Baltimore’s ‘Jewish’ Architecture Testament to Character, Conviction,...
After establishing faith communities, neighborhood networks and businesses in East Baltimore from the mid-19th to the early 20th centuries, German Jews, and then later Eastern European Jews, moved to...
View ArticleTo Understand American Jews Who Support Trump, Read This
NEW YORK — America’s political system is broken, and the last thing the country needs is another career politician at the helm. With money more than ever a corrupting influence in politics, the White...
View ArticleCharm City Tribe Gets ‘Wild’ for Purim
For Charm City Tribe Rabbi Jessy Gross, Purim is the perfect holiday to engage Baltimore’s Jewish young adult population. “It’s the one holiday that I feel really comfortable that we’re giving as much...
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View ArticleBULMASH
On March 20, 2016, Dr. MELVIN, beloved husband of Shirley Bulmash (nee Greenspun); cherished father of Dr. Max (Judy) Bulmash and Risa (Harry) Miller; devoted grandfather of Leah (Saul) Feldman, Sara...
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On March 18, 2016, Dr. STUART LESLIE, beloved husband of Sharon Eisman (nee Mishner); devoted father of Philip (Robin) Eisman and Mitchell (Anne) Eisman; adored brother of Lois Ernest, and...
View ArticleGLASS
On March 20, 2016, JOY (nee Miller), devoted wife of Martin Glass; loving mother of Stefany (Zach) Berkowitz and Bill (Elizabeth) Glass; dear sister of Dr. Mark (Margie) Miller; adored grandmother of...
View ArticleLINER
On March 18, 2016, IRVING, beloved husband of the late Ida Liner (nee Galant); devoted father of Bonnie (Melvin) Levy and Jay (Anne) Liner; dear brother of George Liner and the late Bernard and Milton...
View ArticleSUSSERMAN
On March 18, 2016, SALLIE D. (nee Land), beloved wife of the late Benjamin Susserman; loving mother of Jody Knox, Joseph Susserman and the late David Susserman; adored mother-in-law of Debbie Susserman...
View ArticleAIPAC Plans to Battle Iran as Conference Begins
Vice president Joe Biden on Sunday night addressed an AIPAC policy conference that was divided on the extent of the strength of the Obama administration’s support for Israel. Speaking at the Verizon...
View ArticleClinton Pledges Support for ‘Strong’ Israel in AIPAC Speech
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday told close to 18,000 Israel supporters at the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., that if elected, she would “never allow Israel’s...
View ArticleCORDISH
On March 21, 2016, MILDRED (nee Slavin), beloved wife of the late Gabriel Cordish; devoted mother of Stuart (Kimberly) Cordish and Joel Cordish; dear sister of the late Cyrus and Etta Slavin; loving...
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On March 22, 2016, SABRINA JILLIAN, beloved daughter of Jeffrey and Giuliana Shuman; adored granddaughter of Marian and the late Jerry Shuman and Gracieta Parodi and the late Dr. Luis Parodi; dear...
View ArticleWhere Was BJC?
The Maryland Senate voted on March 17 to remove references to the Confederacy from Maryland’s official state song. No thanks to the Baltimore Jewish Council (“It’s Not ‘My Maryland,’ Your Say, March 4).
View ArticleRepublican Jews: Beware of Trump
As Donald Trump continues to call for banning all Muslims and walling off Mexicans from entering our country (“Trump’s Reality Candidacy,” March 11), I am reminded of a memorial I saw at the...
View ArticleJewish Buildings? Really?
In reference to “Past Presence” (March 11), I find amusing the German Reform temples’ choice of “Americanized” architecture due to the assimilationist values of these congregations. It seems that...
View ArticleFoundry Row Announces New Tenants
Developers of forthcoming Owings Mills center Foundry Row, which will open in the fall and be anchored by Wegmans, announced 11 new tenants. The $140 million, 50-acre development, situated on...
View ArticleHoffberger Scholar to Address Torah Canonization
Michael Satlow, a professor of Judaic and religious studies at Brown University for 14 years, recently authored “How the Bible Became Holy,” which questions preconceptions about the Torah that some...
View Article30 Dead in Brussels Attacks; Jewish Schools Locked Down
Jewish schools and other institutions in Antwerp and Brussels went into lockdown following attacks in Belgium that killed at least 30 people at the main airport and in the metro in Brussels. At least...
View ArticleThe Open Curtain
One day we were to study page 55 in the tractate Zevachim. This tome deals with laws pertaining to the ritual sacrifices in the Holy Temple. The biblical basis of these laws is found in this week’s...
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