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Meet Brad Hecht 

Brad credits his workplace, M&T Bank, and his friend, Randi Buergenthal, for his initial involvement with The Associated.  “It was around 2008. I knew I wanted to do something, and M&T Bank is very encouraging of community involvement. I thought about where I wanted to […]

Legal Eagle. Piano Man. Proud Jew. Get to Know Avi Wolasky

Here are 10 things you should know about Avi Wolasky: 1. His involvement with The Associated began with a kind-of-sort-of date tag-along.“I actually first got involved with The Associated because a friend of mine asked me to come… he was dating somebody at the time […]

Justin Harvey and Jessica Gorsky | Fred Walpert Young Leadership Award Winners

Jessica Gorsky and Justin Harvey sit down with Yanky Schorr in our latest episode of Menshes in Cars, Getting Coffee!

Nicki Mann: Reflections of an Inspired Woman

Nicki Mann shares her story of involvement with The Associated’s Inspired Women’s Project and their recent, life-changing mission to Israel.

The Power of Community

Shared Values and Partnerships The Associated’s 30+ years of strategic partnership with the Jewish community of Odesa, Ukraine, is built on shared values. This collaboration supports the local Jewish community, especially the elderly and impoverished, by providing emergency aid, social services, psychological support, and cultural […]

Meet Jon Yoffe

In law school, Jon became involved with The Associated.  “A friend of mine was in The Associated’s Young Leadership Council (YLC) and told me this would be a great way to meet people outside of my current network. And, he added, ‘you’ll never know what […]

Key Considerations for Year-End Tax Planning – Tips for Tax-Wise Giving

Learn strategies for using appreciated assets, donor advised funds and IRA gifts and other year-end tax planning tips.

Meet Mark Smolarz 

Here are nine things to know about Mark.  Pen Pals – What started it all  Mark’s father was a Holocaust survivor who immigrated to the United States in 1949 after spending four years in a displaced persons camp. He arrived in Springfield, Mass, where his […]

Meet Searle Mitnick

He grew up in Forest Park.  Like many native Baltimoreans, Searle grew up in the predominately Jewish neighborhood of Forest Park. Jewish life was at the center of his identity.  As kids, all his neighborhood friends went to Hebrew School – he attended Beth Tfiloh […]

Meet Joy and Steven Sibel

Meet Joy and Steven Sibel, this year’s chairs for The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore’s Keynote event.