Ronnie Footlick leaves a legacy at LifeBridge
Ronnie Borow Footlick’s 40-year relationship with Sinai Hospital began soon after Leslie, the eldest of her two daughters, was born.
As a newborn, Leslie had...
Shana Kroiz crafts self-confidence
Shana Kroiz views jewelry as a powerful tool for self-confidence. When you adorn yourself with jewelry, you tell a story about who you are,...
Judge Yvette Diamond on her experiences in law, film and environmentalism
Between her service as a judge for both the state of Maryland and the federal government, her globe-trotting voyages to see exotic wildlife and...
Dr. Avi Rosenberg hailed as a Maccabee of medicine
When asked what drew him to becoming a doctor, Avi Rosenberg said that it was his fascination with the science of the human body...
Stephanie Ziman grows a downtown Jewish preschool
While many preschools were struggling to stay open and keep students during the pandemic, the preschool of Beth El at Federal Hill doubled its...
Johanna Gruenhut melds Judaism and theater
Johanna Gruenhut’s Jewish identity has always been tightly interwoven with her art.
Even when she’s not directing a Jewish play, “Fingerprints of Judaism kind of...
Amian Kelemer fosters Jewish education
For nearly 30 years, Amian Kelemer has worked to promote Jewish education in Baltimore.
Kelemer, 53, is the CEO of the Macks Center for Jewish...
Robyn Hughes makes the world more accessible
By Bob Jacobson
Growing up in rural Carroll County in the 1970s and ‘80s, Robyn Hughes had few Jewish peers but encountered many Jewish professionals...
Lee Sherman goes from student to executive director
When asked about his proudest accomplishments as the executive director of Chizuk Amuno Congregation and Schools, Lee Sherman pointed to how the synagogue has...
Elissa Ness funds a community
When Elissa Ness first learned that she would be receiving The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore’s Carole Sibel Outstanding Fundraising Achievement Award, she couldn’t...
