UMD president visits Israel
by Emily Minton
Staff Writer
Dr. Wallace D. Loh, president of the University of Maryland, College Park, joined a delegation lead by Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-Md.)...
Germany OKs funding jump for survivors
by David Holzel
Senior Writer
The announcement last week that Germany had agreed to an unprecedented additional $1 billion in funding over four years for Holocaust...
‘One Million Bones’ at the National Mall
Bat mitzvah project focuses on genocides
by Suzanne Pollak
Staff Writer
This weekend, the National Mall will be filled with one million bones, a virtual mass grave symbolizing...
The dominoes are falling
Wide-open governor's race provides opportunities for candidates on all levels
by Ron Snyder
The race to be the next Maryland governor is predicted to set off...
‘A new war’
Israeli cyber-security firms meet potential investors and strategic partners
by Maayan Jaffe
"We're always looking for innovative partners," said Ed Jaehne, chief strategy officer for KeyW...
Destined for leadership
Cindy Fishman becomes president of Har Shalom
by Emily Minton
Staff Writer
It almost seems as if Cindy Fishman was destined to become president of Congregation Har Shalom...
Award-winning words
by Emily Minton
Staff Writer
Twenty-year-old Gavriel Brown, a Yeshiva University junior and Kemp Mill native, was recently awarded the 2013 Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics...
An interfaith ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’
by Emily Minton
Staff Writer
Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County and Bethesda United Methodist Church (BUMC) are coming together musically on Sunday, June 2 for...
Jewish American Heritage Month – 2013 version
by Suzanne Pollak
Staff Writer
Who needs an official White House celebration anyway?
Musical theater, interesting speakers, good causes and, of course, some delicious food, highlighted the...
New bill would make survivor support a priority
by David Holzel
Senior Writer
Bipartisan legislation introduced in Congress last week to give additional support to elderly Holocaust survivors has raised the sense of urgency...