The Israel-Hamas War’s Surprising Impact on Tel Aviv’s Arts Scene
The 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)
Amid War, Israeli Educator Strives to Promote Jewish-Arab Coexistence
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)
Relative of Former Child Hostage to Speak at ‘Braided Candle’ Event
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)
Resolution Advocating Gaza Ceasefire Fails at Howard County Council Meeting
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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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)
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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(Left to right) Baltimore residents Barbara Greenwald, Marcia Wagner and Tova Taragin of ACHI, American Communities Helping Israel. (Provided photo)
ACHI Virtual Marketplace Enables Americans to Help Israeli Merchants and Artisans
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)
7 Facts You Might Not Know about New Orioles Majority Owner David M. Rubenstein
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)
High School and College Students Grapple with Fallout from Israel-Hamas War
A pair of students, Aviva Rubin and Ari Geller, write about antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiments from the field.
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Walk to be Held this Sunday Morning along Park Heights Avenue on Behalf of Hostages
The 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.
Book Chronicles the Lives of Children of Holocaust Survivors and the Power of Memory
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)
Cellist Amit Peled Uses the Power of Music to Express his Support for Israel
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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