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David Max is flanked by JCC Chief Executive Officer Barak Hermann (right) and Larry Plant, JCC board chair. (Provided photo)
David Max has spent a lifetime of loving the JCC of Greater Baltimore.
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President Barack Obama (left) talks with baseball great Willie Mays aboard Air Force One en route to the 2009 MLB All-Star Game in St. Louis. (Photo by White House (Pete Souza) / Maison Blanche (Pete Souza)
This week’s passing of Willie Mays reminds Michael Olesker of the summer of ’54.
Read MoreSales go toward furthering Israel Baseball’s mission and ensuring a strong pipeline of talent for the national team.
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Baltimore Orioles owner David M. Rubenstein is shown here speaking at an Associated event at Pikesville's Suburban Club. (File photo)
The best mayoral candidate for Baltimore isn’t even running for the office, contends Michael Olesker.
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Team gold medals for Baltimore competitors were won in junior boys’ soccer and junior boys’ baseball home run derby. (Photo courtesy of JCC of Greater Baltimore)
More than 100 young local Jewish athletes participated in the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Mini & Junior Maccabi Games in Wilmington, Delaware last Sunday, May 5.
Read MoreWhile the Yankees celebrate the career of their longtime radio play-by-play announcer John Sterling, Michael Olesker recalls the retiring sportscaster’s early years in Baltimore.
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Ken Holtzman is shown here pitching for the Chicago Cubs during the 1968 season. (Sporting News via Getty Images via JTA)
As a young Jewish southpaw breaking into Major League Baseball in 1965, Holtzman often drew comparisons to Los Angeles Dodgers great Sandy Koufax.
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O, Say Can You Sing!: Jami Saval first performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Camden Yards at age 11 and now returns annually. ((Provided photo)
Jmore spoke with Ellicott City resident and Temple Isaiah congregant Jami Saval about her experience singing the national anthem at Camden Yards during the Orioles’ opening weekend and what made the moment extra special.
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Baltimore Orioles owner David M. Rubenstein is shown here speaking at an Associated event at Pikesville's Suburban Club. (File photo)
The product of a blue-collar Jewish family, the Baltimore-born Rubenstein, 74, is a multi-billionaire lawyer, businessman and philanthropist.
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Jackson Holliday is regarded as the top prospect in all of professional baseball. (Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Baltimore Orioles)
Even the great “Earl of Baltimore,” Earl Weaver, never had a lineup with as much raw talent as the 2024 Orioles team, writes Michael Olesker.
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(Clockwise from top left) Zack Gelof, Alex Bregman, Joc Pederson, Rowdy Tellez, Max Fried, Garrett Stubbs and Dean Kremer. (Getty Images; Design by Mollie Suss via JTA)
As Opening Day draws near, there are plenty of Jewish storylines to keep an eye on, including those of the Orioles’ Dean Kremer and Spencer Horwitz, a Timonium native.
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