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As the sun began to set one year after the October 7 attacks, people from around Baltimore filed into Beth El Congregation in Pikesville for a community-wide commemoration of that horrific day. Outside, posters of the many hostages taken by Hamas served as a stark […]

We sat down with volunteers, community leaders and more illustrating the breadth and depth The Associated’s work in Israel this last year, following the devastating events of October 7.

From the beginning, The Associated’s overseas partners, who were already on the ground, thanks in part to the Annual Campaign’s support, deployed emergency services to Israelis facing trauma, property destruction and loss of life. The Associated also reached out to its friends in Ashkelon, a […]

For our friends in our partner city of Ashkelon, the days since October 7 have been particularly heavy. Many of them witnessed and experienced the violence, fear and chaos firsthand. However, despite the terrifying events that occurred nearly one year ago, The Associated has been […]

As we mark the first year since the horrible massacre on October 7, we mourn those who list their lives and invite you to join us in prayer.

Hear from Betania Acre, a non-Jewish student and Cameron Fields, a Jewish student, and on what the experience meant to them.  Betania Acre  As a devout Christian, the significance of Israel as the land of G-d’s chosen people and the home of Jesus resonates deeply […]

As time has moved on and our Holocaust survivors are reaching milestone ages, at some point in the near future, they will not be able to partake in this important experience. This fact propelled me to believe “if not now, when.”   When Marley and I […]

Recently, our Women’s Engagement and Philanthropy Chair Harriette Wienner, had the incredible opportunity to join 33 other Jewish women from across the nation in London, England to learn about our Jewish community abroad.  Eric D. Fingerhut, President and CEO of Jewish Federations of North America, […]

My most recent connection to Israel was through my parents, who participated in Kesher 2.0. Kesher is a program supported by The Associated’s Baltimore-Ashkelon Partnership, designed for adults ages 45+ interested in establishing meaningful relationships and a greater understanding of their sense of Jewish peoplehood by […]

Jamie Aaron is the Assistant Director of Towson Hillel. She is also a 3G, the grandchild of a Holocaust survivor. For Jamie Aaron, the experiences of her grandfather and his escape of the Holocaust over 80 years ago through the Kindertransport, still affect her to […]