Schools

Baltimore Curriculum Project to Host Annual ‘5th Grader’ Gala

by Elizabeth Heubeck | Mar 11, 2019 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Schools

George B. Hess Jr. is smarter than a 5th grader. And he is deeply committed to improving the state of education in Baltimore City. That’s why Hess, 81, a retired business executive, serves as board co-chair of the Baltimore Curriculum Project, a nonprofit striving to...

Well-Known in Jewish Camping Circles, Michael Schneider Now Heads Beth Tfiloh Camps

by Jeff Seidel | Feb 1, 2019 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Milestones, Schools

Stephen J. Thompson turns 57 next month. Still, Thompson, a pediatric neurologist with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, fondly remembers his youthful summer days spent at Camp Airy, including a particular counselor from Bunk 21. That counselor, Michael...

KSDS and Cardinal Shehan School Come Together for Special Concert

by Linda L. Esterson | Jan 18, 2019 | Bar Mitzvah, Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Milestones, Religion, Schools

Harrison Fribush has the music in him, and he wants to share that passion with other kids throughout the Baltimore area. A seventh grade student at Krieger Schechter Day School, Harrison has embarked on a bar mitzvah project unlike that of most of his peers. On Jan....

In a 1st, a Transgender Person is Campus President of this Jewish Sorority

by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Jan 9, 2019 | Community, LGBT, Schools

(JTA) — In December, the Jewish sorority at the University of Cincinnati elected a new president. The new leader was a founding member of the campus group who was highly involved in Jewish life at the university. But the 21-year-old’s election was surprising in at...

Ravens’ Bradley Bozeman and his Fiancée Speak to Students about Bullying

by Peter Arnold | Oct 31, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Parenting, Schools

With his young family, thriving political career and law firm Zirkin & Schmerling, State Sen. Robert A. “Bobby” Zirkin (D-11th) has plenty to keep him busy. But Zirkin recently started a brand new project. A fixture on the Annapolis political scene since 1999 and...

Krieger Schechter Comes to the Aid of Young Hurricane Refugees

by Aliza Friedlander | Sep 17, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, High Holidays, Religion, Schools, Spirituality

When 9-year-old Ryan Bailey and his little brother, Caleb, 6 came to visit family in Baltimore last week for Rosh Hashanah, little did they know they would stay longer than anticipated. Because of Hurricane Florence, Ryan and Caleb — who live in Norfolk, Va.,...

Harvard’s Jewish President Wants to Restore Faith in Higher Education

by Penny Schwartz | Sep 11, 2018 | Community, Education, Schools

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (JTA) — Harvard University Jewish students take note: You may want to be on your best behavior during High Holiday services. Lawrence Bacow, who began his new position as the Harvard president on July 1, and his wife, Adele Fleet Bacow, plan to...

Har Sinai’s Nina Pachino Aims to Inspire Students and Families

by Billy Treger | Sep 5, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Parenting, Religion, Schools, Spirituality

As a Jewish educator, Nina Pachino considers herself a doer and a fixer. “Each moment is a learning experience, part of a learning conversation,” she says. “When our children feel loved, respected and understood, they will find profound meaning in the education we...

GBMC to Dedicate Kosher Pantry

by Carol Sorgen | Jul 23, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Religion, Schools

While fostering strong relations with all of the faith movements in town since its inception, GBMC HealthCare has enjoyed a particularly long and fruitful history with the local Jewish community. “Judaism has been an integral part of GBMC since it was founded in...

Lessons from Local Jewish University and College Presidents

by Staff Report | Jul 2, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Schools

By Simone Ellin and Aliza Friedlander Jews are famously known as the “People of the Book.” Perhaps that explains in part why so many of Baltimore’s leading institutions of higher learning have Jews at the helm. But like so many other institutions in American society,...