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(Left to right) Eli Goldstein, Baltimore Hatzalah president; Dovid Heyman, Hatzalah executive director; Ira Gewanter, director of AFMDA’s Mid-Atlantic Region; and MDA Director of International Relations Yoni Yagodovsky. (Provided photo)

Baltimore Hatzalah and Magen David Adom Hold Gathering to Explore Joint Opportunities

January 31, 2025 Staff Report

Hatzalah of Baltimore recently held a joint gathering with American Friends of Magen David Adom to explore joint opportunities.

Author and literary critic Ruth Franklin

Baltimore-Born Author Ruth Franklin Examines Anne Frank’s Life and Legacy

January 30, 2025 Haydee M. Rodriguez

Ruth Franklin, is the author of the recently published “The Many Lives of Anne Frank.”

Barak Hermann, CEO of the JCC of Greater Baltimore, speaks to the Mifgash forum audience. Seated next to him is Jennifer Mamlet, acting president and CEO of the JCC Association. (Provided photo)

JCC Hosts Forum for Executives from JCCs Across North America

January 30, 2025 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

More than 150 senior JCC executives from the U.S. and Canada attended the annual Mifgash retreat in Baltimore.

In her new role at the Maryland/Israel Development Center, Janet S. Kaplan will help create and foster business development and strategic partnerships. (Provided photo)

Janet S. Kaplan Hired for MIDC’s Business Development Team

January 24, 2025 Staff Report

A Pikesville resident, Kaplan will work to help intensify investment and joint business ventures between Israel and the State of Maryland.

Americans are still reeling from the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol unleashed four years ago by President-elect Trump and his supporters. (File photo)

Dark Clouds Over the Nation’s Capital

January 19, 2025 Michael Olesker

Metal fencing around the U.S. Capitol and other D.C. landmarks feels like an ominous metaphor for the country right now, writes Michael Olesker.

Melissa Seltzer began her career at the JCC in 2010 as a graduate intern while pursuing a master’s degree in Jewish communal service at Baltimore Hebrew Institute. (Provided photo)

Baltimore JCC’s Melissa Seltzer Selected for Martin Pear Israel Fellowship

January 17, 2025 Staff Report

An 18-month program, the fellowship strives to develop and retain JCC talent, helping to cultivate a new generation of leaders committed to Jewish communal life and Israel.

Caren Leven, executive director of the Baltimore Zionist District: "I urge the University to reflect on the values it wants to uphold and consider how this choice aligns with them.” (File photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)

BZD Criticizes U of Md. Medical School for Rescinding Invitation to IDF Medical Officer

January 15, 2025 JMORE Staff

The cancellation came in the wake of a letter-writing campaign led by the Council of American-Islamic Relations and the Islamic Maryland Action Network.

Rep. Jamie Raskin: "Trump and his team have done everything they can to make the public cynical about elections generally. We have to explain to people that that is an authoritarian tactic." (File Photo)

Rep. Jamie Raskin: Preparing for Battles Ahead

January 14, 2025 Peter Arnold

Jmore talks with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) about the incoming Trump Administration.

Wildfires recently destroyed the 80-year-old Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center in Altadena, California. (Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images, via JTA)

Spewing Blame and Lies, But Nothing Resembling Empathy

January 13, 2025 Michael Olesker

President-elect Donald Trump shows his indifference to suffering in the wake of the wildfires in Southern California, writes Michael Olesker.

Ira Gewanter: “I am honored to play a leading role in supporting Magen David Adom, an organization whose core values start with promoting tolerance, friendship, cooperation and true peace among all people.” (Provided photo)

Ira Gewanter Named Director of Major Gifts for the Mid-Atlantic Region of Magen David Adom

January 10, 2025 Staff Report

Founded in 1930, Magen David Adom is Israel’s emergency services system, providing the Jewish state with ambulance and paramedic services.

JCC of Greater Baltimore CEO Barak Hermann is slated to leave his post in late June. (File photo)

Barak Hermann to Become Head of JCC Association of North America

January 7, 2025 JMORE Staff

Hermann has served as CEO of the JCC of Greater Baltimore since 2012.