Baltimore
As MLK Day and Tu B’Shvat coincide, a ‘really special’ opportunity to pursue justice
‘There’s an invasive species original to the United States. That species is called white supremacy.’
He brought Hanukkah to a street famous for Christmas lights. Antisemitism followed — but so did joy.
“I was like, ‘OK, cool, this is my shot to bring some of our culture and some visibility to the holiday on a larger scale.’”
Whatever happened to that John Hopkins teaching assistant who wanted to punish ‘Zionist students?’
With the conclusion of its investigation, many are waiting for Johns Hopkins University to disclose its findings and prevent future incidents.
An Orthodox synagogue and a Black church search for shared history with a walk through a once-integrated neighborhood
“This is not a matter of putting up a sign: Black Lives Matter. It’s a matter of learning who we are.”
Johns Hopkins teaching assistant suspected of lowering Jewish students’ grades
Johns Hopkins teaching assistant Rasha Anayah polled on how to grade ‘zionists’
Virus outbreak in black-Jewish Baltimore neighborhood leads to anti-Semitic blame game
The Baltimore ZIP code with the most coronavirus diagnoses is majority-black but has the largest Jewish population in the state.
It Was Never About the Building
Like Moses, all people of faith have been called to find new ways to make God present in situations the Bible could not have imagined.
2 gunmen thwarted in Friday night robbery attempt inside Baltimore synagogue
Police said the intended victim engaged in a “struggle” with one of the would-be robbers, forcing both to flee.
‘If not for the Forward, I’d never have been born.’
At 90, Gert Levitan decided it was time to tell the unlikely love story of her parents, and how a beloved Yiddish daily played matchmaker.
Remembering Elijah Cummings, A Brave Leader And Friend Of The Jewish Community
A leader of the Jewish community in Baltimore remembers Rep. Elijah Cummings, whose program forged ties between black and Jewish youth.