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Karen Falk is conducting interviews, collecting photographs and finding ephemera, or written and printed items like letters and newspaper clippings that were originally meant...

Turning her passion into her profession, Laura Wallace spends her days advocating for social, economic and racial reform in Maryland, as Jews United for...

Standing on the hilltop at an archeological dig, Maxine Grossman removed her shoes. Using her socks, she brushed sand and dirt away from a...

For 5782, Rabbi Sarah Tasman’s New Year’s resolution is to paint more. A couple of weeks ago, the Washington-based rabbi got an easel from...

By Ben Kahn Imagine you are on a trans-Atlantic flight when the pilot comes to your seat and says, “I’m sorry to tell you this,...

As a curator and cultural historian, Sarah Leavitt’s job is to tell stories that reflect on the history, culture and provenance of objects and...

Corrected at 1:50 p.m. Sept. 1, 2021 to correct the names of Lois Fingerhut's children. Lois Fingerhut volunteers for her synagogue — Adas Israel Congregation...

Carla Perlo has spent a lifetime in dance studios, theaters, classrooms and board rooms. For decades she has been a driving force for keeping...

By Tony Glaros When Reada Kessler turns on her microphone middays, her soothing, sultry voice fills the WTOP radio airwaves over three frequencies, creating an...

Evelyn Ganzglass, a member of Bethesda Jewish Congregation, has been working with an interfaith group for the past six years to help a refugee...