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Shown baking here are (left to right) Sunny Diamond, Shana Leibowitz, Rowan Adler, Ella Glick, Lea Silverman and Shalhevet Leichter of BT's Women Empowerment Club. (Provided photo)

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Beth Tfiloh Students Spearhead Fundraising Efforts for Women Living with Financial Hardships

December 19, 2023December 15, 2023 Caryn R. Sagal

For members of Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School’s Women Empowerment Club, a bake sale for the group Dignity Grows was a way to help repair the world.

Being Neighborly: Woodholme Country Club's board of directors makes a $50,000 donation to Woodholme Elementary School's new playground. (Provided photo)

Woodholme Country Club Donates $50K to Elementary School Playground

December 7, 2023December 8, 2023 JMORE Staff

The new playground at Woodholme Elementary will create opportunities for students to engage in healthy activities at school, enjoy the outdoors, and explore open and recreational spaces and activities.

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With U.S. Campuses Roiled by Israel-Gaza War, College Presidents Must Speak Up

November 21, 2023November 14, 2023 JTA

College presidents and boards of directors must not tolerate violence, bigotry or support for terrorism on campus, writes Dr. Alan Kadish of Touro University.

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Programming Aims to Help Local Teens Process the Israel-Hamas War and Rising Antisemitism

November 13, 2023November 9, 2023 JMORE Staff

Among the upcoming events will be the Nov. 19 “Unpacking the War in Israel” at the Owings Mills JCC.

David Ronnel: "Holocaust education can be a great way, in a very broad sense, to combat hatred and bigotry -- not just for Jewish people but people of all different backgrounds." (Provided photo via JTA)

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Persistent Jewish Teen Helps Bring Mandatory Holocaust Education to Arkansas Schools

November 8, 2023November 7, 2023 JTA

By teaching his classmates and others about tolerance and understanding, Little Rock’s David Ronnel received the 2023 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award.

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UMBC’s Jewish Community Concerned about Faculty Member’s Anti-Israel Letter

November 7, 2023November 8, 2023 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

The open letter, sent to UMBC President Dr. Valerie Sheares Ashby and the campus community, calls on the university to discontinue its relationship with such companies as Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman because of their relationships with Israel.

Halaine Steinberg, BT Director of College Guidance and DEI Coordinator, meeting with student, Alec G. '24. (Provided photo)

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Beth Tfiloh Offers Individualized Approach to College Guidance

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 SPONSORED CONTENT

At Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School, the college guidance team offers hands-on, individualized attention to every student.

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Great Talk Inc. Presents Panel Discussion on Educating Today’s Children

September 28, 2023September 28, 2023 Simone Ellin, Associate Editor

For the first program of its 2023-2024 season, Great Talk Inc. will explore the subject of education. Jmore spoke with one of the panelists, Dr. Joshua L. Glazer, about his perspective on the challenges facing today’s public schools.

Beth Tfiloh's Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg and Dr. Zipora Schorr (center) chat with a young attendee of the library dedication. (Photo by Israel Orange)

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Beth Tfiloh School Dedicates Upgraded and Expanded Macks Family Library

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 JMORE Staff

Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School recently dedicated its Louise D. and Morton J. Macks Family Library, an upgraded and expanded Upper School Library conducive to independent study and group learning.

Alana Snyder: "You don't want to do an injustice to all of the suffering and trauma that happened, but my goal was to be able to read it with my 3-year-old.” (Provided photo)

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Pikesville Educator Alana Snyder Writes Holocaust-Themed Book for Younger Children

September 21, 2023March 5, 2024 Anna Lippe

Krieger Schechter Day School graduate Alana Snyder’s new book, “Grandma is a Survivor,” is based on her childhood memories of visiting her Polish-born maternal grandmother.

Richard Guerry: "The day we went digital is the day we went into a fishbowl." (Photo by Hal Martin)

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Digital Safety Maven Richard Guerry Speaks at Jmore’s ‘Parenting, Perils and Possibilities’ Event

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

Communication is crucial to raising digitally smart and responsible citizens, says the founder and executive director of the Institute for Responsible Online and Cell-Phone Communication.