You Should Know … Hannah Shem-Tov – Baltimore Jewish Times

Date: December 14, 2022 Source: Baltimore Jewish Times URL: https://www.jewishtimes.com/you-should-know-hannah-shem-tov/ You Should Know … Malka Svei Malka Svei, 26, is passionate about science and research. (Courtesy of Malka Svei) Svei grew up in Lakewood, N.J., and received her undergraduate degree in psychology at Touro University’s Lander College for Women. She then worked as a research assistant at Cornell University’s Weill … Read More

You Should Know … Rachel Siegel

Date: July 27, 2022 Source: Baltimore Jewish Times URL: https://www.jewishtimes.com/you-should-know-rachel-siegel/ You Should Know … Rachel Siegel Rachel Siegel, 24, creates Jewish-themed programming as part of Repair the World Baltimore and works to advocate for the LGBTQ community. (Courtesy of Rachel Siegel) Siegel, who is nonbinary and uses she/they pronouns, has always been very passionate about social justice. She attended her … Read More

Liore Klein – Finding Community Through Connection

Date: June 16, 2022 Source: The Associated URL: https://associated.org/stories/liore-klein-finding-community-through-connection/ Liore Klein – Finding Community Through Connection !https://associated.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/IMG_4768_1080x1080.jpg !https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/d3f145a5-c4ff-4965-9ffc-4aa36f46afe7/IMG_4844_VERTICAL-WEBSITE-SIDEBAR.png Liore had the opposite experience in Jewish Baltimore. Originally from New York, Liore has bounced around, living in several communities, before settling in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore City in 2018. She now lives there with her wife Alissa and their 2-year-old … Read More

LGBTQ Jewish artists show pride at Queer Jewish Arts Festival 

Date: June 3, 2022 Source: Baltimore Jewish Times URL: https://www.jewishtimes.com/lgbtq-jewish-artists-show-pride-at-queer-jewish-arts-festival/ LGBTQ Jewish artists show pride at Queer Jewish Arts Festival !https://www.jewishtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Abbi-Gezunt-performing.jpg The Gordon Center for Performing Arts is gearing up to host its second annual Queer Jewish Arts Festival. Sponsored by the Grandchildren of Harvey M. & Lyn P. Meyerhoff Philanthropic Fund, the festival, from June 16-26, aims to celebrate … Read More

Jewish Museum of Maryland Launches New Weekly Podcast – JMORE

Date: May 23, 2022 Source: Jmore URL: https://jmoreliving.com/2022/05/23/jewish-museum-of-maryland-launches-new-weekly-podcast/?related_post_from=93797 Mark Gunnery of the Jewish Museum of Maryland: “We’re trying to take existing content and give it new life –taking things that are in our archives or collections or in [an] exhibit and finding different ways to present them using technology.” (Provided) When the COVID-19 pandemic closed public and private institutions in … Read More

The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians – JMORE

Date: May 22, 2022 Source: Jmore URL: https://jmoreliving.com/event/the-lavender-scare-the-cold-war-persecution-of-gays-and-lesbians/ Historian David K. Johnson joins us to tell the story of how, during the Cold War, LGBTQ people were forced out of state and federal government jobs and were accused of being national security threats. Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed that the Roosevelt and Truman administrations were havens for LGBTQ employees, sparking what … Read More