Summer camps look to past lessons for future sessions
We may still be in the middle of winter, but it’s not too early for parents to start planning for their children’s’ summer break,...
Ella Kagan, Russian-Jewish school founder, preserves her culture
By Eric Schucht
At the time, the presence of the photocopier was peculiar.
Ella Kagan was at the Vienna airport after leaving the Soviet Union for...
Of Nazis and violins: David Schoenbaum dives into history
By Eric Schucht
Nazi Germany, U.S.-Israel relations and violins. Three topics with at least two things in common. All involve Jews. And all have been...
A grandparent’s guide to smartphone gaming
By Eric Schucht
It’s day whatever in these uncertain times, and you’re bored.
So, what can you do?
Maybe give video games a try? But dropping hundreds...
Community college’s oldest student turns 100
By Lisa Woolfson
Mollie Witow has led a life filled with traveling and solar eclipses. She’s assisted German atomic scientists, worked as a librarian and...
Practical tips for surviving distance learning while working at home
By Melissa Henriquez | Kveller via JTA
When our kids’ school district sent out a survey in July asking parents their return-to-school plan, we checked...
Blue Card supports Holocaust survivors during the pandemic
A teenage boy wanted to make a difference in someone’s day, so nonprofit The Blue Card connected him with an 85-year-old homebound Holocaust survivor...
Ner Tamid brings Orthodox Union’s SPIRIT program to its senior congregants
9/1/20 3:50 p.m. Update: This article has been corrected to reflect a more accurate number of attendees of the SPIRIT Program. The Baltimore Jewish...
Randi Orshan, Principal and Parent, Talks Going Back to School
With autumn only weeks away, both schools and parents are increasingly feeling the pressure to decide how to safely educate their children.
It was a...
Tony Hausner’s Genealogical Journey
By Andrea F. Siegel
It was at a cousin’s son’s wedding in 1993 where Tony Hausner of Silver Spring learned he was related to a...
