Hadassah Greater Baltimore Ramps Up Efforts to Help Israelis and Others
Since the Hamas attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Hadassah Greater Baltimore has experienced a dramatic influx of support, activism and enhanced purpose.
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Dr. Rivka Brooks, director of pediatrics at Hadassah Hospital’s Mount Scopus campus, shows a young Ukrainian refugee how a stethoscope works. Dr. Brooks is one of Hadassah’s many doctors who volunteered at Hadassah’s border clinic in Poland. (Photo courtesy of Hadassah via JTA)
Since the Hamas attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Hadassah Greater Baltimore has experienced a dramatic influx of support, activism and enhanced purpose.
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At a solidarity rally in Baltimore in late October of 2023, young attendees voice their support for Israel. (FIle photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)
The BJC condemned the anti-Zionist group as “extremist” and encouraged community members to sign a public letter condemning JVP’s national convention in Baltimore.
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German actress Paula Beer stars in the 2023 biographical film "Stella: A Life," which is based on the true story of Stella Goldschlag, who delivered hundreds of her fellow Jews to the Gestapo from September of 1943 until the end of World War II. (Provided photo)
Kicking off this year’s Baltimore Jewish Film Festival will be the German biography, “Stella: A Life.”
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Nayib Bukele (left), president of El Salvador, is shown here with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. (Win McNamee/Getty Images, via JTA)
The self-styled “coolest dictator” Nayib Bukele is a pro-Israel supporter with Palestinian ancestry who claims his wife has Jewish heritage.
Read MoreThe Pikesville residence was vandalized for the fourth time since signs were installed in support of hostages held by Hamas.
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Noodling Around: Sasson Gabay (left) and Israeli actress Hadas Yaron play father and daughter in “Kugel,” a new Israeli series set in the haredi community of Antwerp. (Photo courtesy of Izzy, via JTA)
Veteran Israeli actor Sasson Gabay stars in this prequel to the internationally acclaimed Israeli TV series.
Read MoreA program of the Baltimore Zionist District, BMore Israeli recently participated in the “Breakfast Club,” preparing and providing home-cooked meals for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House.
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Monthly community solidarity walks will be held in Northwest Baltimore demanding the release of the remains of the 11 deceased hostages in Gaza. (File photo)
For the past year, supporters gather at Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom to keep the issue of the hostages in the public eye.
Read MoreOn this episode of “Marc My Word,” Marc Terrill talks with Oksana Nelina, coordinator of The Associated’s Baltimore-Odesa Partnership, about her vantage point as a Jewish communal leader in Ukraine and her experience amid the ongoing war.
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Zionist Jews from around the globe can vote in the 2025 World Zionist Congress election through May 4. (Getty Images, via JTA)
The election reveals a deep schism in the Zionist and Jewish worlds these days.
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Tessa Veksler is among the Jewish college students featured in the documentary "October 8." (Photo courtesy Briarcliff Entertainment)
The documentary, executive produced by actress Debra Messing, is a difficult but important film to watch, writes Editor-in-chief Alan Feiler.
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