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For a school project, Miriam Talalay wrote about her grandfather’s journey from Berlin to Baltimore. (Photo by Daniel Kucin Jr.)
Miriam’s telling of her grandfather’s journey is now “Passport to Freedom,” a book on Shutterfly, with a slideshow on the LinkedIn SlideShare hosting service.
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The late Stanley Levinson (far right) is seen here with his fellow family principal operators and owners of Sol Levinson & Bros funeral home.: Ellensue Levinson-Jeffers, Matt Levinson and Ira Levinson . (Photo courtesy of Sol Levinson & Bros.)
When asked how Max Levinson might feel knowing that the business he founded 125 years ago was still around and flourishing, Ira Levinson simply grins. “I think he would be very, very proud and amazed,” he says.
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Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Eli Pottash and Eitan Hariri (left to right) are shown at the Tour de Court in 2017. (File photo by Jeff Seidel)
Tour de Court donates money to the Jewish Caring Network, a Baltimore-based nonprofit that provides support to families facing life-threatening, lifelong, or serious illnesses.
Read MoreThe Community Connector gathering was organized by Laurie Rosen.
Read MoreKids enjoyed the the ball pit, slides, trampolines and climbing areas while parents schmoozed and drank coffee (lots of coffee).
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Chad Gauss, l, chef and owner of La Food Marketa, and Amina Ross, executive director of ShareBaby, are pictured at Gauss's restaurant. (Photo by Steve Ruark)
Three mothers in the Baltimore area — Maya Ammons, Kate Mumaw and Kristen Finkelstein — founded ShareBaby in 2014 as a way to connect mothers of means with mothers in need.
Read MoreThere are no tantrums or mood swings and grumpiness dissipates quickly when surrounded by Disney magic.
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Young Israeli women among the some 200,000 celebrating Gay Pride in Tel Aviv, June 3, 2016. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)
In the middle of the political and religious spectrums, same-sex marriage won the backing of large majorities. Some 90 percent of traditional not-so-religious Jews and 77 percent of traditional more-religious Jews supported the idea.
Read More“We did blessings over challah and drank juice and ate kosher pizza. It was just an informal Shabbat get-together, a fun way for young families to meet and socialize.”
Read MoreThe five-hour indoor-outdoor event featured food trucks, arts and crafts, carnival games, moon-bounces, face-painting and entertainment by children’s music performer Barry Louis Polisar.
Read MoreThis is a Greek story. And a Jewish story. And a Baltimore story. Let’s start with the Baltimore angle since, more often than not, the Charm City lens provides the most humorous view.
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