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...
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...
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...
Natalie K. Levant Brings the Laughs at 88
By Eric Schucht
She’s the silver vixen of the stand-up — the comedic grandmother audiences wished they had.
“They used to say mother,” Natalie K. Levant...
These Services Are Helping Older Jews Master Technology and Stay Connected in Isolation
By Renee Ghert-Zand | JTA
Until April, Gail Lipsitz had never heard of the popular videoconferencing platform Zoom. “All of a sudden, everyone was talking about...
How to Retire in Quarantine
By Saul Schwartz
On Feb. 29, I retired from the federal government. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared a worldwide pandemic.
After a lifelong...
