Israel
Dr. Barry S. Lever, Preserver of the Exodus 1947 Legacy, Dies
Dr. Barry S. Lever, a retired periodontist known for his passion for the story of the Exodus 1947, the Chesapeake Bay freight passenger ship forever linked to the founding of Israel, died on Feb. 24. A Pikesville resident and Chizuk Amuno congregant, he was 84. Lever,...
Will Israel be the Fourth Country to Land on the Moon?
(JTA) — He’s spent eight years trying to land a spacecraft on the moon, but when Yonatan Winetraub stood on the launchpad this month at Florida’s Cape Canaveral, he was still in shock. “I stood right next to the rocket, and it’s pretty big,” Winetraub said in a phone...
Israelis are Top Users of Social Media in the World
(JTA) — When it comes to social media, Israelis rule the world. Some 77 percent of adults in Israel use social media, putting the country 1 percentage point ahead of South Korea, according to a Pew Research Center survey released this week. The United States was sixth...
Trump Invokes Israel’s ‘Wall’ in Saying he has Agreed to Reopen Government
(JTA) — Announcing that he has agreed to end the partial government shutdown for three weeks, President Donald Trump invoked Israel’s security barrier in defense of what had been his previously non-negotiable demand to build a wall along the Mexican border. “Israel...
Woman Claims Apple Used Her Voice for Hebrew Siri Without Permission
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The woman behind the female Hebrew voice of the Waze navigation app is suing Apple for using her voice as the Hebrew Siri. Israeli radio broadcaster Galit Gura-Eini filed a lawsuit last week for about $66,000 in Tel Aviv District Court, the Israeli...
Amoz Oz, Iconic Israeli Novelist and Peace Activist, is Dead at 79
(JTA) — Amos Oz, one of Israel’s most widely read and best-known writers, has died. He was 79. The cause was cancer, Israeli media reported. Barely older than the country he chronicled in dozens of novels, essays and non-fiction books, Oz represented a generation of...
The Top 11 Jewish Stories of 2018
By Sam Sokol (JTA) — The year 2018 was a hectic and often bewildering one for the global Jewish community. From the U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem to the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the past 12 months brought surprises and shocks, and in ways that often divided...
George H.W. Bush Leaves Behind A Mixed Legacy With the Jewish Community
Former President George H.W. Bush, who died on Nov. 30 at age 94 at his home in Houston, grappled publicly with national Jewish leaders while his private interventions helped bring tens of thousands of Jews out of danger. Bush’s failed 1992 re-election bid...
Baltimore Ravens Lineman to Wear Israeli Flag on His Cleats
(JTA) — As a defensive lineman for the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens, Michael Pierce has no love for quarterbacks. But the non-Jewish 340-pound athlete from Alabama does have a soft spot for Israel. Pierce selected the Israel Collective, a millennial arm of the Christians...Upcoming Events
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6:00 pm Salon Series: Women’s Voices @ Everyman Theatre
Salon Series: Women’s Voices @ Everyman Theatre
Apr 29 @ 6:00 pm
Enjoy intimate staged play readings (with cocktails!) by emerging women playwrights and directed by the women of Everyman Theatre’s Resident Acting Company (Dawn Ursula, Beth Hylton, Deborah Hazlett, Paige Hernandez and Megan Anderson) in the[...]
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all-day Play-A-Role Series @ Everyman Theatre
Play-A-Role Series @ Everyman Theatre
May 3 all-day
Play-A-Role events at the theater include a meal and play reading, and are enhanced with props, costume pieces and backstage stories from your Resident Company host about the recent Everyman productions of these beloved plays.[...]
8:00 pm The Bizarre World of Frank Zappa @ Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric
The Bizarre World of Frank Zappa @ Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric 
May 3 @ 8:00 pm
This hologram tour from Eyellusion includes former Zappa bandmates guitarists Ray White and Mike Keneally, bassist Scott Thunes, multi-instrumentalist Robert Martin, percussionist Ed Mann, and drummer and Zappa archivist Joe “Vaultmeister” Travers. It also promises[...]
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