Peter Arnold, Author at JMORE

Pikesville Native’s New Book Aims to Create Young Social Activists

by Peter Arnold | Mar 24, 2020 | Arts & Life, Books, The Arts

In some ways, Jeffrey Kluger’s newest book, “Raise Your Voice: 12 Protests that Shaped America,” couldn’t come at a better time. With the challenges facing the United States and world right now with the coronavirus outbreak, young people desperately need heroes, a...

Maryland’s Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford Reflects on Recent Trade Mission to Israel

by Peter Arnold | Mar 11, 2020 | Community, International, Israel, Maryland, News

Lt. Gov. Boyd K. Rutherford recently attended his first trade mission to Israel with the Maryland Israel Development Center and the Maryland Department of Commerce. While visiting the Jewish state from Jan. 28 to Feb. 2, Rutherford spoke to leaders of the Israeli and...

Activists Meet with Legislators at Maryland Jewish Advocacy Day

by Peter Arnold | Feb 20, 2020 | Community, Local Politics, Maryland, News

More than 250 community and political activists converged on Annapolis Feb. 18 for Maryland Jewish Advocacy Day, an annual meet-and-greet for state legislators and members of the local Jewish community. The three-and-a-half-hour gathering at the Miller Senate Office...

Critical Issues to be Explored During the 2020 General Assembly

by Peter Arnold | Jan 7, 2020 | Baltimore, Community, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News, Pikesville

The 441st legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly will convene this Wednesday, Jan. 8, in Annapolis and runs through April 6. To gauge the issues that will be of most importance to Marylanders, Jmore recently spoke with four local Jewish political leaders...

‘There is Care All Around:’ Advice for the ‘Sandwich Generation’

by Peter Arnold | Jan 3, 2020 | Community, Community Resources, Family

Deborah J. Schwartz has seen her share of issues crop up for members of what’s widely known as the “Sandwich Generation,” middle-age individuals juggling the needs of their aging parents while also tending to their own children. As a licensed clinical social worker...