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Baltimore Jewish Times recognized for excellence in editorial writing

The Baltimore Jewish Times won first place in editorial writing at the American Jewish Press Association’s Rockower Awards for excellence in Jewish journalism. The...
Marc B. Terrill and Beth Goldsmith

Associated Annual Meeting reviews work from past year

At The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore’s Annual Meeting, Beth Goldsmith, chair of the board, described the start of the past fiscal year in...
Shlomo Kushner

Here is part 2 of the Best of Jewish Baltimore 2021

Here is part two of the results from the Baltimore Jewish Times’ annual Best of Jewish Baltimore reader’s choice competition. These businesses, nonprofits, institutions...
Rabbi Yechiel Shaffer addresses members of Pikesville Jewish Congregation during the groundbreaking ceremony.

Pikesville Jewish Congregation holds groundbreaking for new spiritual home

On a warm Sunday morning, with the last of the year’s cicadas still buzzing about, adults and children gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony of...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was a featured guest speaker at the Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel event.

Nancy Pelosi speaks at event honoring Elijah Cummings’ legacy

On June 21, the Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel hosted a virtual fundraising event that discussed the legacy of Rep. Elijah Cummings, a...
Anat Kimchi

U-Md. student fatally stabbed in Chicago

By Lexi Gopin Anat Kimchi, a University of Maryland doctoral student and graduate of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, was fatally stabbed in...
Elie Pallia

Second Exodus: Elie Pallia’s journey from Egypt to America

In May 1961, as the plane from Luxembourg to New York drew close to its destination, an announcement asked Elie Pallia and his family...
Joan Grayson Cohen

New program makes resources for aging adults more accessible

By Lisa Woolfson The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, along with its agencies CHAI, CHANA and Jewish Community Services, is offering a new program called...
Chaim Lazar and Mark Prince of Goldberg's Bagels

Here is part 1 of the results from the 2021 Best of Jewish Baltimore...

From the best diner to the best homecare services to everything in between, it’s time once again for the Baltimore Jewish Times’ annual Best...

Maryland delegate wants more transparency in justice system

In the wake of Efraim Gordon’s murder, and of the arrests of three teens in connection to his death, one Maryland lawmaker is looking...