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Oil derricks

The Blausteins’ fortune came from fossil fuels. Here’s how they and other Jewish philanthropies...

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Asaf Elia-Shalev | JTA At the start of the 20th century, Louis Blaustein, a Jewish immigrant from Lithuania, and his son Jacob drove a horse-drawn...
Destroyed graves

World Briefs: Dozens of Jewish graves damaged in 600-year-old Turkish cemetery and more

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Dozens of Jewish graves damaged in 600-year-old Turkish cemetery Dozens of Jewish graves were damaged or destroyed in the 600-year old cemetery of Istanbul’s Hasköy...
Legacy Camp participants with IDF staff and FIDF volunteer board members

Legacy Camp supports children and siblings of fallen Israeli soldiers

For the last 17 summers, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, in partnership with Yad LaBanim Organization and the IDF, has offered the children...
Dan Cox

Cox or Moore? 2 supporters weigh in on their chosen candidate for Md governor

With the Democratic and Republican nominees for Maryland governor chosen, the legion of candidates has been reduced to Republican state Del. Daniel L. Cox...
Kids at Capital Camps enjoy the summer.

COVID at camp

Jan Lee | Special to JT Jackie Hajdenberg | JTA So many campers were sick with COVID-19 earlier this summer at Ramah New England that its...
Brandenburg Gates

Calendar: August 1-August 10

Monday, August 1 Still Traveling: Buzzing Berlin Join the Gordon Center to zoom to Berlin for four virtual “trips” in Germany’s capital, which is buzzing with...
Gemilut Hasadim volunteers

Gemilut Hasadim volunteers resume cooking for Ronald McDonald House

By Ellen Braunstein As volunteer organizations move forward and get out from under the pandemic, they are restoring longstanding relationships with the people they serve. Chizuk...
A Zentangle - a black-and-white geometric drawing

Soul Center promotes mindfulness through Zentangling program

In the throes of busy day-to-day life, it can be difficult to take a moment and practice mindfulness, especially while still acknowledging Jewish tenets...
Children participate in the Macks Center for Jewish Education’s Mitzvah Mutts and Summer Reading Kickoff event.

After a century, the Macks Center for Jewish Education closes

As of July 1, the Macks Center for Jewish Education, a former agency of The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, has reorganized into three...
Doctors sitting on a couch

Participants needed for caregiving study

By Mala Blomquist As part of efforts to study the impact of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia disorders, researchers are looking for current caretakers of Alzheimer’s...