MCEA Cease-Fire Resolution Deemed Out of Order
A resolution calling for a “Ceasefire in Israel and Palestine” by members of the Montgomery County Education Association was ruled out of order at...
Temple Beth Ami Takes Civil Rights Trip to Alabama
A recent civil rights trip to Alabama enabled congregants from Temple Beth Ami to learn more about the history of the Jewish community’s involvement...
Federation’s Fundraising Efforts Experienced a Big Bump in 2023
Support for Israel and local Jewish communities after the Oct. 7 attacks helped lead to a significant increase in 2023 fundraising totals for the...
Local School District Faces Federal Investigation After Allegations of Unchecked Antisemitism
Montgomery County Public Schools is facing a federal investigation by the U.S. Department of Education in response to allegations of unchecked antisemitism in the...
‘He Was Just a Good Boy’: Silver Spring Native Remembers Her Son Who Was...
When IDF Staff Sgt. Maoz Morell succumbed to the wounds that he sustained on Feb. 15 while fighting in Gaza, the stinging loss was...
Real Stories of Survivors: ‘Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre’
Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, news and social media sources have been filled with story after story – each more heartbreaking,...
Maryland Jewish Advocacy Day Focuses on Holocaust Education and Combating Antisemitism
More than 250 people traveled to Annapolis from Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Howard County on Feb. 21 for Maryland Jewish Advocacy Day, which took...
JCRC Roundtable Event Features Palestinian Human Rights Activist
Palestinian human rights activist Bassem Eid spent 33 years living in a United Nations Refugee Works Agency camp. As he grew older, he could...
Accommodation Reached Over Shabbat Scheduling Enables Berman Students To Compete in Statewide Robotics Competition
Modern Orthodox students at Berman Hebrew Academy in Rockville thought they would not be able to compete in a statewide robotics competition this week...
Maryland Biotech Company Partners With Hadassah To Fight ‘Superbugs’
A partnership between the American Jewish women’s organization Hadassah and Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, a Jewish-owned, Gaithersburg-based biotech company, has led to advancements in the...
