Jewish Leaders Express Concerns about Support for Jewish Student Life at Goucher
Regional and national Jewish leaders are calling on Goucher College to support Jewish students and curb anti-Israel activities on the Towson campus.
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Founded in 1885, Goucher College is a private liberal arts college in Towson with 1,100 undergraduates and 900 graduate students. About 26 percent of the student body is Jewish, according to Hillel International. (Photo by Rob Coyle, via Flickr)
Regional and national Jewish leaders are calling on Goucher College to support Jewish students and curb anti-Israel activities on the Towson campus.
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(Left to right) Baltimore residents Barbara Greenwald, Marcia Wagner and Tova Taragin of ACHI, American Communities Helping Israel. (Provided photo)
Founded during the Second Intifada, the nonprofit American Communities Helping Israel operates a website to benefit businesses in the Jewish state.
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Baltimore Orioles owner David M. Rubenstein is shown here speaking at an Associated event at Pikesville's Suburban Club. (File photo)
The Northwest Baltimore native comes from a Jewish but non-observant, blue-collar background.
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A scene from the 2023 March for Israel rally in Washington, D.C. (File photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)
A pair of students, Aviva Rubin and Ari Geller, write about antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiments from the field.
Read MoreThe one-mile walk will begin and end at Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Congregation, 7310 Park Heights Avenue.
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The authors of "The Ones Who Remember":
(Back row, left to right) Ruth Taubman, Avishay Hayut, Sassa Åkervall, Julie Goldstein Ellis, Rita Benn, Phil Barr. (Middle row, left to right) Nancy Szabo, Ruth Wade, Ava Adler, Joy Wolfe Ensor, Fran Lewy Berg, Eszter Gombosi (Front row, left to right) Simone Yehuda, Irene Hasenberg Butter, Natalie Iglewicz, Cilla Tomas.
Published by City Point Press, “The Ones Who Remember” is a collection of poignant stories reframing the horrors of the Holocaust through the eyes of those affected by its aftermath.
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Pikesville-based cellist Amit Peled is shown here at the historic Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis playing "Hatikvah." (Provided photo)
The Peabody Institute professor recently performed “Hatikvah” at a concert where he was asked not to express his views on the conflict in the Middle East.
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Participants at the recent Limmud FSU event in Israel stand for the singing of "Hatikvah," Israel’s national anthem. (Alexander Khanin via JTA)
Hosted by Limmud FSU, 150 Israelis with roots in the former Soviet Union recently came together for an evening of lectures, music and solidarity with Israel.
Read MoreThe show at the Owings Mills venue, featuring Judy Gold, Aaron Berg and Olga Namer, is a benefit for Friends of the IDF.
Read MoreTwito, 22, was a platoon commander in the Paratroopers Brigade’s 202nd Battalion.
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Sheila Katz (left) of the National Council of Jewish Women talks with Rabbi Dana Saroken at The Soul Center’s annual “Wit, Wine & Wisdom” event at Beth El Congregation. (Photo by David Stuck)
At last week’s “Wit, Wine & Wisdom” event, Sheila Katz told attendees to stay strong in support of Israel and to fight bigotry.
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