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Melissa Seltzer began her career at the JCC in 2010 as a graduate intern while pursuing a master’s degree in Jewish communal service at Baltimore Hebrew Institute. (Provided photo)
An 18-month program, the fellowship strives to develop and retain JCC talent, helping to cultivate a new generation of leaders committed to Jewish communal life and Israel.
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Built in 1928, the former Livingstone Hebrew Congregation in Zambia is used today as a church. (Courtesy Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft, via JTA)
Zambia’s Jewish heritage still resonates in the Central African country.
Read MorePikesville Armory redevelopment supporters believe their ambitious plans represent a “once-in-a-generation opportunity,” writes Editor-in-Chief Alan Feiler.
Read MoreA Baltimore native, Weiman appeared on the stages of Everyman Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Toby’s Dinner Theatre, Cockpit in Court, Theatre Hopkins and the Gordon Center for Performing Arts.
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Randi Alper Pupkin: "In a million years, I never thought I'd be talking about an organization I founded that's turning 25 and is providing so much creativity in our community. It never was something I envisioned." (Photo by Lisa Shifren)
Randi Alper Pupkin, founder of Art With A Heart, will step down as the nonprofit’s executive director on June 30. As she reflects on her tenure with AWAH, Pupkin says she’s still astounded by her passion project’s growth and staying power.
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Isabella Blankchtein: "If I find myself doing homework and not able to concentrate, I will get up and dance. It gives me a way to get out my energy and focus better." (Provided photo)
A Beth Tfiloh congregant, Isabella, 17, is the first Pikesville High student ever selected for the ensemble.
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Tangled Up With Jews: Bob Dylan, aka "the Bard of Hibbing" and Shabtai Zisl ben Avraham, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. (FIle photo)
Where is the next Bob Dylan when we need him or her so desperately, wonders Michael Olesker.
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Odelia Mazal: “I’m doing the best that I can, spreading the love, feeling the love as it comes, letting it go through me and back into the world." (Provided photo)
The Baltimore native, who is studying at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, appeared at Ottobar with her band for a special performance.
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Ari Steven Blitz is shown here with his wife Isabelle and daughter, Emilia. (Photo courtesy of Sol Levinson & Bros.)
Among the music stars that the Baltimore native worked with were Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Janet Jackson.
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Baltimore-based artist, musician and author Micah E. Wood: "Instead of being about any one band, it’s about the city that that fuels those bands, that inspires those bands.” (Provided photo)
Micah E. Wood’s “Scene Seen” features more than 200 photos of 85 Baltimore area bands taken between 2016 and 2024.
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Jesse Eisenberg (left) and Kieran Culkin star in "A Real Pain." (Courtesy Searchlight Pictures via JTA)
Jesse Eisenberg’s latest film, “A Real Pain,” is a love letter to Poland, the country his family left under duress.
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