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Gefen Miller is an aspiring journalist
and a 10th-grader at Beth Tfiloh Dahan
Community Day School. (Provided Photo)
Gefen Miller, a 10th-grader at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School, reflects on her recent visit to Israel and how she’s trying to adopt a “no-pause” mentality.
Read MoreIn a year marked by both unimaginable tragedy and a renewed call for action, The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore provided opportunities for connection, support and healing. Here are a few of those stories.
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A scene from the 2023 March for Israel rally in Washington, D.C. (File photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)
Held as part of the Jewish Federations of North America’s General Assembly, the G.A. National Unity Event will be held on Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. at Nationals Park in the nation’s capital.
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At the Charles Bronfman Prize's recent 20th anniversary celebration at the Jewish Museum in New York, numerous prize recipients talked about the positive ripple effect that receiving the prize has had on their work. (Photo by Claudio Papapietro, courtesy of JTA)
Since its founding in 2004, the annual Charles Bronfman Prize has spotlighted innovators under the age of 50 in the Jewish community.
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Yifaat and Ayala Asher, mother and sister of IDF soldier Liam Asher, sang the Acheinu prayer at the community's memorial program commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 tragedy. (Photo by David Stuck)
Among the speakers at the two-hour gathering at Pikesville’s Beth El Congregation were Gov. Wes Moore and Sen. Ben Cardin.
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Israelis Abroad: Chevy Chase resident Vered Guttman (left) and Eleanor Reich, a student at New York's Columbia University, participate in political activism surrounding the Israel-Hamas war. (Photos courtesy of JTA)
Both temporary expats and those who left for good say the last year has altered their relationship to their Israeli identity.
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Author Yardena Schwartz: "Oct. 7 radicalized many Israelis, and many left-wing Israelis in the wake of Oct. 7 have shifted rightward." (Photo provided by JTA)
In “Ghosts of a Holy War,” Yardena Schwartz explores an anti-Jewish pogrom in British Mandate Palestine and how it echoed across the next century.
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Hillel is focused on supporting Jewish students who are seeking information and educational resources about antisemitism on college campuses. (Hillel International)
With colleges around the country experiencing unprecedented antisemitic and anti-Israel activities, Hillel International and its campus chapters are reaching out to students.
Read MoreThe ruling states that the school violated the free speech rights of Students for Justice in Palestine by revoking its permit.
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Located nine miles north of Gaza and with a population of more than 130,000 residents, the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon has been the target of rockets fired by Hamas for years. (Wikipedia)
From Oct. 7 through Oct. 27, the goal is to raise $1 million from Baltimore’s Jewish community to benefit Israelis in desperate need of mental health support.
Read MoreThe garden, located by the rear entrance of the synagogue’s campus, will feature white flowers, memorial stones and Israeli flags.
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