From Poland to Israel to America, Artist Edna Emmet Helps Color the World
Edna Kurtz Emmet retired recently from the Waldorf School of Baltimore, where she taught art for 33 years.
Although she no longer teaches in an...
In Turkey, Festival Revives a Jewel of the Sephardic World and Aims to Break...
IZMIR, Turkey — Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, Prague has been a popular tourist destination for both Jewish travelers and others interested...
Massive trove of prewar Jewish artifacts unearthed by construction workers in Poland
Construction workers renovating an old tenement house in Lodz, Poland, unearthed a surprising find: an untouched cache of hundreds of Jewish artifacts believed to...
You Should Know … Danielle Frye
Danielle (“Dani”) Frye is a natural with kids. After all, she has been exposed to them her entire life.
Growing up on Long Island, N.Y.,...
Marc Irwin brings musicality everywhere he goes, even to synagogue
The Classic Theatre of Maryland is celebrating a full decade of professional theater in Annapolis. And local Jewish musician Marc Irwin has been along...
Armenia has had few Jews and a poor relationship with Israel. That could be...
YEREVAN, Armenia (JTA) — Just outside a remote village two hours’ drive east of Yerevan, in a clearing reachable only by hiking down a...
An uphill climb? Netflix film aims to reduce stigma on seeking therapy
Alan Zeitlin | Special to the JT
Aaron Schneider, who has been a therapist in Baltimore for the past seven years, is pleased that a...
Basketball star comes home for Unity Clinic, to share his court skills and camaraderie
Tamir Goodman, who started his illustrious basketball career at Talmudical Academy (TA) in Baltimore, returned to the city of his youth earlier this month...
Wild pitch: How an Israeli kibbutznik became a coach for the Cincinnati Reds
Elli Wohlgelernter | JTA
KIBBUTZ GEZER, Israel — Bill James, the influential baseball writer, historian and statistician, once described the great Yankees first baseman Don...
A taste of the world at New Year’s weekend gatherings
Family Features
The traditional dishes served year after year at your family’s holiday gatherings may bring comfort and a sense of nostalgia, but you can...
