Maryland
Orioles Receive Major League Baseball’s 1st Israeli Player in Trade
Most Orioles fans know about the trade that sent Manny Machado to the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 18. But they may not realize that the Birds received a player in the deal who is the first Israeli to sign a contract with a Major League Baseball team. The Orioles...
JUFJ Leaders Talk about Immigration Issues
Immigration may be the single most polarizing issue in American life today, whether it’s the Trump administration’s proposed travel ban, the building of a border wall or the recent controversy regarding the separation of migrant families at the southwest border. While...
Brochin Calls for Recount in Narrow Baltimore Co. Executive Primary — Baltimore Fishbowl
Sorry, Baltimore County Dems, but it could be at least another week before you know your official candidate for this fall’s county executive general election. State Sen. Jim Brochin formally requested a manual recount of all paper ballots in the race. In figures...
Jmore Exclusive: Democratic Lt. Gov. Nominee Susan W. Turnbull
Susan W. Turnbull hopes to be Maryland’s first Jewish lieutenant governor since Melvin A. “Mickey” Steinberg held the office from 1987 to 1995 during the Schaefer administration. Turnbull is the running mate of Benjamin Jealous, the Democratic nominee for governor of...
Jewish Editor Among 5 Killed in Annapolis Newspaper Shooting
(JTA) — One of the five victims killed in a shooting at a newspaper in Annapolis was Jewish. Gerald Fischman, 61, the editorial page editor at the Capital Gazette, was killed June 28 along with four others — sales assistant Rebecca Smith, 34; editor Rob Hiassen, 59;...
Baltimoreans to Play in Lacrosse World Championship Games in Israel
Four years ago, Matt Popeck was a camper at the Top 205 Lacrosse Camp in Towson, and his roommate, David Metzger, arrived a day late. The reason? An Israel Lacrosse event. “What’s that?” Popeck, then a sophomore at Sherwood High in Olney, Md., asked Metzger. Back...
Plans Underway for Pikesville Armory Revitalization Project
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,...
Maryland Primaries: A Look at Political Races Around the State and Community
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...
Ex-White House Advisor Nate Loewentheil Running for House of Delegates
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...Upcoming Events
Aug
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all-day Renaissance Festival @ Crownsville
Renaissance Festival @ Crownsville
Aug 25 – Oct 21 all-day
Hear ye, hear ye, the beloved festival filled with fun, food, Shakespeare and more is back for some ye olde fun. The fair celebrates the time of Henry VIII of England.
Aug
26
Sun
all-day Renaissance Festival @ Crownsville
Renaissance Festival @ Crownsville
Aug 26 – Oct 22 all-day
Hear ye, hear ye, the beloved festival filled with fun, food, Shakespeare and more is back for some ye olde fun. The fair celebrates the time of Henry VIII of England.
Aug
28
Tue
7:00 pm ’93Queen’ Screening @ SNF Parkway Theatre
’93Queen’ Screening @ SNF Parkway Theatre 
Aug 28 @ 7:00 pm
The SNF Parkway Theatre in Baltimore hosts a special screening of new Brooklyn, N.Y., documentary “93Queen.” “93Queen” is set in the Hasidic enclave of Borough Park, Brooklyn, where EMS corps have long been the province[...]
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