Local Politics
Political Roundup: A Look at the Legislative Issues on the Horizon for 2019
Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives start their sessions on Jan. 3 in Washington, D.C., while the Maryland General Assembly convenes on Jan. 9 in Annapolis. Jmore recently asked 15 politicians of particular interest to the local Jewish community to...
Jmore’s Most-Read Stories of 2018
In 2018, Baltimore’s Jewish community read about the mid-term election, area synagogue news and several high-profile losses. Here are the 10 most-read stories on jmoreliving.com from January 2018 to December 2018. Click each link below to read the original...
Weinberg Foundation’s Rachel Monroe Named to Olszewski’s Transition Team
Rachel Garbow Monroe, president and CEO of the Owings Mills-based Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, will co-chair the transition team for John A. Olszewski Jr., who was recently elected Baltimore County Executive. Olszewski, best known as “Johnny O,” announced...
Rep. John Sarbanes: ‘Democrats are Going to Follow Through’
When meeting with Jmore’s editorial board on Sept. 24, Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) repeatedly expressed concerns about the potential for an autocracy in the United States if Republicans won both the House of Representatives and Senate in the midterm elections on Nov....
Maryland Election 2018 Results
Here are the early unofficial results from the Maryland Board of Elections for the major races of interest to the local Jewish community: Governor/Lt. Governor Larry Hogan and Boyd K. Rutherford Comptroller Peter Franchot Attorney General Brian E. Frosh U.S. Senator...
Here are the Election Results in Races That Matter to Jews
(JTA) — Democrats took control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections held Nov. 6, with Jewish Congress members poised to take key leadership roles. Republicans looked to increase their majority in the Senate. Five Jewish Democrats are set to chair...
Baltimore Interfaith Service Honors Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Victims
For Marc B. Terrill, president of The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, the massacre of 11 worshipers at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27 was deeply personal. Speaking to approximately 200 Jewish communal leaders, elected...
Midterm Election Guide 2018
This Election Day, Marylanders will be voting for Governor, U.S. Senator and eight seats in the House of Representative, along with several other key races. Gear up for the Nov. 6 election and get out and vote with Jmore’s political coverage. Maryland Politics...
Ben Jealous Releases Statement on Israel and the BDS Movement
In the October issue of Jmore, Gov. Larry Hogan and his Democratic gubernatorial challenger, Benjamin Jealous, were asked to discuss their views on Maryland’s strong ties with Israel as well as the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. In...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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