One of Mauricio Avayu’s 40 murals depicting key moments in the Torah is displayed at the Jeffrey D. Schwartz & Na Tang Jewish Taiwan Cultural Association center in Taipei. (Photo courtesy of Mauricio Avayu)

Chilean Muralist Mauricio Avayu Aims to Capture 40 Key Scenes in the Torah

Chilean-Jewish artist Mauricio Avayu is working on his most ambitious project yet: capturing the key moments of the Torah in 40 large murals.

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Danielle (left) and Galeet Dardashti explore their family’s rich musical history in the new podcast “The Nightingale of Iran.” (Photo courtesy of Galeet and Danielle Dardashti)

Dardashti Sisters Remember their Grandfather, ‘the Nightingale of Iran’

Former Baltimoreans Danielle and Galeet Dardashti will explore the storied career of their late grandfather, Younes Dardashti, in a six-part podcast series.

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The MPT special "In Person with David Rubenstein" will be presented on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m., chronicling his rise from son of a Jewish postal employee to Baltimore City College student to White House aide to billionaire global investor. (Provided by Maryland Public Television)

MPT to Broadcast Hour-Long Programming Block on Prospective Orioles Majority Owner

The MPT special “In Person with David Rubenstein” and “History with David Rubenstein” will air on Feb. 15.

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The authors of "The Ones Who Remember": (Back row, left to right) Ruth Taubman, Avishay Hayut, Sassa Åkervall, Julie Goldstein Ellis, Rita Benn, Phil Barr. (Middle row, left to right) Nancy Szabo, Ruth Wade, Ava Adler, Joy Wolfe Ensor, Fran Lewy Berg, Eszter Gombosi (Front row, left to right) Simone Yehuda, Irene Hasenberg Butter, Natalie Iglewicz, Cilla Tomas.

Book Chronicles the Lives of Children of Holocaust Survivors and the Power of Memory

Published by City Point Press, “The Ones Who Remember” is a collection of poignant stories reframing the horrors of the Holocaust through the eyes of those affected by its aftermath.

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All Together Now: The group performs "Gam Ki Elech" near the bimah in Beth Am's historic sanctuary. Joining them for this particular song was Rabbi Tyler Dratch (fifth from left), the shul's assistant rabbi. (Photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)

Beth Am Launches the Album ‘Gam Ki Elech: Turning Our Sorrows Into Song’

The new album of 13 original songs by Rabbi Ilan Glazer and friends was the result of a challenging time in the life of his family.

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