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The Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem. (David Shankbone/Wikimedia Commons)
Commemorations of the Holocaust must transcend the past to include concerns about the present and future, writes Menachem Z. Rosensaft.
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President Lyndon Johnson is shown shaking hands in 1966 with American airmen at Cam Ranh Bay in South Vietnam. (Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library)
Someone needed to tell Donald Trump that his appearance at a UFC fight over the weekend was not a good look, writes Michael Olesker.
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A guide in Poland points to a mural and offers student journalists from the United States a lesson on the Holocaust and the ramifications of antisemitism. (Photo by Lucia Alonso via JTA)
Journalists bear a responsibility to go beyond the headlines and social media posts to understand the past and present, writes New York University student Lucia Alonso.
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15th-century French miniature painter and manuscript illuminator Jean Colombe's depiction of the Massacre at Ayyadieh, where Richard the Lionheart and his forces beheaded 2,700 prisoners. (Wikipedia)
The Trump administration’s invoking of religion is reminiscent of the words and actions of one of history’s most brutal Crusaders, writes Michael Olesker.
Read MoreLike thousands of communities around the country last weekend, Pikesville demonstrated its disgust with the policies of the Trump administration, writes Michael Olesker.
Read MoreMichael Olesker bids farewell to CBS News Radio, one of the most storied media outlets in history.
Read MoreEditor-in-Chief Alan Feiler kicks off Jmore’s celebration of 250 years of Jewish history in Maryland with the legacy of Jacob Lumbrozo.
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A group of congregants from Beth Am Synagogue accompanied Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg on an unforgettable trip to Uganda. (Provided photo)
Jewish observance extends beyond Shabbat to places of work, recreation and shared journeys, writes Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg.
Read MoreMichael Olesker remembers Mickey Steinberg as someone who could schmooze happily with people in both parties and put a human heart behind the cold business of politics.
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Last month, members of Jews United for Justice and their partners from the Maryland Youth Justice Coalition rally in Annapolis for Youth Justice Lobby Day. (Provided photo)
The Youth Charging Reform Act provides a pathway to a more just landscape for children in Maryland, writes Rachel Greenwald.
Read MoreMichael Olesker writes about the the universal challenges of scheduling an appointment with the health care community.
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