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The Associated Releases Baltimore Jewish Community Pulse Survey 

The Associated invested in this survey to ensure all community organizations and leaders have the data they need to make effective decisions in strengthening Jewish Baltimore. Over the coming months, the organization will review the survey results and use this information to identify priorities and determine where […]

Building Bridges Across Backgrounds: How Partners Baltimore Brought Two Friends Together

Could you introduce yourselves?  Yael: I’m the Community Shlicha from Israel. I’ve been in Baltimore since August—almost six months now. I came to Partners just to get to know the community better and feel part of it. It was actually the first program I attended as a participant. I fell in love with it immediately and […]

Meet Gali Wealcatch 

We recently spoke with Gali about what’s important to her.  I’ll start with the three areas that shaped you as a child. First, your parents.  I was raised in a family with a philosophy that if you see something that needs to be done, you jump right in, […]

From Cold Days to Full Calendars: Spring Events Ahead 

Cold days won’t last forever. While winter lingers outside, we’re already looking ahead to warmer days and a spring lineup full of events you won’t want to miss. Check out what’s ahead and join us this season.  Grand Opening Celebration for the Goldsmith CampusApril 19, 12:00 p.m.   Join The Associated for an all-ages celebration […]

Meet Maury Garten 

One of his fondest Jewish memories growing up was the Walk for Israel.  “The Walk for Israel was always a big deal. I remember the year when I had just received my driver’s license. My family owned a huge Chevy Suburban at the time, so they asked if I would drive along the Walk for Israel route and pick up people who could not walk any farther. I was to take them to the […]

How a Volunteer Trip to Israel Helped Two First-Time Visitors Find Belonging

Scott grew up in Carroll County and now works as an independent musician and drum instructor. Jillian grew up in California and moved to Baltimore in 2018 and works as a nurse. The two met through Jillian’s sister and later began building a Jewish life […]

Meet Rebecca Krasner 

Tell us about your museum work countering antisemitism.  The museum’s permanent collection was shaped in the 90s, when antisemitism in America wasn’t at the forefront of our conversation. Yet the environment began to change, even before October 7, and we started rethinking how to teach about and interpret the museum’s collection […]

What to Read This Year 

Looking for your next book to read?  We asked our community to recommend some of their favorite Jewish fiction and nonfiction books, all with a Jewish lens. Here are their suggestions to get you reading this year.  I also want to recommend her newest book, Good Grief.  It centers […]

Rekindle Fellowship: Bringing Jewish and Black Leaders Together

Rekindle Fellows just wrapped up its second year, bringing Jewish and Black leaders together through dialogue to strengthen the Baltimore community.  Held in collaboration with The Associated, Na’aleh: The Hub for Leadership Learning, Associated Black Charities, the Baltimore Jewish Council and the Elijah Cummings Youth […]

A Third-Generation Story: Carrying it Forward

And recently, Jess participated in the second cohort of the Rekindle Fellowship. This program, a partnership between The Associated, The Elijah Cummings Youth Program, Associated Black Charities, the Baltimore Jewish Council and Na’aleh: The Hub for Leadership Learning, brings together Baltimore’s Black and Jewish leaders […]