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Author Eli Schaap: "With this knowledge, I feel more connected and blessed to discover a woman I didn't really know."
In “The Jewish Woman Who Fought the Nazis,” Eli Schaap unearths his mother Bep’s story of saving Jews in Holland during the Holocaust.
Read MoreJmore Editor-in-Chief Alan Feiler was surprised to learn recently that a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame is buried in a local Jewish cemetery.
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Frozen Chosen: A Wisconsin native, Paul Cohen is believed to be currently the only Jewish inhabitant of Greenland. (Photo by Dan Fellner, courtesy of JTA)
A look at the secret Jewish history of the Arctic island in the North Atlantic that’s now at the center of the world’s attention.
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Bradford Wind Stone: "It is a book that both Civil War and animal enthusiasts will like, and beyond that people who just have an interest in unusual or largely unexamined aspects of history." (Provided photo)
A longtime volunteer at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, Bradford Wind Stone recently wrote the book, “Hooves, Paws and Claws for the Cause: Animals in the U.S. Civil War.”
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Thomas Kennedy, early 19th-century Washington County lawmaker and author of the "Jew Bill." (Public Domain)
Two centuries ago, Scottish-born Presbyterian legislator Thomas Kennedy won his battle to help Jews pursue public office in Maryland.
Read MoreJmore talked with three members of the Edward A. Myerberg Center in Northwest Baltimore to learn about how participating in creative endeavors there has added meaning, nuance and purpose to their lives.
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Dr. Charles I. Weiner: "My dad's dream was for me to go into the [family] business, but I became a doctor instead. I never really saw myself as an artist.” (Photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)
“Everyone needs a hobby, something to get out of bed for,” says Dr. Charles I. Weiner, who has created approximately 100 acrylic paintings since retiring in early 2020. “I just like it when people enjoy what I create and put them in their home.”
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Seth Kibel: "History is the ultimate critic for musical quality, and with every era there’s been good music and dreck." (Provided photo)
The Pikesville-based musician will headline a show at the Baltimore venue exploring the Jewish roots of the Great American Songbook.
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Mark Pressman: "See what gets you excited and put your energies there. You have to keep learning and find meaning." (Photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)
Mark Pressman admits that patience is not one of his greatest virtues. But studying photography has taught him to slow down to savor moments.
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Bess Shuster: "I just have that creative instinct in me. I've always been a doodler." (Photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)
“I just have that creative instinct in me,” says 74-year-old Pikesville resident Bess Shuster, who started taking art classes at the Myerberg Center after retiring as a saleswoman at Radcliffe Jewelers seven years ago.
Read MoreA Montgomery County native, Wernick was also a board leader at Bolton Street Synagogue.
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