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Antisemitic and anti-Israel graffiti was recently found outside Greenwood Elementary School in Olney. (Google Streetview via JTA)
Schools in Montgomery County have recently experienced a wave of antisemitic incidents.
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The CCBC Honors College is designed to expand what students believe is possible for themselves and their education. (Provided photo)
CCBC Honors scholars are discovering a level of academic rigor and opportunity typically associated with elite four-year institutions.
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A photo of the interior of Deborah Brodie and Jay Brill's residence in Derwood, Maryland, near Rockville. (Jonathan Edelman via JTA)
For 35 years, the late Deborah Brodie, aka Bubbie Cookie, amassed a collection of over 200 Jewish ritual objects, which she used to teach her Hebrew school students with special needs.
Read MoreAt Krieger Schechter Day School, joining in the later elementary or middle school isn’t a setback — it’s a launch pad.
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In its inaugural year, Jmore's Amplify Scholarship Contest awarded more than $10,000 in scholarships to six local high school students. (Photo by David Culler)
In its inaugural year, Jmore’s Amplify Scholarship Contest awarded more than $10,000 in scholarships to six local high school students.
Read MoreAt the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), a growing number of students are discovering that higher education can be far more affordable than they imagined — and in some cases, completely tuition-free.
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Twenty-six Jewish local teenagers attended the the ninth annual “Social Innovation Fellowship Demo Day." (Provided photo)
The gathering, modeled after TV’s “Shark Tank,” was held at Towson University.
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Dean Kremer is set to pitch for Team Israel in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. (Photo Credit: Kenya Allen/PressBox)
Beth Tfiloh baseball coach Donald Wright has seen a shift in the program the last two years, thanks in part to the support of Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer.
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Tova Kaplan, a student at Harvard University, testifies before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights briefing on antisemitism on college and university campuses. (Screenshot via YouTube, via JTA)
The hearing last week before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights was the first in an independent government investigation into college campus antisemitism.
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AI adoption varies greatly across Jewish day schools. (Courtesy of Jewish Leadership Academy via JTA)
Jewish schools around North America are finding creative and unexpected methods to use the technology — and in a fraction of the time it would have taken in the pre-AI era.
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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.
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