Analysis: The Global Jewish Shuk
It was a shuk — a marketplace — of ideas. Attendees heard new and familiar voices. There was an abundance of give and take.
At...
Saul Kagan, Claims Conference founder and chief, dies at 91
Saul Kagan, the founder and chief of the Claims Conference for nearly five decades, died Saturday November 9, 2013 at age 91.
Kagan helped found...
Emergency Response to Typhoon Haiyan: Ways To Give
The Jewish Federations of North America are mobilizing a communal response to the super Typhoon Haiyan, which has wrought widespread destruction in the Philippines....
‘We Want To Hear From You’
Ten years ago, when Michael and Susie Gelman chaired the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North American in Israel, the focus was...
Up In Arms
Ninety-nine years after the Turkish genocide of the Armenians, one of the most poignant symbols of Armenian suffering is being held hostage — by...
‘Tell Your Story’
While it may not seem like the breaking of glass windows at Jewish-owned buildings by the Nazis would have inspired any creativity at all,...
Kristallnacht
“How did I become aware of Kristallnacht?” asked Holocaust survivor Johanna Neumann of Maryland. “ was not in the era of TV, of radio,...
NSA Director Defends Surveillance Programs
The director of the National Security Agency, General Keith Alexander, opened a talk on cyber security Thursday, Nov. 11 in Baltimore by reminding attendees...
Innovation Station
Baltimore has landed itself, once again, on the list innovators.
Last week when “The Slingshot 2013-2014 Guide” was released, two area organizations, the Pearlstone Center...
Jew in the City’s Top 10 Orthodox Jews
Baltimore’s Anne Neuberger was recently selected as one of the Top 10 Orthodox Jews in 2013 by the New York-based organization Jew in the...
