 years of the BALTIMORE JEWISH TIMES. There is no “most important” or ranking given here. These are examples of the day-to-day… News - Local, News - Home page 2009-10-22T20:00:25+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/konheim_leaving_beth_am/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/konheim_leaving_beth_am/#When:20:00:20Z
]]>Rabbi Jon Konheim, Beth Am Congregation’s spiritual leader since July 2002, announced last week that he will step down from his position on July 10, 2010, and become the Reservoir Hill synagogue’s rabbi emeritus. Beth Am’s board of trustees will launch a nationwide search for the synagogue’s next rabbi, working with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and… News - Local, News - Home page 2009-10-22T20:00:20+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/remembering_esther_rosenblatt/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/remembering_esther_rosenblatt/#When:20:00:13Z
]]>To borrow one of her favorite sayings, Rebbetzin Esther Rosenblatt put a little cheese in the blintz for a lot of people. “She personified the whole meaning of tikkun olam [repairing the world],” said a tearful Rabbi Moshe P. Weisblum, the Israeli-born spiritual leader of Kneseth Israel Congregation in Annapolis. “She was friendly, warm, caring. She taught so… News - Local 2009-10-22T20:00:13+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/building_a_sukkah_and_jewish_life_at_boys_latin/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/building_a_sukkah_and_jewish_life_at_boys_latin/#When:17:01:09Z
]]>Families make all sorts of compromises in order to send their children to private schools. One thing they don’t have to compromise, however, is their children’s exposure to meaningful Jewish experiences. I have been uniquely fortunate to be part of the development of sustained, engaging Jewish programming at the Boys’ Latin School of Maryland, where I serve… News - Local 2009-10-22T17:01:09+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/how_baltimore_created_israeli_jobs/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/how_baltimore_created_israeli_jobs/#When:16:56:29Z Two months after I was born in 1929, the stock market crashed and the long Great Depression began. Unemployment and underemployment were normal in my working-class Jewish neighborhood of Brooklyn, and it stayed that way for a decade, until industry geared up in preparation for World War II. Anyone who grew up in that environment carries its… News - Local 2009-10-22T16:56:29+00:00