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Need to Know for April 23

by JMORE Staff | Apr 23, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

More measles cases, child abuse allegations at D.C. synagogue, Ukraine’s new president Israel’s Health Ministry orders local airlines to vaccinate staff against measles More than 250 El Al airlines crew members have been vaccinated against the measles after a flight...

Need to Know for April 18

by JMORE Staff | Apr 18, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

The Dizz off the market, Middle East Peace Plan coming, Notre Dame pledges, Passover Primer and more Remembering Staff Sgt. Paul Savanuck A Baltimore native, Staff Sgt. Paul David Savanuck was only 23 when he was killed in Vietnam on April 18, 1969.. (File photo...

Need to Know for April 16

by JMORE Staff | Apr 16, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

Pulitzer Prizes, Notre Dame fire, “Schaefer’s Splash” and more Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Capital Gazette win 2019 Pulitzers The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette honored victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting by publishing the opening words of the...

Need to Know for April 11

by JMORE Staff | Apr 11, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

Mayor Pugh, measles outbreak, cannabis science and Netanyahu Mayor Catherine E. Pugh lights a candle in memory of the 11 victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre at the JCC on Nov. 2. (Photo by Steve Ruark) Calls for Mayor Pugh to resign In the aftermath of...

Need to Know For April 9

by JMORE Staff | Apr 9, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

Remembering Michael Busch, measles in Maryland and more Michael E. Busch, Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates (Photo courtesy Wikipedia) House Speaker Michael Busch dies Michael Busch, the longest-serving speaker of the House in Maryland history, has died. He...

Need to Know for April 4

by JMORE Staff | Apr 4, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

Local Dining Week, Cross Keys’ problems, 50 healthier foods and more Cross Keys’ owner problems At the entrance to the shopping area at the Village of Cross Keys, a sign lists 26 shops and galleries. But the sign is misleading. The number includes precisely a...

Need to Know for April 2

by JMORE Staff | Apr 2, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

Mayor Pugh on leave, a Mrs. Maisel Haggadah and a First Temple-era discovery Mayor Catherine E. Pugh welcomes the gala attendees (Steve Ruark). Mayor Pugh takes leave Hours after The Sun first reported that Mayor Catherine Pugh accepted more than $128,000 in combined...

Need to Know for March 28

by JMORE Staff | Mar 28, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

Remembering Rubin Sztajer, Fred Malek dies and James Beard Award finalists Holocaust survivor Rubin Sztajer dies Rubin Sztajer was never one to mince words. He didn’t have the time or patience for false pleasantries or the politesse of polite society, and he didn’t...

Need to Know for March 26

by JMORE Staff | Mar 26, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

A water rights seder, trans rights, Manischewitz rebrands and more The water justice seder, which is open to the general community, is “not meant to replace your family seder,” (Handout photo) Jews United for Justice to hold water rights seder Every year before...

Need to Know for March 21

by JMORE Staff | Mar 21, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

Pittsburgh synagogue helps mosque victims, Baltimore sues for Pimlico and more Tree of Life synagogue raises more than $40K for New Zealand attack victims The Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh is paying it forward. The congregation has raised more than $40,000...