97-year-old Holocaust survivor tells family’s harrowing brush with Kristallnacht
Baltimore Jewish Council and The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore commemorated the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht (“Night of Broken Glass”), the wide-scale Nazi-led pogrom...
Online support for those dealing with suicide moved to Sunday to accommodate Jewish attendees
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is meant to be a healing experience for those who have lost loved ones to suicide. Yet due...
Baltimore feels economic squeeze as food, housing prices continue to rise
Grocery bills are skyrocketing. Housing costs are rising. High oil prices mean that heating costs are expected to soar as winter begins. Plus, federal...
The many communal hats worn by Cantor Stephanie Weishaar
Cantor-led congregations are something of a rarity, but Kol Nefesh, a Reform congregation in Columbia’s Oakland Interfaith Meeting House, is one of the fortunate...
Associated board chair Barbara Levin Himmelrich, 91, stood at forefront of change
Talking about Barbara Levin Himmelrich and looking at her numerous accomplishments, it becomes immediately apparent that she was tenacious, a go-getter and a steadfast...
Harold Grinspoon Foundation provides $25 million for Jewish summer camps
Next summer will see improvements for Jewish overnight camps as JCamp 180 — a core program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation — has announced...
Israeli Ambassador Michael Herzog to JNF conference attendees in Boston: ‘They will not tear...
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog has a message for Baltimore ... and to Jewish individuals throughout the United States. Speaking in...
Baltimore congregants take part in global day of learning in honor of late rabbi
More than 150 synagogues, communities and Jewish day schools across the world will be honoring the second anniversary (yahrzeit) of the passing of Rabbi...
Baltimore publisher awards national literary prize to rabbi, who talks about ‘Headstone’
You’re never too old to start pursuing your passions — just ask Rabbi Mark Elber.
The Massachusetts rabbi recently won the Henry Morgenthau III Prize...
Baltimore Jewish entities get millions in federal grants to implement safety measures
Faygie Holt | Special to the JT
More than 30 Jewish synagogues, day schools and communal entities in the Baltimore region were awarded nonprofit security...
