Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief, Author at JMORE

Ryan Fidler was "the type of friend who, even if it had been months since you had spoken with him, you could pick up like nothing changed,” says Ron Snyder, who first met Fidler in seventh grade at Pikesville Middle School. (Photo courtesy of Sol Levinson & Bros.)

Pikesville High Graduate and Hampden Resident Ryan Fidler Dies at Age 44

June 26, 2023 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

After being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last October, Fidler and his family raised more than $100,000 for research to fight the disease.

(Photo by Adam Nemeroff on Unsplash.com)

Everyday Courtesies

June 26, 2023 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

We never know how we touch people with everyday gestures of benevolence, whether big or small, writes Jmore Editor-in-Chief Alan Feiler.

Wheels, Wares & Wood: An unidentified pushcart peddler is shown in front of a Jewish bakery in New England, circa 1905.

Jewish Museum to Co-Sponsor Pushcart Judaica Pop-Up in front of Red Emma’s

June 21, 2023 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

The pop-up craft market will be held in Waverly on Sunday, July 2, from noon until 5 p.m., offering a cornucopia of Jewish art and ritual items.

Memories of Tina Turner and a ‘Fishing Expedition’ that Went Awry

May 25, 2023 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

Editor-in-Chief Alan Feiler remembers a brush with the iconic rock and soul singer, who died May 24 at age 83.

At "The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited" media preview, Katie Caljean (center), president and CEO of the Maryland Center for History and Culture, catches up with Wendell Walker, deputy director for exhibitions at the Museum of Moving Image in New York. (Provided by MCHC)

Jim Henson’s Vision and Legacy Celebrated at Maryland Center for History and Culture

May 25, 2023 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

A traveling exhibition on the creator of the Muppets also examines his Maryland roots.

The Jewish Museum of Maryland will be closed to the general public until June 30, 2024, to conduct the initial phase of a capital project, (Provided photo)

Jewish Museum of Md. to Close to Public for a Year to Conduct Campus Overhaul

May 15, 2023 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

The capital project will include a new lobby and gallery, as well as the construction of an audio/video studio and restorative work on the Lloyd Street Synagogue.

The Top 13: Highlights of Jewish Baltimore

May 11, 2023 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

Jmore shares a few of our favorite people, places and things about Jewish Baltimore that make our community a special place to live.

Lithuanian-born rancher and cattle baron Robert Lazar Miller is shown on horseback with his grandson, Stanley Stein, at the Denver Stockyards, circa 1932. (Beck Archives, Special Collections, University of Denver Libraries)

Zaydie Rode Side-Saddle: Among those featured in "Jews of the Wild West" is cattle buyer and seller Robert Lazar Miller, shown here around 1932 with his grandson at the Denver Stockyards. Miller immigrated to Colorado from Lithuania in 1881. (File photo, Beck Archives, Special Collections, University of Denver Libraries)

Award-Winning Filmmaker Amanda Kinsey Chronicles Jewish History of the American West

May 10, 2023 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

The Denver-based director of “Jews of the Wild West” will speak May 16 at a Library of Congress screening of the documentary.

Shlomo Cohen: "The vibrant colors are in most of my pieces. I play a lot with lightness and darkness of those vibrant colors to create a three-dimensional feel. All of my pieces are connected, but the subjects are different." (Provided photo)

Photographer Shlomo Cohen’s Digital Art on Display at Gordon Center’s Meyerhoff Gallery

May 5, 2023 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

Jmore recently spoke with artist Shlomo Cohen about his exhibition “Dream in Color” at the Gordon Center for Performing Arts’ Meyerhoff Art Gallery.

By 2030, all Baby Boomers will be 65 or older, a demographic shift known as "the gray tsunami." (Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on pexels.com)

Jewish Sacred Aging Founder Rabbi Richard F. Address to Speak at Inaugural AgeWell Event

April 27, 2023 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

Jmore recently spoke with Rabbi Richard F. Address, founder and director of Jewish Sacred Aging and the keynote speaker at AgeWell Baltimore’s upcoming “Generations, Conversations and Community” event on May 9.

Barbara Collurafici (left) and Lisa Honick are the founders and proprietors of The Gourmet Girls market, cafe and catering service in Pikesville. (Provided photo)

Refrigeration Crisis Puts Damper on Gourmet Girls’ Passover Holiday Season

April 13, 2023 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

On the eve of the Festival of Freedom, the Pikesville upscale market had to discard approximately 250 seder meal orders.