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In the early morning drive to his office, David Folderauer prepares for a new kind of challenge. With decades of experience in law enforcement, Folderauer is no stranger to protecting our Baltimore communities. Now, as the new director of security for the Baltimore Jewish Council […]

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 […]

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 […]

Adrian Maydanich is proud of his Jewish identity. He comes from a Reform household. He attends a local Modern Orthodox school. And the blending of the two gives him a unique Jewish upbringing, one that he is glad to have. All of this culminates in […]

Let’s start at the beginning. Growing up Jewish.   Ruth: I grew up in Upper Montclair, a Northern New Jersey bedroom community of New York City. There were not many Jewish families in our town. When I was in sixth grade and my sister was in […]

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 […]

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 […]

Judaism: The Foundation Of It All  Growing up in Jewish Baltimore gave Jeanie an incredible sense of community and cultural appreciation from a young age. Knowing that she was surrounded by Jewish people and spaces instilled a sense of pride for both her and her […]