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Jay Bernstein: "It’s about keeping it in people’s consciousness, making sure we don’t forget that there are men and women still taken hostage." (File photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)
Several local mainstream groups and organizations are aligning themselves with radical, anti-Israel elements, writes Jay Bernstein.
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Protesters call on local elected officials to demand the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. (Photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)
Jewish feminists and other human rights activists assembled in front of Baltimore City Hall on March 8 to show their solidarity with victims of sexual violence committed by Hamas during the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks.
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Danielle (left) and Galeet Dardashti explore their family’s rich musical history in the new podcast “The Nightingale of Iran.” (Photo courtesy of Galeet and Danielle Dardashti)
Former Baltimoreans Danielle and Galeet Dardashti will explore the storied career of their late grandfather, Younes Dardashti, in a six-part podcast series.
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Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jordan Harris: "It’s really, really cool to be in Montreal and now learning about the large Jewish population there.”
(Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images, courtesy of JTA)
The 23-year-old defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens aspires to be a role model for hockey fans and others.
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Earlier this week, a United Nations report validated Israeli reports of sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 and afterward, including instances of rape. (Photo by Jackie Hajdenberg, provided by JTA)
Baltimore Area Jewish Feminists and other groups will hold the vigil at 8 a.m. in honor of International Women’s Day.
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Human rights attorney Jared Genser, who earned the nickname 'The Extractor' for his success liberating political prisoners, says the challenge of recovering Israel's hostages in Gaza is particularly difficult. (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Concordia Summit, via JTA)
Hostage expert and human rights attorney Jared Genser explains why Israel’s hostage crisis is uniquely challenging.
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Rabbi Avraham Wolff, founder of the Mishpacha Children’s Home in Odessa, aims to nurture the children under his care so they can rise above their difficult circumstances and have a chance at normal, happy lives. (Photo courtesy of Mishpacha Chabad Odessa via JTA)
In Baltimore’s war-torn sister city in Ukraine, the Mishpacha Children’s Home strives to help youngsters overcome the challenges of their circumstances.
Read MoreThe Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks have left their mark on Tel Aviv’s flourishing arts community.
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Karen Tal (right) visits with a student at an Amal school in the Israeli city of Petah Tikva. (Photo by Larry Luxner via JTA)
Karen Tal, CEO of the Amal educational network of schools, believes Arab-Jewish coexistence in Israel is more crucial now than ever.
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Last December, Elizabeth Hirsh Naftali (far right) and other family members of Americans taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7 spoke to the media outside the West Wing of the White House. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, provided by JTA)
At the Pikesville Hilton this Wednesday night, Elizabeth Hirsh Natfali will talk about the nightmarish saga of her great-niece Abigail Mor Edan since Oct. 7.
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At a recent local pro-Israel rally, faculty members of Pikesville's Krieger Schechter Day School show their support for hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. (Photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)
A pro-Israel rally was held before the meeting in the parking lot of the George Howard Building in Ellicott City.
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