Gabe Friedman, JTA, Author at JMORE

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) is shown surrounded by Aryeh Deri (right) and other lawmakers in the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem last December. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 via JTA)

Israelis Protest Plan to Weaken Supreme Court

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 Gabe Friedman, JTA

Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv’s Habima Square on Saturday to protest their new government’s plans to significantly decrease the power of the country’s Supreme Court.

Cars wait to cross into Romania on Feb. 24 at the border crossing in the Ukrainian settlement of Solotvyno. (Andreea Campeanu/Getty Images, via JTA)

International National News

How Russia’s Invasion is Affecting Ukrainian Jewry

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 Gabe Friedman, JTA

Tens of thousands of Jews live in Ukraine, making it home to one of the world’s largest Jewish communities, one with a complicated history.

Hog Heaven: Chicago area motorcycle enthusiast Steve Goode (far left), shown here at Zingerman's Delicatessen in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is biking across America to raise awareness about hunger by visiting 42 Jewish delis, including next Friday at Attman's of East Baltimore. (Courtesy of Steve Goode via JTA)

Business Community Local Maryland National News

‘Great American Deli Schlep’ to Come to Attman’s of Lombard Street to Shine Spotlight on Food Insecurity

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Gabe Friedman, JTA

Baltimore will be among motorcycle maven Steve Goode’s stops on his 75-day, 16,000-mile trek on behalf of Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger.

Husband-and-wife team Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg are the heart and soul of Nefesh Mountain. (Photo by Lawrence Rickford, courtesy of JTA)

Arts & Life The Arts

Bluegrass Duo Nefesh Mountain Releases Song in Honor of Anne Frank’s 92nd Birthday

June 10, 2021June 11, 2021 Gabe Friedman, JTA

Jewish bluegrass duo Nefesh Mountain has released a song inspired by Anne Frank’s optimism in honor of what would have been the Holocaust diarist’s 92nd birthday.

Reality TV star, model and businesswoman Kim Kardashian (Photo courtesy of JTA)

Arts & Life Israel National The Arts

Kim Kardashian, Mayim Bialik and Other Celebrities Speak Up Against Anti-Semitism

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 Gabe Friedman, JTA

In the wake of a spate of anti-Semitic incidents across the U.S., some Hollywood notables are voicing their concern.

Israeli actress Gal Gadot (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images, via JTA)

Arts & Life International Israel News The Arts

Here’s What Celebrities are Saying about the Israel-Gaza Violence

May 12, 2021May 13, 2021 Gabe Friedman, JTA

“Wonder Woman” Gal Gadot and 10 other notables offer their thoughts on the Middle East crisis.

Mandy Patinkin says of comprehending the motivations and complexities behind the Holocaust: "My job is to imagine, that is my profession. I have never been able to get ahold of that.” (Screenshot provided by JTA)

Arts & Life The Arts

Actor Mandy Patinkin Breaks Down on TV When Learning of Holocaust Victims in his Family

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 Gabe Friedman, JTA

The “Princess Bride” star previously believed he never had any family members who perished during the Shoah.

(Sean O'Neill; Courtesy of Bari Mitzmann; David Zvi Kalman; Courtesy of Rabbi Sam Reinstein; Emily Marbach via JTA)

Passover Religion

New Haggadah Options to Spice Up Your Passover Seder this Year

March 26, 2021March 24, 2021 Gabe Friedman, JTA

It’s a golden age for creative Haggadot, writes Gabe Friedman, with options for everyone from the Seinfeld superfan to the history buff.

Edith and Louis Bluefeld are shown here in 2021 while being interviewed recently by a Florida television affiliate. (Screen shot from WPTV, provided by JTA)

Community Local

Former Baltimoreans Lou and Edith Bluefeld Celebrate Major Life Milestones

January 12, 2021March 25, 2021 Gabe Friedman, JTA

The Bluefelds will celebrate their centennial birthdays and 80th wedding anniversary this year.

A screenshot of the restaurant sign from a 2015 video. (YouTube via JTA)

Arts & Life Food & Drink Restaurants

Legendary NY Jewish Restaurant Sammy’s Roumanian Closes but Vows to Reopen after COVID Era

January 8, 2021January 7, 2021 Gabe Friedman, JTA

Sammy’s Roumanian Steakhouse has closed, but the eatery’s owner, David Zimmerman, said he hopes to hopes to revive the restaurant in a new location when things are “somewhat back to normal,” after the COVID crisis that has decimated the dining industry.

Former Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has chosen Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. (Getty Images, via JTA)

Community International National News Politics

Joe Biden Selects Kamala Harris as Running Mate

August 11, 2020March 25, 2021 Gabe Friedman, JTA

Sen. Kamala Harris is the first Black woman to join a major party presidential ticket.

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