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Maurice “Maysh” Fried: “I do it because it’s fun for me and a good lesson for kids.” (Photo by Steve Ruark)
A retired businessman who lives half of the year in Pikesville and the rest in Florida, Maurice “Maysh” Fried, 94, enjoys transmitting the power of community and philanthropy.
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Downtown Easton offers a dazzling array of boutique stores, restaurants, coffee shops, pubs and The Avalon Theatre.
Both Easton and Oxford — which are a little more than an hour’s drive from Baltimore — offer a chance to enjoy the tranquility and charms of the Eastern Shore.
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Dr. Elliot Hirshman, president of Stevenson University: "Gil [Wegad] was a dedicated educator and advocate for Stevenson for more than 30 years." (File photo by Justin Tsucalas)
Gilbert Wegad’s bequest will increase the endowment for a scholarship he established for Stevenson’s nursing students and to support capital funding needs for campus expansion and improvements.
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A volunteer offers sandwiches to a Ukrainian woman in the main railway station of the southeastern Polish city of Przemysl, which has been turned into a temporary reception center for refugees. (Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images, via JTA)
With help from Beth El and Chizuk Amuno, Northwest Baltimore resident Anna Iankova is spearheading an effort to help refugees in her homeland.
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Doug Gansler: "There is a strong appetite out there among Democrats to have a candidate that can win both the primary and the general election, and that has become even more so as we are now in the most Republican election of our lifetimes." (Photo by Matt Roth)
Crime is the number one issue for Baltimoreans and Marylanders, says the Jewish gubernatorial candidate from Montgomery County.
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In a 2014 interview, Larry Kessler said The Godz' music was about "freedom from the music business boundaries, and the boundaries of what was the norm." (Facebook)
A longtime Randallstown resident, Larry Kessler was well-known in local music circles and the proprietor of Larry’s Record Shop.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene shouts at journalists as she goes through security outside the House chamber on Capitol Hill, Jan. 12, 2021. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images via JTA)
Our culture’s frequent referencing of the Holocaust in trivial, exploitative and thoughtless ways needs to end, writes Jmore Editor-in-Chief Alan Feiler.
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Moses Montefiore Anshe Emunah Hebrew Congregation is located at 7000 Rockland Hills Drive. (Facebook)
The objective of the March 25th event is to raise desperately needed funds for Ukrainian refugees while sparking the spiritual lives of local Jews.
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An accomplished violinist, Johns Hopkins Medicine neurologist Dr. Alexander Pantelyat first began studying the instrument in his native Ukraine. (Provided Photo)
A Kyiv-born Hopkins neurologist who now lives in Pikesville, Dr. Alex Y. Pantelyat says he feels “helpless” when watching events unfold in his homeland.
Read MoreThe East Baltimore native, who died March 11 at age 92, believed in looking at the quirky side of life, writes Editor-in-Chief Alan Feiler.
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Rabbi Amy Grossblatt Pessah: "If we want our kids to have positive associations and connections to Judaism, it’s important for us to be mindful about how we transmit the beauty, joy and meaning of Judaism to them." (Provided photo)
A Baltimore native, Rabbi Grossblatt Pessah spoke with Jmore about her book, “Parenting on a Prayer: Ancient Jewish Secrets for Raising Modern Children.”
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