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Fressen at the Essen: Former state senator Bobby Zirkin (left) enjoys a deli sandwich at the Essen Room with ex-Gov. Larry Hogan. (Photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)
Campaigning to fill the Senate seat vacated by Ben Cardin, the Republican nominee met with Jewish voters on Tuesday afternoon at the Essen Room.
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Pati Jinich: "This award is for the 31 million people who live in the US/Mexico borderland communities. Thank you for sharing your stories with us! " (File photo)
The second season of the PBS special series “La Frontera with Pati Jinich” won in the Docuseries Visual Media category.
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Holy HoCo: Jewish students show a Torah scroll at a session of Student to Student, a peer program developed by the Jewish Federation of Howard County. (Courtesy of the Jewish Federation of Howard County via JTA.)
The Jewish Federation of Howard County’s Student to Student program aims to dispel stereotypes through lessons in history and culture.
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Del. Joe Vogel, a Jewish gay Latino Democrat, campaigns with State Sen. Cheryl Kagan in Gaithersburg. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images, via JTA)
In the Democratic primary for the 6th District congressional seat, Joe Vogel, 27, finished second behind April McClain Delaney.
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Angela Alsobrooks, who won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in Maryland, is shown here with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who has been a critic of Israel during the war in Gaza. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
The Prince George’s County Executive will face her GOP rival, former Gov. Larry Hogan, in November..
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State Sen. Sarah Elfreth is a Democrat and the youngest woman to ever serve in the Maryland State Senate. This week, she defeated former U.S. Capitol police officer Harry Dunn in a crowded congressional Democratic primary.
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A campaign finance group affiliated with AIPAC helped to fund the victorious campaign of State Sen. Sarah Elfreth.
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Over the years, Judy Oppenheimer's writing for the Village Voice, Washingtonian, the Washington Post Magazine, Salon, The Forward, Moment and other publications earned numerous awards. (Provided photo)
A former local Jewish journalist with a long history as a writer and editor, Oppenheimer was the author of a pair of acclaimed books.
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Baltimore-based activist and author Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin: "We've seen this movie before." (File photo)
On May 16, the Federation of Jewish Women’s Organizations of Maryland will honor Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin with the E.B. Hirsh Lifetime Achievement Award. Jmore spoke with Rabbi Cardin about the award, her new leadership positions, and more.
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Demonstrators gather outside of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., to demand a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images via JTA)
Ezra Z. Weinblatt, son of Baltimore native Rabbi Stuart G. Weinblatt, allegedly pushed anti-Israel protesters and broke their sound equipment Apr. 16 in front of the Israel Embassy.
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As part of his Congressional Award requirements, Guy Taylor (center) led a seven-day sailboat expedition in Florida. (Provided photo)
This June, Pikesville resident Guy Taylor, a junior at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community Day School, will receive the Congressional Award, which recognizes service, initiative and achievement among young Americans.
Read MoreAvi Jacobs and Avraham Zhu emerged victorious at JewQ, held recently in Stamford, Connecticut.
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