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Tessa Veksler: "In my mind, you cannot separate anti-Zionism and antisemitism. They're intertwined, so it's important for schools to name that." (Provided photo)
A former college campus activist, Veksler will speak at Chizuk Amuno on June 8 at the Ruth and Jay Lenrow Visiting Scholar-in-Residence for Combating Antisemitism.
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A photo of the interior of Deborah Brodie and Jay Brill's residence in Derwood, Maryland, near Rockville. (Jonathan Edelman via JTA)
For 35 years, the late Deborah Brodie, aka Bubbie Cookie, amassed a collection of over 200 Jewish ritual objects, which she used to teach her Hebrew school students with special needs.
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Andy Miller, chair of JUFJ's Synagogue Social Justice Roundtable, speaks to attendees of “Beyond Welcoming the Stranger.” (Provided photo)
Presented by Jews United for Justice and a consortium of local synagogues, “Beyond Welcoming the Stranger” offered a Jewish approach to helping immigrants.
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Steve Hofstetter: "I am from Queens and I don't get my crime statistics from some terrified old white guy on Fox News.” (Photo by Taylor Reschka)
Steve Hofstetter, who will perform at Soundstage next week, recently made headlines for his social media post ridiculing some fans’ warnings about Charm City’s safety.
Read MoreThe nonprofit OneTable is reimagining its programming amid fiscal constraints and responding to what it sees as important shifts in how Jews gather.
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Potomac residents and sisters Jillian and Lindsay Wiener died in a rental unit fire in 2022 in Long Island, New York. (Facebook)
The Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act requires rental companies to conduct annual fire inspections in Baltimore City and every Maryland county.
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Izabella Tabarovsky: "In certain circles today, if you’re a Zionist, you can be excluded and marginalized. It can destroy your reputation, prevent you from getting a job you want and from being successful in school." (Provided photo)
Scholar Izabella Tabarovsky will speak at the “Generations of Courage” program on Apr. 26 at The Associated’s Goldsmith campus.
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Founded in 1976, the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History is a Smithsonian-affiliated museum located at 101 South Independence Mall East in Center City Philadelphia. (Shoot from Within via JTA)
A Maryland man who sent more than 40 threatening letters to Jewish institutions, including the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, was sentenced to three years in prison.
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Carter Spahn (left) and Madeleine Stern were among the more than 500 attendees of the Excelerate26 Summit in New York. (Photo by Dada studio! Ohad Kab, courtesy of Birthright Israel Excel)
The Excelerate26 gathering in Manhattan attracted young Jews from 18 countries.
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'There's No Need to Feel Down': Clergy at Congregation Shearith Israel in Dallas perform a parody of the Village People's "Y.M.C.A" on Mar. 1 at the shul's Purim spiel. (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
At Congregation Shearith Israel, members know that Rabbi Adam Roffman’s spiel is the real deal.
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Tova Kaplan, a student at Harvard University, testifies before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights briefing on antisemitism on college and university campuses. (Screenshot via YouTube, via JTA)
The hearing last week before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights was the first in an independent government investigation into college campus antisemitism.
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