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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...

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Trip to Capitol Hill, a Decades-Old Tradition, Returns

Nomi Adams is Baltimore Hebrew Congregation’s teen and family engagement specialist, which means she is largely responsible for the planning that it takes to...

First Deaf Member of Knesset Speaks in Baltimore

Oct. 7, 2023, was a terrible and difficult day for every Israeli. For those who found themselves at the Nova music festival and the...

Celebrating Tu B’Shvat in Baltimore

Between the High Holidays and Passover, it can be easy to fall into the winter lull. It’s bleak outside and the couch is more...

Honoring the Late Rep. Elijah Cummings by Focusing on Black-Jewish Solidarity

The Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel partnered with Third Space at Shaarei Tfiloh to screen “Shared Legacies,” a documentary about Black-Jewish solidarity as...
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Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Dean Kremer Stands Tall for Team Israel

Being the first Israeli-American to sign a Major League Baseball contract and pitch in the big leagues is a distinction that comes about due...

How to Commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day in Baltimore

The Baltimore community will observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, marking 81 years since the liberation of the concentration camp Auschwitz in...

Myerberg Center Hires Kevin Large as New Director

The Edward A. Myerberg Center hired a new director last month, Kevin Large. “We conducted a couple rounds of interviews with multiple candidates, and we...

Third Space Enters Its Third Year in 2026

Third Space at Shaarei Tfiloh just entered its third year of operations, and with the new calendar year came a new leader on the...

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...