Maryland
by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Jan 15, 2019 | Baltimore, Local, Maryland, National, National Politics, News, Politics
Which local marches are and aren’t affiliated with the national group, and why NEW YORK (JTA) — Alyssa Weinstein-Sears and her husband, Joe, try hard to empower their 11-year-old daughter and teach her about being politically involved. “In the 2016 election, she was... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Jan 14, 2019 | Baltimore, Business, Local, Maryland, News
For generations of Baltimore area bar mitzvah boys and their families, buying a suit at Cohen’s Clothiers has been a special part of that sacred rite of passage. But on Jan. 12, the family-owned Cockeysville retailer announced on its website and Facebook page it... read more
by Staff Report | Jan 8, 2019 | Baltimore, Local, Maryland, News
A nationally recognized children’s advocacy organization, the Baltimore Child Abuse Center recently announced that, as of Jan. 1, it became a subsidiary of LifeBridge Health organization. A nonprofit organization, the BCAC helps children and families in... read more
by Peter Arnold | Jan 2, 2019 | Baltimore, Howard County, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News, Politics
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... read more
by JMORE Staff | Dec 31, 2018 | Baltimore, Elections, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News
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... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Dec 24, 2018 | Baltimore, Local, Maryland, News
Twenty-eight years ago, Marlene Goodman Greenebaum was diagnosed with breast cancer. For her and her husband, real estate developer and philanthropist Stewart J. Greenebaum, it was a transformative moment in their lives, one in which they decided to utilize their... read more
by JTA | Dec 24, 2018 | Baltimore, Local, Maryland, News
(JTA) — A Chabad House serving Towson University in Maryland filed a federal lawsuit against Baltimore County alleging religious discrimination and defamation after a judge affirmed an order to demolish an over 4,000 square-foot addition. Chabad of Towson filed the... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Dec 20, 2018 | Baltimore, Local, Maryland, News
West Baltimore’s Hebrew Orphan Asylum building will be repurposed as a modern health care facility, announced the nonprofit preservation organization Baltimore Heritage on Dec. 20. Construction on the former orphanage and hospital will begin in the first week of... read more
by Staff Report | Dec 19, 2018 | Baltimore, Local, Maryland, News, Pikesville
Gilbert Sandler — author, history columnist, folklorist, radio personality, advertising exec, journalist, city life advocate, raconteur, bon vivant and the great chronicler of Jewish Baltimore — passed away Dec. 19 after a lengthy illness. He was 95 and... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Dec 19, 2018 | Baltimore, Business, Local, Maryland, News
Pikesville’s Seasons Kosher Supermarket will remain open and operate under a new ownership, with a new, still-to-be-determined name, according to Shalom Rubashkin, one of the store’s prospective new owners. Rubashkin, who lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., is a... read more