Get To Know Jmore Board Member Larry Plant
Larry Plant talks about why he decided to join Jmore’s inaugural nonprofit board of directors.
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow is shown here in 2010 speaking at a news conference to show support for a proposed mosque in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images, via JTA)
Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Baltimore-Born Progressive Activist and Author, Dies at 92
A household name in progressive Jewish circles, Rabbi Waskow was the author of more than two dozen books, several of which have become Jewish classics,
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The new Greenwald Amphitheater is an outdoor performance space at the Pearlstone Retreat and Retreat Center in Reisterstown that features a natural, environmentally conscious design.
(Photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)
Pearlstone Celebrates Launch of New Amphitheater
The Reisterstown retreat center and campus held a grand opening of its Myerberg Stage at the Greenwald Amphitheater last Sunday with the “Harvest Music Festival.”
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Weekly Walk for Hostages Celebrates Final Gathering
After nearly two years of coming together as a community, Baltimore’s weekly walk for the hostages in Gaza came to an end last Sunday morning, Oct. 19.
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Pikesville-Based Clothier Brian Gene Lefko Dies at Age 79
The City College graduate was the proprietor of Brian Lefko Men’s Clothier on Reisterstown Road.
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Susan R. Levy: "I’ve got a book that took three years to write, and I enjoy meeting people to discuss it. What I hope people will say is, ‘This book was really interesting.'" (Provided photo)
Susan R. Levy Writes Book with Local Settings and Composites of People
The Owings Mills resident’s book “Galleon Investments: Investments and Murder” was recently published by Archway Publishing.
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The Associated: Stories of our Baltimore Jewish Community
The Associated spotlights three individuals whose lives have been touched this past year, thanks to the work of The Associated network.
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Rabbi Moshe Hauer of Orthodox Union Dies of Sudden Heart Attack
Since 2020, Rabbi Hauer, rabbi emeritus of Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion Synagogue, served as executive vice president of the Orthodox Union.
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Local Jews of all ages, representing all streams of Judaism, celebrated the return of the hostages from Gaza. (Photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)
Baltimore Jewry celebrates Simchat Torah and the Return of the Remaining Hostages
Hundreds came to Pikesville’s Suburban Club on Tuesday night for a communal celebration of the holiday and recent events in the Middle East.
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Dara Horn: "What I mean by ‘People Love Dead Jews’ is that non-Jewish societies tend to honor and respect Jews only when Jews are powerless." (Provided photos)
Author Dara Horn to Speak about Antisemitism at Loyola College
Jmore spoke with author Dara Horn about her upcoming Jerome S. Cardin Memorial Lecture and her views on the contemporary Jewish community.
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Veteran Community Activist, Philanthropist Rosalie Rosenzwog Dies at 97
The Baltimore native first became involved in community service with The Associated in 1949.
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