http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php en mjaffe@jewishtimes.com Copyright 2013 2013-05-22T02:50:59+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/cigarette-smuggling_palestinian_linked_to_ari_halberstams_brooklyn_bridge_m/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/cigarette-smuggling_palestinian_linked_to_ari_halberstams_brooklyn_bridge_m/#When:01:50:59Z One of 16 Palestinians arrested in a cigarette-smuggling ring was linked to the 1994 murder of yeshiva student Ari Halberstam in a terror attack on the Brooklyn Bridge. Muaffaq Askar, who was arrested late last week in New York in a plot that is believed to have cost the state millions of dollars in lost revenue, has long… News - Local 2013-05-22T01:50:59+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/streisand_to_receive_honorary_doctorate_from_hebrew_u/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/streisand_to_receive_honorary_doctorate_from_hebrew_u/#When:23:25:24Z Barbra Streisand will receive an honorary doctorate from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Streisand, the iconic Jewish-American singer and actress, will be presented with the degree at a ceremony on June 17 during the Hebrew University International Board of Governors meeting in Jerusalem. In a statement, the university said Streisand was being recognized for “her professional achievements, outstanding… News - Israel 2013-05-21T23:25:24+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/lichtman/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/lichtman/#When:12:49:49Z On May 20, 2013, HARRY SEYMOUR; beloved husband of Betty Lichtman (nee Simmons) and the late Ilene Lichtman (nee Reiser); beloved father of Merle Lichtman, Mark Lichtman and Miles Lichtman; devoted brother of Albert (Eleanor) Lichtman; loving grandfather of Casey Lichtman; also survived by five stepchildren and many nieces and nephews. Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS., INC.,… Milestones - Obituaries 2013-05-21T12:49:49+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/man_who_raped_holocaust_survivor_sentenced_to_jail/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/man_who_raped_holocaust_survivor_sentenced_to_jail/#When:07:42:21Z An Australian man who sexually assaulted a Holocaust survivor was sentenced to up to five years in prison. Robert Webb, 39, was sentenced to a minimum of three years in jail for the 1991 attack. Arrested and charged in 2011, Webb could be released within a year given time served, according to a report in the Sydney Morning… News - International 2013-05-21T07:42:21+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/paris_suburb_shuts_down_unlicensed_jewish_preschool/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/paris_suburb_shuts_down_unlicensed_jewish_preschool/#When:07:40:55Z A suburban Paris municipality ordered the closure of an unlicensed Jewish preschool. City officials in Charenton, south of the French capital, closed the preschool there last month following complaints and a surprise inspection, the Le Parisien daily reported last week. The preschool, which served about 50 toddlers since its opening about one year ago, was run by the… News - International 2013-05-21T07:40:55+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/israel_integrating_arabs_into_high-tech_world/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/israel_integrating_arabs_into_high-tech_world/#When:07:35:14Z Four years ago, the Israeli government named Nazareth a national priority area, meaning that Israel’s largest Arab city would be granted economic incentives as a preferential area and firms that relocate to the city are entitled to tax breaks. Recently, the first industrial park in Nazareth was officially opened in April by Israeli entrepreneur and philanthropist, Stef Wertheimer… News - Israel 2013-05-21T07:35:14+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/heartfelt_program/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/heartfelt_program/#When:18:35:34Z
]]>“Thousands of lives each year would be saved if more defibrillators were placed throughout the country. We, as the Jewish nation, value life tremendously. The Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program shows achdus, unity, and our commitment to help all Jewish people, regardless of their affiliations,” said Frank Storch, who oversees the Chesed Fund Ltd. Storch was… News - Local 2013-05-20T18:35:34+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/cyber_hearings1/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/cyber_hearings1/#When:14:03:32Z The Internet is teeming with recruitment sites for potential jihadists; how to sites for building bombs, and numerous forums in which terrorists can share and build upon their hate. “It’s very troubling. Unless we change what is happening in the Internet, we can expect many more Boston-style attacks, not only here but abroad,” said Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate… News - National 2013-05-20T14:03:32+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/syria/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/syria/#When:14:02:43Z From Washington and Jerusalem, it’s hard to tell the good news from the bad in the stalemate that is the Syrian civil war. This week the government forces of President Bashar al-Assad appeared to gain some ground and momentum against the rebels fighting to force him from power. Former U.S. diplomat Aaron David Miller looked at the situation… News - International 2013-05-20T14:02:43+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/a_mission_of_coexistence/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/a_mission_of_coexistence/#When:12:43:41Z
]]>A GROUP of Jewish and Christian clergy with one African-American imam returned last week from a 10-day mission to Israel. The trip, organized by the Institute for Jewish and Christian Studies and the Baltimore Jewish Council, an agency of The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, provided an intensive examination of the complex history of the land of… News - Local 2013-05-20T12:43:41+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/orandle/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/orandle/#When:12:08:45Z On May 18, 2013, DAVID; beloved husband of Marsha Orandle (nee Okum); cherished father of Robert Orandle and Marlene Orandle; dear brother of Samuel Orandle; adored grandfather of Matthew Orandle. Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS., INC., 8900 Reisterstown Road, at Mount Wilson Lane on Monday, May 20, at 12 p.m. Interment at Mikro Kodesh Beth Israel Cemetery,… Milestones - Obituaries 2013-05-20T12:08:45+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/felcher/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/felcher/#When:12:07:24Z On May 18, 2013, BERNARD; beloved husband of Toby Felcher (nee Schwartz) loving father of E. Marla Felcher and Adrienne B. Bannon; loving father-in-law of Max Bazerman and Desmond Bannon; devoted brother of the late May Frederick and Sarah Wilkus; cherished grandfather of Liam and Maura Bannon. Funeral services are private. Interment at Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery, Berrymans Lane.… Milestones - Obituaries 2013-05-20T12:07:24+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/roffman/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/roffman/#When:12:07:08Z On May 17, 2013, ETHEL (nee Marcus); beloved wife of Leonard Roffman; devoted mother of Susan Simon, Marc Roffman and Leslie Roffman; dear mother-in-law of Stephen Simon and Mary Lou Hanley; loving sister of Dorothy Darvin, Gertrude Sucoll and the late Gilbert Marcus, Abe Marcus, Goldie Marcus and Solomon Marcus; cherished grandmother of Rachel, Caitlin and Louis Roffman… Milestones - Obituaries 2013-05-20T12:07:08+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/weekend_of_fire_and_stone_terror_in_judea_and_samaria/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/weekend_of_fire_and_stone_terror_in_judea_and_samaria/#When:12:47:53Z Israeli residents of Judea and Samaria experienced and extremely violent weekend. They were subjected to numerous terror attacks perpetrated by Arabs throughout region. Arab arsonists took advantage of the dry and hot weather this weekend and ignited brush fields in several locations in an attempt to cause damage to homes and… News - Israel 2013-05-19T12:47:53+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/weiner21/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/weiner21/#When:12:21:23Z On May 14, 2013, PAUL; beloved husband of the late Catherine Weiner (nee Underwood); cherished father of Joyce (Thomas) Hess; also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS., INC., 8900 Reisterstown Road, at Mount Wilson Lane on Friday, May 17, at 12 p.m. Interment at Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery, Berrymans Lane. Please omit… Milestones - Obituaries 2013-05-17T12:21:23+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/police_shoot_disturbed_woman_on_northbrook_avenue/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/police_shoot_disturbed_woman_on_northbrook_avenue/#When:01:00:46Z
]]>A shooting incident that occurred early last Saturday morning in a predominantly Orthodox Jewish area of Pikesville was many months in the making, according to Menashe Efron, whose son and daughter-in-law live in the home where the attack occurred. When Baltimore County police responded to a suspicious-person call at 2 a.m. at the home of Noam and Leah… News - Local 2013-05-17T01:00:46+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/day_school_at_baltimore_hebrew_closing_its_doors/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/day_school_at_baltimore_hebrew_closing_its_doors/#When:00:50:01Z
]]>It has been just over a week since the Day School at Baltimore Hebrew formally announced that it will shut its doors at the end of the 2012-2013 school year and that the Independent Jewish Academy of Baltimore will not open up in its stead. An outpouring of emotions, accusations and acceptance has spiraled throughout the community,… News - Local 2013-05-17T00:50:01+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/rash_of_pedestrian_accidents_leaves_community_shaken/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/rash_of_pedestrian_accidents_leaves_community_shaken/#When:00:40:31Z
]]>The scene along Old Court Road and Estates Court on May 10 has become one all too familiar in Baltimore County in recent weeks. Police and EMS providers responded at 7:44 a.m. that day to a report of a crash involving a 2009 Honda CRV and a pedestrian. The victim, Damien Graham, 30, of the 3500 block of… News - Local 2013-05-17T00:40:31+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/university_of_md._alum_upset_50-year_reunion_scheduled_on_shavuot/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/university_of_md._alum_upset_50-year_reunion_scheduled_on_shavuot/#When:00:30:55Z
]]>A 1963 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Pikesville resident Michael Benson had been eagerly awaiting his class’ 50-year reunion this spring. That is, until he learned of the event’s date. A few months ago, Benson found out the school had scheduled its graduation banquet, which was preceded by a… News - Local 2013-05-17T00:30:55+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/kotel_clash_one_baltimoreans_first-hand_account/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/recipes/apricot_souffle/phil_jacobs_executive_editor/kotel_clash_one_baltimoreans_first-hand_account/#When:00:20:16Z
]]>It seemed like a scene out of a novel. Piercing screams. Cries of “Nazi” and “traitor.” But this clash — a protest that resembled a mini-war — was not out of a Holocaust memoir or even a history textbook. It was the scene last Friday morning at the Western Wall, one of the holiest sites of the… News - Israel 2013-05-17T00:20:16+00:00