Jill Yesko, Author at JMORE

Passover Haggadah from Vienna, 1930. This colorfully illustrated French and Hebrew Haggadah was published in Vienna. Caption on image: "Eating Matzah." (Photo courtesy Jewish Museum of Maryland)

Fall Arts Preview: Reclaiming Babylon

August 31, 2017 Jill Yesko

The items on display range from a 16th-century Hebrew Bible with commentaries to a 1917 letter to the chief rabbi of Iraq requesting Jewish prisoners to attend Rosh Hashanah services.

Sculptor Gigi McKendric stands in her studio at her Hamilton home March 27, 2017. (Photo by Steve Ruark)

Baltimore Artist Gigi McKendric Hopes to Create Monument to Peace

May 26, 2017 Jill Yesko

McKendric’s most recent project is a series of solar-powered, red, white and blue sculptures called “Tribute USA Ode to Sun” that collect energy during the day and self-illuminate at night.

Yaakov Bar Am, senior fitness coordinator and personal trainer at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore, demonstrates a weight machine in the fitness center at the Owings Mills JCC, Jan. 11, 2017. (Photo by Steve Ruark)

Author: Jill Yesko

Fall Arts Preview: Reclaiming Babylon

Baltimore Artist Gigi McKendric Hopes to Create Monument to Peace

Bodybuilder Hopes to be Strong Role Model for Young Jews

Exhibition Offers Comprehensive Look at Auschwitz

A New Eternal Flame for Kol Halev

Teacher Donates Kidney to Colleague’s Ailing Husband

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