Elections
Jewish Women Running for Office Because of Donald Trump
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Emily’s List, the organization that encourages women to run for office, reported in April that inquiries from women about running for office on the local, state and national level have skyrocketed — from 900 during the 2016...
Conservatives Lead, but Labour Gains Big in British Election
(JTA) — The British Labour Party, led by Jeremy Corbyn, is set to gain seats following the British election, according to exit polls. By Thursday night, the exit polls showed that the ruling Conservative Party will get the most votes, but not enough to allow it to...
D.C. Shuls Split on Entering The Fray Regarding Inauguration and Women’s March
On Friday, the United States will inaugurate a new president and usher in an era of new policies and rhetoric. But at the Sixth and I synagogue in Washington, D.C., eyes are on the day after, when some 200,000 marchers will gather to reassert support for policies they...
Honored Teacher Discusses 2016 Election Year
With the presidential inauguration coming up in just a few weeks, how are young people making sense of the most recent election, one of the most bitter and divisive contests in American history? Jmore recently spoke with Orly Mondell, who was named the 2015-2016...
Jewish Justice Group Gears Up for Trump Administration
Latkes, jelly doughnuts and the opportunity to devise strategies to counter the proposed policies of the incoming Trump administration drew approximately 60 people to Roland Park’s Bolton Street Synagogue on Dec. 22 for a program sponsored by the Baltimore chapter of...
Donald Trump elected 45th president of the United States, GOP keeps Congress
Donald Trump will be the next U.S. president, having swept to victory in at least 29 states with 288 electoral votes and jolted a Jewish community made increasingly anxious as his rough-edged nativist rhetoric emboldened the far right and amplified a strain of...
Anti-Semitism Unleashed by Trump Followers Chills Jewish Voters
JTA Pieties? Out. Passports? In. Paranoia? On its way. Jewish Americans have never been ones to sit out an election, whether it comes to voting, political fundraising or dinner table punditry. But even for a community grown used to the political fray, the 2016...
For Jewish feminists supporting Clinton, rise of Trump clouds joyous moment
In 1972, Susannah Heschel submitted an application to the Jewish Theological Seminary rabbinical school as a protest of its refusal to ordain women at the time. In the 1980s, she originated the practice of placing an orange on the seder plate to symbolize the...Upcoming Events
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10:00 am Reinvention: The Work of Chris B... @ Baltimore Museum of Industry
Reinvention: The Work of Chris B... @ Baltimore Museum of Industry
Mar 24 2017 @ 10:00 am – Mar 11 2018 @ 4:00 pm
“REINVENTION: The Work of Chris Bathgate,” an exhibition by Baltimore-based artist Chris Bathgate of machined-metal objects, exploring how modern and traditional machine work can be harnessed to create unique artistic expressions. Featuring 28 works of[...]
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10:00 am Annet Couwenberg: From Digital t... @ Baltimore Museum of Art
Annet Couwenberg: From Digital t... @ Baltimore Museum of Art 
Aug 16 2017 @ 10:00 am – Feb 18 2018 @ 5:00 pm
This intimate exhibition of approximately 11 works by Maryland-based artist Annet Couwenberg reveals the intersection of science, art, technology, and history that makes textiles such a fascinating art form. In the summer of 2014, Couwenberg,[...]
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all-day Maryland Renaissance Festival @ Crownsville
Maryland Renaissance Festival @ Crownsville
Aug 26 – Oct 22 all-day
Break out your linen tunic, satin bodice, and hoop skirt and get the entire family together for this fall’s RenFest. Experience artisans, performers, and entertainers of all stripes at one of Maryland’s most thrilling seasonal[...]
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