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Meet Richard Flax

Growing up in Baltimore In Baltimore the apple does not fall far from the tree.  I had a real “Ozzie & Harriet” wonderful warm and loving childhood. Graduated from the then Beth Jacob Congregation Hebrew School and even had my Bar Mitzvah at that shul […]

Pesach Recipes from Kesher Participants

What’s on your menu this Passover? We asked our friends from the Baltimore-Ashkelon Partnership‘s Kesher program to send us their favorite recipes. From a delicious toasted matzah farfel recipe that’s been in Robin Neumann’s family for generations to Brian and Teri Litofsky’s Chocolate Nut Fudge […]

Michael Klein: Harford County Family Closes Holocaust Gap

In this episode of Pull Up A Chair, we sit down with Michael Klein of The Ralph and Shirley Klein Foundation and how his family is committed to closing the gap on Holocaust education

In Perspective: Aging Well in America

Back in December, Beth H. Goldsmith, Chair of the Board of The Associated, sat down with a panel of experts to discuss a topic that affects us all — aging. In this episode of The Associated’s In Perspective, we explored the current trends and best […]

What’s New for ’22

From a new fertility support initiative to a program to help older adults in our community – here are five ways we are working to support the community in 2022.  To that end, we introduced AgeWell Baltimore. This Centennial initiative, supported by Irene and Robert […]

Get to Know Karen Oppenheimer

Baltimore native Karen Oppenheimer spent the first half of her professional career providing mental health services to children, adolescents and adults in a variety of settings. As a licensed clinical social worker with a second graduate degree in education, Karen later pursued her interests and […]

Your Age Might be a Factor in Your Job Search: But Why?

As research has shown, ageism happens across all industries, but it is especially prevalent in the technology field and women tend to experience it at higher rates than men. Why the bias? As a mature worker, you may be seen as a liability and an […]

Shelley Hendler is Living a Meaningful Life

Is there a recent program that received a grant through JWGF that you were most excited/inspired by? We are just diving in for this year, but I am excited to explore and fund work with girls in the area of mental health. The pandemic has […]

Meet Neil Katz

For this Baltimore native (OK … not technically … his family moved here when he was two), Neil has been changing lives since the late 70’s as president of his B’nai B’rith Chapter, Chesapeake AZA, in his school and then president of his fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi, at the University of Delaware […]

2021: A Year of Change and Hope

It was a year filled with challenges, but also a year filled with hope. Although it began with COVID-19 cases surging, January brought an unprecedented vaccine roll-out that solidified our belief that tomorrow would be brighter.  Even though the pandemic continued to take center stage […]