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MIDC Brings Israeli Start-Up Med-Tech Companies to Maryland
Debs Weinberg couldn’t hide her sense of wonder and awe. “There is so much innovation in this room,” she marveled. “It’s just remarkable.” Weinberg, chair of the board of The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, was referring to the approximately 175 people who...
Is Iran the New Iraq? Here are the Similarities — and Big Differences
WASHINGTON (JTA) — An American administration is issuing dire warnings about a Persian Gulf nation, there’s talk of war and questions about the quality of intelligence. And those who back confronting Iran and those who don’t are citing Israel as a factor. If the Iran...
Steny Hoyer Comes to Rashida Tlaib’s Defense on Holocaust Remarks
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), the House majority leader and a pro-Israel stalwart in Congress, came to the defense of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), who has come under attack because of her remarks on the Holocaust and Israel. “If you read Rep. @RashidaTlaib’s comments, it...
Mich. Congresswoman Slammed for Israel, Holocaust Remarks
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) said in a recent interview that she “loves the fact” that her “Palestinian ancestors” were part of an attempt “to create a safe haven for Jews” in the aftermath of the Holocaust. The freshman congresswoman made the comments in an interview...
Swedish-Israeli NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir Gets Ready for her 1st Trip into Space
(JTA) — Jessica Meir has been preparing to go into space since the age of 5. She attended her first space camp after finishing middle school and a training program at the Kennedy Space Center following her sophomore year at Brown University. It took Meir three tries...
Ukraine to Become 1st Country Outside Israel Whose President and PM are Both Jewish
(JTA) — If official exit polls from Ukraine’s presidential elections are to be believed, that country is set to become the only one in the world besides Israel whose president and prime minister are both Jewish. Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky’s dramatic lead in exit...
How Hotels Hosting Passover Travelers are Dealing with the Measles Outbreak
NEW YORK (JTA) — In January, before a measles outbreak spread throughout Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in New York, Channie Klor booked a Passover stay at a hotel in Pennsylvania for her family of seven. Four months later, more than 500 cases of the disease have...
Jewish People on the Time 100 Most Influential List
(JTA) — One week after winning election to a fifth term as Israel’s head of state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was named to Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people. Other Jewish people on the list include: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg;...
Beresheet 2 Project to Launch Immediately, SpaceIL Chairman Announces
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Beresheet 2 project will launch effective immediately, SpaceIL chairman Morris Kahn announced on April 13. In a statement posted on Facebook in both English and Hebrew, the South African born billionaire said: “We are going to actually put a new...Upcoming Events
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7:30 pm Spotlight 2019: Don Felder & Ban... @ Beth Tfiloh Congregation
Spotlight 2019: Don Felder & Ban... @ Beth Tfiloh Congregation 
May 23 @ 7:30 pm
Join Beth Tfiloh for SPOTLIGHT 2019, the annual scholarship event, featuring Don Felder, formerly of The Eagles, and his band performing legendary classic rock hits, including “Hotel California,” “Life in the Fast Lane,” “One of[...]
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8:00 pm Art After Hours @ Baltimore Museum of Art
Art After Hours @ Baltimore Museum of Art
May 24 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Celebrate the closing weekend of “Monsters & Myths: Surrealism and War in the 1930s and 1940s” and “Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg / Delights of an Undirected Mind” with a surrealism-themed Art After Hours. The[...]
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7:00 am Tulip Dig @ Sherwood Gardens
Tulip Dig @ Sherwood Gardens
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The annual dig helps Sherwood Gardens make room for next year’s flowers. So, bring your buckets, bags and shovels and dig up some bulbs. They make great gifts for your gardening friends. Proceeds from the sale[...]
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