‘Have Fun and Help Others’: The Life and Legacy of Baltimore’s Nate Conn
On Saturday mornings, Nathaniel “Nate” Conn laced up his sneakers and headed to Patterson Park in Southeast Baltimore for pickup soccer. He liked the...
Documentarian Frederick Wiseman, Whose Career Examined Social Institutions, Dies at 96
Frederick Wiseman became a globally celebrated documentary filmmaker by capturing the inner workings of a wide range of social institutions, from governments to schools,...
Marlene Resnick, Longtime Baltimore Jewish Communal Leader, Dies at 89
Marlene Resnick, a longtime Baltimore Jewish communal leader whose decades of hands-on involvement helped shape synagogue life, fundraising efforts and Jewish education across the...
Lawrence ‘Larry’ Cohen, Longtime Community Presence in Howard County, Dies at 76
Lawrence “Larry” Cohen was sitting inside Meadows, a frozen custard shop in Columbia, when a young woman outside reacted as if she had just...
Ira Rutkow, Baltimore Surgeon, Dies at 77
Ira Rutkow, a surgeon who combined medical innovation with a lifelong study of the history of surgery and whose professional life was shaped in...
Louis ‘Lou’ Bluefeld, Longtime Kosher Caterer in Baltimore, Dies at 104
“Good food is good food, but ours wasn’t just food — it was an event,” Louis “Lou” Bluefeld once said, explaining what set his...
Susi Margulies Rossman, Holocaust Survivor and Matriarch, Dies at 96
Susi Margulies Rossman was a young teenager riding a bus in Belgium during the German occupation when Nazi soldiers boarded and began demanding identity...
Julius Berman, Orthodox Rabbi Whose Influence Spanned Secular and Observant Jewish Institutions, Dies at...
Grace Gilson | JTA
Rabbi Julius Berman, who led the Orthodox Union and a myriad of other prominent Jewish communal organizations across the Orthodox and...
Microbiologist and Beth Tfiloh Member Elliot Rank Dies at 77
By Ellen Braunstein
On Shabbat mornings at Beth Tfiloh Congregation in Pikesville, Elliot Louis Rank could almost always be found in the same seat, the...
Nan Rosenthal, Hospital Executive and Volunteer Leader, Dies at 88
Nan Debuskey Rosenthal was known for her energy and her ability to connect with people. When she entered a room, others noticed — drawn...
