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Searle Mitnick | Mensches in Cars Getting Coffee

Yanky Schorr wraps up this latest season of Mensches in Cars Getting Coffee with a dear friend and the 2024 Carole Sibel Outstanding Fundraising Achievement Award Winner, Searle Mitnick.

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Seven Ways to Stay Safe and Secure with The Baltimore Jewish Council

David Folderaur, Director of Security for The Associated and The Baltimore Jewish Council, shares seven tips you can use to keep your community safe and secure.

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Six Ways To Make Your Summer Special 

July is here, and with it the lazy, hot days of summer. Check out these six ways The Associated can make your summer special.

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Jewish Life in Azerbaijan: Mountain Jews and Modern Miracles

Azerbaijan (population ~10M) is a country with colorful and at times pugilistic neighbors. Russia to the north, Iran to the south and Turkey to the west (just past Armenia and Georgia). To Azerbaijan’s east is the Caspian Sea, inside which you will find caviar-producing sturgeon […]

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Summer Conversations that Nurture Family Values

Start with a Story When you’re together with your family this summer, take a few moments to share a story about when you first learned the importance of giving. Perhaps you remember your family dropping coins in a tzedakah box on Friday nights, or maybe […]

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Endow Your Gift and Inspire What Comes Next

Think of the schools, camps, and community spaces that shaped your life. They didn’t just appear. Someone—years ago—made the choice to give not only for their time, but for ours. Now it’s Our Turn. For over a century, The Associated has been a trusted steward […]

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Meet Sharan Kushner 

Here are 10 things to know about this Baltimore native, mother of two daughters, Jenny and Jill, and grandmother of Madelyn and Jake Schloss.  A childhood rooted in tradition.  Growing up, her family was Orthodox and when she was young, they lived in Liberty Heights near […]

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Jewish Women’s Giving Foundation: Seven Grants, One Mission

The Jewish Women’s Giving Foundation awards seven grants this year that advance the lives of women and girls – both locally and globally.