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What does it mean to be Jewish? How does someone participate in Jewish life? We met with Sam Kahan Strakes who currently is a Community Connector through the Macks Jewish Connection Network, an agency of The Associated. Mother of two, Sam focuses on engaging families […]

We sat down with Jenny, a preschool teacher at Beth Tfiloh, a devoted mother to two children and a passionate volunteer for Mittzvah Mutts at The Jewish Library of Baltimore.

Tell me about how you grew up: I grew up in a sweet little town called Metuchen. My father, Royal, was a Conservative Chazzan and salesman, and my mother, Bashe, was one of the nation’s first learning disability teacher’s consultants. My grandmother lived with our […]

In Ukraine, we didn’t practice Judaism or even speak about the fact that we were Jewish due to the high level of antisemitism, so I didn’t have a deep religious background. I think that’s one of the reasons why my parents enrolled me in Bais […]

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, […]

¡Adelante Latina!   ¡Adelante Latina! strives to prepare high-achieving 10th-12th grade Baltimore City Latina girls for college and careers. Their free-of-charge, after-school program is tailored to the cultural and academic needs of their students by providing highly personalized guidance and instruction. Our funds will provide general […]

What inspired you to start volunteering?  I’ve always been into social action. A friend and I in high school used to volunteer at the Hannah Moore shelter and do fun activities with the kids there. So it has gone back years, I’ve always enjoyed doing […]

Marci Elkin is a member of the Jewish Grandparents Network Baltimore, a local program that is managed in partnership with the Jewish Community Center, an agency of The Associated. We sat down with Marci to chat about why she joined this program, and what it […]

Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel is the only organization in Israel whose main aim is to combat sexual violence. They work at the individual and regional level to provide services and support for individual victims […]