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by Ben Sales, JTA | Oct 18, 2019 | Community, International, National, News
When arguing with her first grade teacher about the Arab-Israeli conflict, Ceen Gabbai didn’t realize she was taking a huge risk. It was around September of 2000, and the second Intifada, the outbreak of Palestinian violence in Israel, was underway. Gabbai was one of... read more
by Staff Report | Oct 17, 2019 | Baltimore, Community, Maryland, National Politics, News
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-7th) died Oct. 17 at the age of 68 from longstanding health issues. Throughout his long political career, Cummings, a Baltimore native, enjoyed a particularly close relationship with the Jewish community of Maryland. Cummings was the namesake... read more
by Jeff Seidel | Sep 13, 2019 | Baltimore, Business, Community, Football, Local, Maryland, National, News, Ravens, Sports
There is a wide variety of offerings for Ravens fans when it comes to eating and drinking during games at M&T Bank Stadium — even for those who observe the dietary laws of kashrut. The Kosher Grille features a pair of locations on the first level of... read more
by JMORE Staff | Sep 12, 2019 | Baltimore, Community, Local, Maryland, National, News, Pikesville
Beth Tfiloh Congregation announced that Rabbi Chai Posner will succeed Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg as the Pikesville synagogue’s senior-most rabbi, as of Jan. 1, 2022. Rabbi Posner was approved by unanimous decision at a congregational meeting on Sept. 8. Since September... read more
by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Aug 29, 2019 | Elections, International, Local, Maryland, National, National Politics, News
A Jewish socialist philosopher and political activist who met with the leader of Hamas is running for president. On Wednesday, Aug. 28, Dr. Jerome M. Segal announced at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., that he will run as the nominee... read more
by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Aug 27, 2019 | International, Israel, National, National Politics, News
In 1992, Israel killed Abbas al-Musawi, a founder of the Hezbollah terrorist group in Lebanon, in a dramatic helicopter attack. Iran, Hezbollah’s primary funder, threatened to retaliate – talk that was somewhat expected for a country that routinely calls for the... read more
by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Aug 23, 2019 | International, Israel, National, National Politics, News
Of the many Jews unsettled by President Donald Trump’s claim that voting for Democrats would demonstrate “disloyalty” to Israel and to other Jews, Lee Zeldin might be in the toughest spot. The New York congressman, one of only two Jewish Republicans in the... read more
by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Aug 21, 2019 | International, Israel, National, National Politics, News
President Donald Trump offered harsh words for American Jewish voters who support the Democratic Party. “I think any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat, I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty,” the president told reporters on... read more
by Gabe Friedman, JTA | Aug 16, 2019 | International, Israel, National, News
After being barred from entering Israel on Aug. 15, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) submitted a humanitarian request to visit her aging grandmother in the West Bank, and Israel’s interior minister approved it. But Tlaib changed her mind on Aug. 16, saying that in the end... read more
by Ben Sales, JTA | Aug 15, 2019 | National, National Politics, News
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement official who drove a pickup truck into a row of Jewish protesters in Rhode Island has been placed on leave, and police have announced that they will investigate the incident. Five of the protesters were hospitalized,... read more
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