Jewish Players Well Represented During March Madness
Among the great Jewish hopefuls is Israeli-American Danny Wolf of the University of Michigan Wolverines.
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Danny Wolf is shown here during the men’s Big Ten tournament on Mar. 16 in Indianapolis. (Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images, via JTA)
Among the great Jewish hopefuls is Israeli-American Danny Wolf of the University of Michigan Wolverines.
Read MoreJudge Ellen L. Hollander’s decision comes after requests from unions and retirees to protect personal data.
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Holocaust survivor Kitty Saks' story was recently removed from the website of a U.S. Air Force unit.
Stories of Holocaust survivors were caught in the anti-DEI net, as was an article about Jewish “Golden Girls” star Bea Arthur.
Read MoreThe BJC is strongly encouraging the community to view local screenings of the film, which is executive produced by “Will & Grace” actress Debra Messing.
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen: "I believe that one can be pro-Israel and oppose many of the policies of the Netanyahu government, just as one can be pro-America while opposing the policies of the Trump Administration." (Provided photo)
Maryland’s senior senator says he’s profoundly concerned about the state of the nation.
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(Left to right) Coaches Bruce Pearl of Auburn, Jon Scheyer of Duke , Lindsay Gottlieb of USC and Todd Golden of Florida. (Getty Images; Scheyer image courtesy of Rabbi Nossen Fellig via JTA)
The men’s basketball teams at Duke, Auburn and Florida all have Jewish coaches, as does USC’s women’s team.
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Sen. Chuck Schumer: "Criticism of Israel and how it conducted the war is not antisemitic. But it begins to shade over." ((Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, via JTA)
The Senate minority leader cancelled his Mar. 17 talk at the Enoch Pratt Free Library due to a planned protest by a local anti-Zionist Jewish group.
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Israeli-American standup comedian and author Joel Chasnoff will perform at the Gordon Center on Wednesday night, Apr. 30.
As part of the grant, the Gordon Center this spring will host Israeli-American comedian Joel Chasnoff and feature an exhibition by the late Israeli artist Harar Goldin.
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A Jewish Baltimorean, Lt. Jacob Beser (right) flew on the Enola Gay atomic bombing mission over Hiroshima in 1945. Shown at left is the plane's pilot, Col. Paul Tibbets.
The Trump administration’s war against “woke” politics dishonors the memory of such American heroes as Baltimorean Jacob Beser who risked their lives for freedom, writes Michael Olesker.
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Neil M. Meltzer joined Sinai Hospital of Baltimore in 1988 and held several leadership roles before becoming president and chief operating officer there a decade later. (Provided photo)
LifeBridge Health’s board of directors will launch a nationwide search for a successor to Meltzer, who has worked in the system for more than 37 years.
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Sami Savage: “Singing the stories makes them more meaningful. People can sing along and be a part of it.” (Provided photo)
A Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom congregant, Sami Savage was recently the sole Baltimore area participant at the Songleader Boot Camp in St. Louis, which provides Jewish communal leadership training.
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