Caren Shalom Leven, executive director of the Baltimore Zionist District, is shown here at the Empty Shabbat Table installation last November on the front lawn of Pikesville's Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Congregation. (File photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)

Baltimore Zionist District to Present ‘Echoes of October 7’ Virtual Event

Among the speakers during the March 19 gathering will be Sharon Alony-Cunio, whose husband continues to be held hostage in Gaza.

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Protesters call on local elected officials to demand the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. (Photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)

Rally Held at City Hall for Sexual Violence Victims of Oct. 7th

Jewish feminists and other human rights activists assembled in front of Baltimore City Hall on March 8 to show their solidarity with victims of sexual violence committed by Hamas during the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks.

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Located in the Bronx, New York, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, was founded by Yeshiva University in 1955. In 2015, Yeshiva University transferred ownership of Einstein to New York’s Montefiore Medical Center. Einstein and Yeshiva are still closely affiliated.

Baltimorean Dr. Ruth Gottesman Donates $1 Billion to Einstein College of Medicine

The gift — which will be tuition-free for the indefinite future — is intended to attract a range of students to the medical school in New York.

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