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On December 12, 2015, CHERYL “SHERRY,” (nee Josephson); beloved wife of Jon Hyman; devoted mother of Julie (Howie) Schnee, Carla (Dr. Oron) Frenkel; adored sister of Robert Josephson, Ronna (Ron) Hain,...
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On December 10, 2015, ANNELIESE (nee Bauer), beloved wife of the late George Korzec; loving mother of Brian (Christina) Korzec, Heidi (Thomas) Fisher and Karin (Danny) Minkin; devoted sister of Herbert...
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On December 11, 2015, MARTIN “MARTY,” beloved husband of Linda Zangwill (nee Alpert); devoted father of Scott Zangwill and Andrea (Dan) Suissa; dear brother of Cheryl (Herschel) Kaufman; loving son of...
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On December 14, 2015, GAIL (nee Feiges), beloved wife of Mark Fleischmann and the late Solomon Eichner; devoted mother of Marlene Eichner, Ira Eichner, Milton Eichner and Harry Eichner; sister of Isaac...
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On December 15, 2015, MELVIN MYRON, beloved husband of the late Ellen Kramer (nee Finifter); devoted father of Barry Kramer and Michael Kramer; dear brother of Marlene Leavey; loving son of the late...
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On December 14, 2015, ERWIN, beloved husband of Harriet Sagenkahn (nee Aronovitz); loving father of Jill (Dr. Kurt) Linkoff, Edie (Greg) Goldberg and the late Richard Sagenkahn; cherished brother of...
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On December 15, 2015, SHIRLEY, beloved wife of the late Elliot Jacob Sless; devoted mother of Carol (Steve) Shemer, Ronald M. (Cookie) Sless and Barry A. Sless; loving sister of Ed Dragon, Thalia...
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On December 15, 2015, Dr. BYRON S., beloved husband of the late Shirley R. Tepper (nee Rothenberg); loving father of Alan A. Tepper and Rachel S. (Bradford) Cox; adored grandfather of Anna Cox and Ryan...
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A young girl learns how to sew at the JCC in this circa 1960 photo. Can you identify anyone in this photo? Contact Joanna Church, 410-732-6400, ext. 226 or jchurch@jewishmuseummd.org. To see more of...
View ArticleBahrain’s king holds Chanukah candle-lighting
The director of an Orthodox European rabbinical association lit Chanukah candles in the palace of the king of Bahrain. The ceremony last week in Manama, Bahrain’s capital, was the first of its kind in...
View ArticleWhy Campus Anti-Racism Protests Are Bad for Jews
A day before University of Missouri graduate student Jonathan Butler made headlines with a hunger strike protesting racism on campus, a coalition of 36 Jewish and civil rights organizations contacted...
View ArticleGood Reads
“Being Nixon: A Man Divided” By Evan Thomas Random House, 531 pages “One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon” By Tim Weiner Henry Holt and Company, 317 pages “The Last of the...
View ArticleWhere would you go on a winter vacation?
Vivi Kelman: Israel Brian Gallogly: Cape Town, South Africa Eric Burke: Park City, Utah
View ArticleA Classic
NEW YORK — “For a German Jew, Yiddish is beneath contempt,” musicologist Michael Ochs said. “German Jews tend to think of Yiddish as bad German. The only use we had in our family for it was to make fun...
View Article‘Pearls on a String’
The Walters Art Museum associate curator for Islamic and South Asian art, Amy Landau, is drawn in by a good story and knows that visitors are too. So for “Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons and Poets...
View ArticleThe Importance of a United Front
It’s not always easy to get along with your brothers and sisters, especially if they are younger than you. They disturb you when you’re trying to do your homework. They interrupt you when you’re...
View ArticleBaltimore Jewish Council Names Howard Libit New Executive Director
The Baltimore Jewish Council named Howard Libit its next executive director on Thursday. Libit is currently the treasurer of the BJC and the public affairs chief and director of strategic planning and...
View ArticleDistrict 11 Team Endorses Van Hollen for Senate
Maryland’s District 11 team of State Sen. Bobby Zirkin and State Dels. Shelly Hettleman, Dan Morhaim and Dana Stein announced its endorsement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen for U.S. Senate. Van...
View ArticleThe Tour Guide
On a stifling hot August afternoon in South Beach, Fla., Drew Bloomberg suggested to Maya Smith that they walk their Miniature Goldendoodle puppy, Jessie, at South Point Park. Upon their arrival, they...
View ArticleEx-peace negotiator says …
To remain a Jewish and democratic state, Israel must separate itself from the Palestinians now, a former Israeli peace negotiator told a Washington audience last week. Retired Brig. Gen. Udi Dekel...
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