Dr. David M. Posner, Howard County Physician, Dies at 80
A renaissance man, the Ellicott City resident and New York native found his life’s calling in emergency medicine.
Read More
|
|
Community
Dr. Ira M. Rutkow was called "the world's leading expert on the history of American surgery," by Eric D. Albright in Library Journal. (Photo courtesy of Sol Levinson & Bros.)
Leading Medical Historian Dr. Ira M. Rutkow Dies at 77
Rutkow, who trained at Hopkins, was the author of eight influential books about medicine and surgery.
Read More
In a file shot from 2024, Sen. Angela Alsobrooks is flanked by former Sen. Ben Cardin (right) and David Ginsburg, executive director of the Pikesville Armory Foundation. (FIle photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)
Jmore Exclusive With Sen. Angela Alsobrooks
The Maryland Democrat offers her impressions of the national political scene.
Read More
Meyerhoff Fund Allocates Matching Grant to Armory Project
Groundbreaking for the next phase of the Pikesville Armory project is scheduled for later this year.
Read More
At the archives of the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum, the front page of the original issue of the Nazi family magazine Sonnie ins Hous (Sunshine in the House) shows baby Hessy Taft as the ideal German Aryan baby. (GALI TIBBON/AFP via Getty Images via JTA)
Baby’s Face Became Nazi Propaganda, But Life Story Outlasted the Lie
Hessy Levinsons Taft recently passed away at age 91.
Read More
Andrew Walen of Pikesville recently opened a School of Rock franchise in his hometown. (Photo provided)
Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy
Andrew Walen recently opened a School of Rock franchise in Pikesville, offering the tools for live performance and personal creativity.
Read More
Thomas Kennedy, early 19th-century Washington County lawmaker and author of the "Jew Bill." (Public Domain)
Bicentennial of Maryland’s Landmark ‘Jew Bill’ Observed
Two centuries ago, Scottish-born Presbyterian legislator Thomas Kennedy won his battle to help Jews pursue public office in Maryland.
Read More
Photographer, Realtor Merle Tabor Stern Dies at 83
The Baltimore native is remembered as a renaissance woman and a lover of life.
Read More
Edith and Louis Bluefeld are shown here in 2021 while being interviewed recently by a Florida television affiliate. (Screen shot from WPTV, provided by JTA)
Former Baltimore-Based Caterer Lou Bluefeld Dies at 104
During his long career, Lou Bluefeld fed presidents and prime ministers, as well as many members of the local Jewish community.
Read More
Sen. Shelly L. Hettleman is shown speaking in 2019 at a press conference about expanding testing of DNA material collected in potential cases of sexual assault and abuse.
Sen. Shelly L. Hettleman Seeks Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors
The state senator from the 11th District was recently honored for her decades of work on behalf of victims of sexual assault and abuse.
Read More
Community Leader Sue ‘Suzy’ Liebman Dies at 88
For decades, Liebman was a staunch supporter of Israel advocacy.
Read More