Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief, Author at JMORE

Herta G. Baitch was among nine Jewish children in Vienna selected for the kindertransport to the United States. (Photo provided by Sol Levinson & Bros.)

Local Holocaust Survivor and Educator Herta G. Baitch Dies at 90

January 31, 2024March 25, 2024 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

A longtime Pikesville resident, the Vienna-born Baitch spoke at many congregations and schools about her experiences during the Holocaust.

In the shadow of the "Male/Female" sculpture outside of Penn Station, Israel supporters gathered to voice their outrage about the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and call for the elimination of the terrorist group, while demanding the release of all hostages. (Photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)

Editor's Note Opinion

Chuckling No More

January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

Sometimes it feels there was the world before Oct. 7th and the world after, writes Jmore Editor-in-Chief Alan Feiler.

Construction on the Park Heights campus project is expected to start in early spring. (File photo)

Community Local Maryland

The Associated to Relocate Headquarters to Park Heights Campus

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

The 10-acre campus in Upper Park Heights will be renamed the Goldsmith Campus in recognition of a major donation by the Goldsmith Family.

Community Local Maryland National

Beth Tfiloh Graduate Andrew Bassan Appears on ‘Wheel of Fortune’

January 18, 2024January 19, 2024 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

A 35-year-old Pikesville native, Bassan won more than $10,000 on the Jan. 15 broadcast of “America’s game show.”

Claudia Chappel-Winelander: "People were coming over all the time the first couple of weeks. My doorbell was ringing so much it made my dogs very nervous,” (Provided photo)

Arts & Life Community International Israel Local Maryland

Local Artist/Jeweler Claudia Chappel-Winelander Raises More than $21,000 for Israeli Soldiers

January 12, 2024January 12, 2024 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

Since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel, Claudia Chappel-Winelander has sold more than $21,000 worth of bracelets, with 100% of the proceeds going to the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.

(Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock)

Community

Aging Gratefully

January 10, 2024January 5, 2024 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

The art of proactive aging is crucial to a long, happy life. Jmore recently spoke with a trio of local Jewish seniors to glean their insights into how best to enjoy one’s twilight years.

In a 2008 Baltimore Sun profile, Lonnie Shorr said, "I was always the class clown." (Photo courtesy of Sol Levinson & Bros.)

Arts & Life International Local Maryland National Obituaries The Arts

Baltimore-raised, Nationally Known Comedian Lonnie Shorr Dies at 86

January 8, 2024January 8, 2024 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

Shorr, who grew up in Reservoir Hill and attended City College, was a familiar face on TV programs and game shows in the late 1960s, ’70s and ’80s.

Ettie Berkovitch Goldstein: “So many people in this country want to do something [to help Israeli soldiers]. It makes them feel good to make something and to help. They feel part of it all, which they are.” (Provided photo)

Community Israel Local Maryland National News

Local Israeli-American Spearheads Campaign to Send Headwear to Israeli Soldiers in Gaza

January 3, 2024January 4, 2024 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

Ettie Berkovitch Goldstein started Operation Kovah a month ago to help keep Israeli soldiers warm, and the response around the nation has been overwhelming.

Rabbi Shmuel Silber of Suburban Orthodox-Toras Chaim: "The perpetrators of these acts think they can scare us and weaken us. What's incredible is that it has the opposite effect. It galvanizes us. It reinforces our resolve." (Staff photo)

Community Israel Local Maryland

BHC, Suburban Orthodox Suffer Property Destruction Due to Support for Israel

December 29, 2023January 1, 2024 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

Leaders of the neighboring Pikesville congregations remain steadfast in their right to express solidarity with the Jewish state and Israeli hostages in Gaza.

(Provided photo)

Community Israel Local Maryland News

Pro-Israel Signs at Baltimore Hebrew Defaced for Second Time

December 29, 2023January 1, 2024 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

BHC and Baltimore Jewish Council leaders will discuss the recurrence of property destruction at a press conference this afternoon.

The Pikesville Community Mural will be featured on a prominent sidewall of Zips Cleaners, at 1220 Reisterstown Road in the heart of "downtown" Pikesville. (Staff photo)

Community Local Maryland The Arts

Local Artists Encouraged to Apply for Pikesville Community Mural Project

December 22, 2023January 4, 2024 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

Civic leaders hope the Northwest Baltimore suburb’s first publicly funded mural, on a sidewall of Zips Cleaners in the “Main Street” corridor, will be completed by May 30, 2024.