WOLK
On July 1, 2016, Estelle Wolk (nee Schevker); beloved wife of the late LeRoy Wolk; cherished mother of Robert Wyman and Marty (Randi) Wyman; devoted step-mother of Jeffrey (late Barbara) Wolk, Marcie...
View ArticleBRASLAVSKIY
On July 5, 2016, Petr Braslavskiy; beloved husband of the late Liya Samarina; devoted father of Victoria (Dimitriy) Kholodenko; cherished grandfather of Igor (Yelena) Kholodenko; adored...
View ArticleMILLER
On July 6, 2016, Solomon Miller, devoted husband of the late Lillian Miller (nee Levin); loving father of Barry Miller (Jean Stiller) and Diane Miller; father-in-law of Bonnie Miller; dear brother of...
View ArticleGLAZER
On July 4, 2016, Erika Glazer (nee Zis); cherished wife of Izydor Glazer; devoted mother of Marietta Wolf and Sylvia (Dr. Richard) Haber; loving sister of Lila Rifczes; adored grandmother of Susanne...
View ArticleState Congressmen Rally for Gun Control
Maryland’s Democratic Congressmen gathered in Baltimore on Wednesday, June 29 to underscore the need for gun control two weeks after a mass shooting in an Orlando, Fla., nightclub killed 49 people and...
View ArticleBaltimore Remembers Wiesel as Eloquent, Thoughtful, Righteous Mensch
Elie Wiesel, the iconic Holocaust survivor, activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, died of natural causes on Saturday, July 2 at the age of 87. While he was a figure of international prominence, there...
View ArticleLINDE
On June 28, 2016, Delores (Phillips) Linde; cherished wife of the late Hille Linde; loving mother of Myrna (Olwyn) Diamond and Dennis Phillips; adored grandmother of Lorren (Richard) Rapkin, Mandy...
View ArticleAn Open Letter in Memory of Elie Wiesel
Eli, I know we have never met before and I am not sure why this is bothering me so much. But for some reason, I feel compelled to share these words about you. You know, it’s funny because I never...
View ArticleFormer Cop’s Roots Run Deep
For the past seven years, Baltimore’s Jewish communities have been looked after by Kenneth “Heshy” Dickstein, the Yiddish- and Hebrew-fluent son of a local rabbi. Since August of 2009, the former...
View ArticleGulin | Anniversary
Ida and Edward Gulin will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Aug. 11. Both are in their 90s and live with their daughter, Joan Schoenfeld, and her husband, Stuart, in Pikesville. They are also...
View ArticleGoldgeier | Birth
Melissa and Michael Goldgeier of Columbia, Md., are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter, Emily Mina, on Feb. 4, 2016. Emily’s Hebrew name is Itta Mina in honor of her Sephardic maternal...
View ArticleLook to Gematria for Trump Endorsement
Shlomo Kahn (“Strange Bedfellows,” June 16) zogt emes (speaks the truth). Indeed, from a Jewish standpoint, Donald Trump is the authentic biblical candidate for president. After all, the real estate...
View ArticleSpeaker Series Kicks Off with Social Security Commissioner
North Oaks Senior Living Community kicked off its new speaker series, the North Oaks Institute, on June 30 with an appearance by Social Security Administration acting commissioner Carolyn Colvin. The...
View ArticleThe Stew of Demonization
There may be many reasons — none of them justified — why 17-year-old Muhammad Nasser Tarayrah jumped the fence around the Kiryat Arba settlement near Hebron and stabbed to death 13-year-old Hallel...
View ArticleSharansky’s Dark Prophecy
Natan Sharansky, the chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, was in Paris last week for a Jewish Agency Board of Governor’s meeting. Many of the lay and professional leaders from around the world who...
View ArticleSenseless Tragedy
At the time that 13-year-old Hallel Yaffa Ariel was senselessly stabbed to death last week as she slept in her Kiryat Arba home, my own 13-year-old daughter was enjoying a sleepaway camp popular among...
View ArticleHERLING
On July 6, 2016, Jerry Herling; devoted husband of Lois Herling (nee Bass); loving father of Barry Herling, Wendi (Daniel) Abramowitz and Laurie (Mark) Van Grack; cherished brother of the late Irene...
View ArticleRed Goji Brings New Kosher Asian Cuisine
Baltimore lost a staple restaurant in the kosher community after Umami closed its doors amid confusion and contradictory announcements last year. Now, a new Asian kitchen has stepped up to fill the...
View ArticleWOLF-GORDON
On July 5, 2016, Barbara J. Wolf-Gordon; beloved wife of Bruce M. Gordon; dear sister of the late Carol Kobin; loving daughter of the late Philip and Sara Wolf; loving daughter-in-law of Alfred and the...
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