Maryland
by Jeff Seidel | Jun 20, 2018 | Baltimore, Business, Local, Maryland, News, Pikesville
About three-and-a-half years ago, Melvin G. Mintz and Howard J. Needle conceived and started the 1000 Friends of Pikesville community organization. They had a number of ideas in mind that they felt would help revitalize the Northwest Baltimore suburb in myriad ways,... read more
by Peter Arnold | Jun 1, 2018 | Baltimore, Elections, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News, Politics
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... read more
by Peter Arnold | May 31, 2018 | Baltimore, Elections, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News, Politics
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... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | May 30, 2018 | Baltimore, Ellicott City, Local, Maryland, News
The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore has created an emergency relief fund for victims of the catastrophic flash flooding in Ellicott City on May 27. According to the Associated’s website, “One hundred percent of the funds collected in... read more
by Carol Sorgen | May 23, 2018 | Business, Maryland, News
“I don’t know how to do anything else!” says Beth Rosenwald of her career as a financial adviser. That’s undoubtedly a good thing for Rosenwald’s clients and also has earned the 52-year-old Owings Mills resident recognition from Forbes magazine as one of “America’s... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | May 22, 2018 | Baltimore, Local, Maryland, News
Addressing more than 400 people from Chizuk Amuno Congregation’s bimah, Sanford R. Cardin bemoaned the inadequacy of mere words to express his feelings about his mother, Shoshana Shoubin Cardin, and all of her achievements. “Where should I begin?” he said at... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | May 18, 2018 | Baltimore, International, Israel, Local, Maryland, News, Pikesville, Politics
Shoshana Shoubin Cardin, an iconic figure in global, national and local Jewish organizational and philanthropic circles, died on May 18. Mrs. Cardin, who was in failing health for the past couple of years, was 91. Funeral services will be held at Chizuk Amuno... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | May 11, 2018 | Baltimore, Local, Maryland, News, Politics
Taking a long, deep breath, Jill Kamenetz stood on the bimah of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation’s sanctuary May 11 and looked out at the more than 1,000 attendees of the funeral service for her husband, Baltimore County Executive Kevin B. Kamenetz. “If Kevin... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | May 10, 2018 | Baltimore, Local, Maryland, News
Barbara Levy Gradet, who served as executive director of Jewish Community Services of Greater Baltimore for 12 years, died suddenly from a stroke on May 8 while vacationing in Albuquerque, N.M., with her husband, Howard. Gradet, who was living in Van Nuys, Calif., was... read more
by JMORE Staff | May 10, 2018 | Baltimore, Commentary, Local, Maryland, News, Politics
Baltimore County Executive and Maryland Democratic candidate for governor Kevin Kamenetz died on May 10 of cardiac arrest. He was 60. Here’s what some politicians and Maryland notables had to say: The First Lady and I are shocked and grieved by the sudden... read more
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