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Heavy rains from Hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage in Asheville, North Carolina. (Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images, via JTA)
For the thousands of Jews in the storm’s path, Helene and its “biblical devastation” complicates plans for the High Holiday season.
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Located nine miles north of Gaza and with a population of more than 130,000 residents, the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon has been the target of rockets fired by Hamas for years. (Wikipedia)
From Oct. 7 through Oct. 27, the goal is to raise $1 million from Baltimore’s Jewish community to benefit Israelis in desperate need of mental health support.
Read MoreThe garden, located by the rear entrance of the synagogue’s campus, will feature white flowers, memorial stones and Israeli flags.
Read MoreA rally this Saturday morning calls for respect for the Baltimore Sun, its employees and its legacy, writes Michael Olesker.
Read MoreTo celebrate “National Drink a Beer Day,” a pair of Mr. Boh bobbleheads will be unveiled today by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame.
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TV actress Patricia Heaton, who is Catholic, puts up a mezuzah in solidarity with the Jewish community. (Screenshot via X, via JTA)
TV star Patricia Heaton announced the campaign on Sept. 24 as part of her nonprofit The October 7 Coalition to support the Jewish community and Israel.
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Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, 36, has been sentenced to death for his involvement in a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Hardy Bope/AFP via Getty Images, via JTA)
A father of three who lives in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., Zalman-Polun was one of three Americans and 37 people in total sentenced to death last Friday over a coup attempt late last May.
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Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and former Gov. Larry Hogan (Photos by Robyn Stevens Brody)
Jmore spoke with Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan to learn more about their platforms and opinions on issues affecting local residents, including crime, the economy, reproductive rights, climate change and antisemitism.
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (left) and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris debated at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/provided by JTA)
After the recent presidential debate, Michael Olesker wonders why Kamala Harris leads her pet-loving opponent Donald Trump by such as a negligible margin.
Read MoreGatherings will include a teen vigil and presentation of the film “We Will Dance Again,” as well as a community concert.
Read MoreThe David M. Rubenstein Exhibition Arcade will form the epicenter of the museum’s front of house, a central public space that branches out into galleries, an audio/video production studio and a library.
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