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People view a panel about Fred Katz, a Towson resident who escaped the Holocaust, that is part of the Vergissmeinnicht (Forget-Me-Not) exhibit at Towson University. (Photo by Steve Ruark)
Dr. Fred Katz’s story is one of 25 children’s stories featured in an exhibition called “Vergissmeinnicht (Forget-Me-Not): What Children’s Stories Can Teach Us about the Holocaust.”
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YIVO announced last month the discovery of 170,000 Jewish documents that were thought to be destroyed by the Nazis. (Thos Robinson/Getty Images for YIVO Institute for Jewish Research)
In 1991, the Lithuanian government said it found 150,000 documents kept in a church, but the new discovery appears to surpass that collection both in terms of size and the condition of the documents, said Jonathan Brent, YIVO’s executive director.
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Among the 30-plus vendors at the Pikesville Farmers Market this season is Suzanne Kassel of the Mondel Broad Bakery (File photo)
The Mondel Broad Bakery currently features 18 different flavors of the so-called “Jewish biscotti,” including such varieties as cinnamon nut, chocolate peanut butter chip and four combinations of “craisins,” or dried cranberries.
Read More“There is a lot of politics behind the food you eat,” said Johanna Mendelson Forman, who teaches a course at American U. called Conflict Cuisine: An Introduction to War and Peace Around the Dinner Table.
Read MoreWith Noel “Paul” Stookey and the late Mary Travers, Yarrow was a member of the influential folk group Peter, Paul and Mary that raised protest music and social activism to new heights during the tumultuous 1960s.
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JMM Executive Director Marvin Pinkert (right) is seen here in 2017 with the late Gilbert Sandler (center) and Arnold Fruman.(Provided Photo)
You could’ve called it “Gilbert-Palooza,” an evening to celebrate the life, work and essence of Gil Sandler, noted author, columnist, radio personality and the undisputed chronicler of Jewish Baltimore and all things Charm City.
Read MoreEarlier this month, it was reported that Warner Bros. will not renew its expired production deal with Ratner, whom six women recently accused of sexual harassment and misconduct.
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Nick Cordileone (Timon, left) and Ben Lipitz (Pumbaa, right) in a scene from the 20th anniversary production of "The Lion King." (Photo by Joan Marcus)
Ben Lipitz might qualify as “The Lion King’s” hardest-working cast member, contending with the heaviest costume onstage.
Read MoreAre you looking for the best shakshuka recipe for a crowd? Do you need ideas for some vegetarian options for your finicky cousin at the next family meal?
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Adam Goldberg stars in the 2003 Blaxploitation sendup, “The Hebrew Hammer.” (Screenshot from YouTube)
We’re talking about the Yiddishe superhero played by Adam Goldberg in Jonathan Kesselman’s over-the-top 2003 film “The Hebrew Hammer.” In the movie, the Hammer saves Chanukah by thwarting Santa Claus’ evil anti-Semitic son, played by Andy Dick.
Read MoreEsther Voet, the editor-in-chief of the Dutch-Jewish weekly NIW and a former leader of the CIDI watchdog on anti-Semitism, condemned the play as “an unscrupulous falsification of history” in a scathing op-ed.
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