Elections
Mexico City Elects 1st Jewish Mayor
(JTA) – Mexico City elected a Jewish woman as mayor on July 1 — setting two firsts for the largest city in North America. A woman had previously been appointed Mexico City’s mayor on an interim basis for a year in 1999, but Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo is the first woman...
Progressive Democrat who Upset NY Incumbent Accused Israel of ‘Massacre’ in Gaza
(JTA) — A progressive Democrat in New York who called Israel’s killing of violent Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border a “massacre” scored a major upset over incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in a contentious party primary. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 28, defeated...
Meet the National Security Expert Leading the Charge to Keep Jews Voting Democratic
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Halie Soifer says her transition from national security expert to political operative started with a crisis of violence: the deadly neo-Nazi march last summer in Charlottesville, Va. Soifer says the march, which culminated in a car-ramming...
The Year’s Biggest Day of Primaries Left Jewish Incumbents (Mostly) Safe
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Eight states, scattered across the continental United States, held what added up to the biggest primaries day this season. The June 6 snapshot for Jewish voters: Jewish incumbents appear safe for the most part, and the fretting about a far-right...
Maryland Primaries: A Look at Political Races Around the State and Community
On June 26, Marylanders will head to the polls to vote in the Democratic and Republican primaries. Among the most contested races of interest to the Jewish community will be for governor, Baltimore County Executive, the House of Delegates, and the Baltimore City and...
Ex-White House Advisor Nate Loewentheil Running for House of Delegates
Nate Loewentheil is a Democratic candidate for the House of Delegates for the 46th District in Baltimore City. Loewentheil was born and raised in Southwest Baltimore — his father, Stephan, owned the long-defunct but well-remembered Mencken’s Cultured Pearl...
Q&A with Gubernatorial Candidate Alec Ross
In a crowded field of Democratic gubernatorial candidates, Alec Ross stands out. A 46-year-old resident of Baltimore’s Homeland community, Ross spent four years as senior advisor for innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He also served as a technology...
Q&A with Judge Ruth A. Jakubowski on Running for Reelection
Judge Ruth A. Jakubowski is one of four incumbent Circuit Court for Baltimore County justices running for reelection in the 3rd Judicial Circuit. The others are Judge C. Carey Deeley Jr., Judge Michael Finifter and Judge Dennis M. Robinson Jr. They are being...
Military Judge Running for Seat on Circuit Court for Baltimore County
Judge Robert A. Cohen is running to be elected as a judge on the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. A prosecutor and defense attorney, he is lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, where he serves as a military judge. Judge Cohen is a graduate of the University...Upcoming Events
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all-day Artscape 2018 @ MICA Campus
Artscape 2018 @ MICA Campus 
Jul 20 – Jul 22 all-day
Artscape goes back to the basics this year with a focus on ART. Special events include a Silent Disco, Squonk Opera’s Pneumatica, art installations, an artist-run art fair, free pedicab rides, comedy from Baltimore Improv[...]
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7:30 pm World Acappela: Iberi Choir of G... @ B'nai Israel Congregation
World Acappela: Iberi Choir of G... @ B'nai Israel Congregation 
Jul 26 @ 7:30 pm – 7:30 pm
This concert is another in the continuing series of sacred music inside B’nai Israel’s majestic sanctuary, sponsored by the Creative Alliance and B’nai Israel Congregation with the generous support of the Jacob & Hilda Blaustein[...]
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8:00 pm David Byrne @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
David Byrne @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Jul 28 @ 8:00 pm
The former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne is getting rave reviews for his choreographed 12-piece “American Utopia” show. The CD (which was included with every ticket purchased) is pretty excellent, as well. This IS your[...]
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