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13 Baltimore Business Journal Recognizes Associated President

37 Chef Gary Celebrates Purim

14 Pearlstone Center Rescues Baby Goat

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17 ‘A Wall Between Us’: Israeli-Palestinian Event Creates Dialogue

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39 Tubman and Torah 41 Documentary Discusses Vatican Actions During Holocaust

In Every Issue 6 The Seen 12 You Should Know 36 Worth The Schlep 43 The Jewish View 46 Amazing Marketplace

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21 This Year’s AIPAC Conference Was Busy, Bustling, 8 Editorials 9 Voices and Bipartisan

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“Judge Judy” will stop banging her gavel after 25 years on the TV bench — but she won’t stop meting out justice.

Judy Sheindlin, the Jewish judge on the popular court television series, told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres that the series will wrap up in 2021. But she also said a new show, “Judy Justice,” will premiere the next year, Deadline reported.

CBS, she said, plans to continue to screen “Judge Judy” in reruns.

“CBS sort of felt, I think, they wanted to optimally utilize the repeats of my program,” Sheindlin told DeGeneres. “Now they have 25 years of my reruns. What they decided to do is sell a couple of years’ worth of reruns. But I’m not tired, so Judy Justice will be coming out a year later.”

Sheindlin, 77, said she cannot say where the new show will be airing.

“Judge Judy” is the top-rated dayJudge Judy time syndicated program, averaging over 9 million viewers daily. It was renewed by CBS-TV Distribution in 2018 through 2021 in a deal that reportedly included a $47 million a year salary for Sheindlin and CBS acquiring the “Judge Judy” library from her for $80-$90 million, according to Deadline.

Roman Polanski Wins French Oscar Amid #MeToo protests Roman Polanski won the French equivalent of an Oscar as best director for his film about Alfred Dreyfus, leading to protests at the awards ceremony over his U.S. conviction three decades ago for raping a minor.

Adele Haenel, who was nominated for best actress in the Friday night awards Cesar Roman Polanski ceremony, walked out of the auditorium shouting “shame” when Polanski’s award was announced. He also won for best adapted screenplay for “An Officer and a Spy,” about the wrongfully convicted Jewish French army officer Alfred Dreyfus.

Haenel last year accused the director of her first film, Christophe Ruggia, of sexually harassing her when she was 12.

“Honoring Polanski is spitting in the face of all victims,” Haenel said before the ceremony. “It means raping women isn’t that bad.”

Meanwhile, protesters chanting “Lock up Polanski!” tried to enter the theater where the ceremony was taking place and were held back by police firing tear gas, the French news agency AFP reported.

Polanski, 86, pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a 13-year-old, but fled to Europe in 1978 rather than face a possible jail sentence. He has since lived outside of the U.S. and avoided extradition. Other women have accused him of rape or sexual abuse over the years.

Polanski has come under fire for drawing parallels between his legal ordeal and that of Dreyfus, who in 1894 was sentenced to life in prison for treason. He was later exonerated when evidence of the prosecution’s partially anti-Semitic motives was discovered.

Raised in Poland, Polanski survived Krakow’s Jewish ghetto as a child and, after launching his film career in Poland after the war, moved to the U.S. in 1968.

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Quentin Tarantino and Israeli Wife Daniella Pick Name Son Leo

Quentin Tarantino and his wife, the Israeli model and singer Daniella Pick, have named their son Leo — but it’s not for Leonardo Di Caprio.

Some suspected the name of the newborn, which was revealed at his bris, Channel 12 reported, was for the actor who has starred in two of Tarantino’s films, including his most recent, “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood.”

But little Leo, who was born Feb. 22, is named for Pick’s maternal grandfather, Ari Shem-Or. Ari is a lion in Hebrew.

The baby is the couple’s first. They currently live in Israel. In November, they rented a home in an affluent neighborhood in the northern part of Tel Aviv for nearly $23,000 a month.

Tarantino, 56, and Pick, 36, married under a

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chuppah, or Jewish wedding canopy, in 2018, shortly after Tarantino finished filming “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood.” A Reform rabbi participated in the ceremony, and Tarantino wore a yarmulke.

They started dating in 2009 when the director was in Israel promoting his movie “Inglorious Basterds.”

Pick is the daughter of the popular Israeli singer and composer, Svika Pick.

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Editorials »

A Definitive Election?

Three months ago, Benny Gantz turned down an offer to join a unity government with Likud, under which Benjamin Netanyahu would be prime minister for three months, followed by Gantz as prime minister for the following two years. Had he accepted, Gantz would have been the prime minister of Israel beginning next week.

Instead, Gantz and his centrist Blue and White party emerged from Israel’s Knesset election on Monday weaker, with Netanyahu, the Likud, and their allies two seats short of a parliamentary majority.

Israelis surged to the polls, giving the Likud 36 seats and making it the largest party in the 120-seat Knesset. With 97% of the votes counted as we went to press, Blue and White had 32 seats.

There are many explanations given for the results of Monday’s election. All seem to agree that the electorate tired of the indecision and the lack of functional government over the past year, and was

troubled by the two previous inconclusive election contests between the same protagonists. But even with Likud’s significant gains, it isn’t yet clear what the final results will be. While a Netanyahu-led government may be back in business, it remains possible that it will only be able to do so with Blue and White or some of its members as a junior partner.

No matter its makeup, the next Israeli government will have to move forward with a fractured voter population, the pendency of Netanyahu’s criminal trial beginning on March 17, and the divisive issues raised by the Trump peace plan.

Add to that the growing alienation of the Diaspora over fears of a possible one-state solution that demeans Palestinians and theocratic rule by an inflexible rabbinate, and the challenges seem very significant. We worry about the vast majority of American Jews who find themselves in the uncomfortable center.

Among the election’s biggest losers is Avigdor Lieberman, head of the Israel Beiteinu party, which won seven seats. After each of the last inconclusive elections, he could have joined a coalition. He could have exerted influence in government and could have helped advance the interests of his large Russian constituency. Instead, he went for broke and steadily lost seats, influence, and credibility.

The other big loser appears to be Israel’s Zionist left, whose combined parties won only seven seats. In the run-up to this week’s election, reports indicated that the Israeli electorate — and especially the politicians — feared that an inconclusive election would force a fourth round. At least for now, given the increased support for Netanyahu and his rightward-leaning coalition, it looks like that will be unnecessary. We join in watching to see exactly how it will all play out. J T

Unambiguous Response Makes Powerful Statement Last week, the World Health Organization raised its global health assessment of spread and impact of COVID-19, or coronavirus, to its highest alert level. New cases are confirmed every day, the stock market is struggling, and dust and surgical masks are sold out. As of press time, the death toll from the virus approached 3,000, with more than 80,000 confirmed cases in 46 countries.

In cities across the U.S., the Chinese American community has seen the impact of the outbreak, as their businesses are seeing a precipitous drop in patronage. In Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and elsewhere, Chinese restaurants have been hit hard by the loss of business. In Manhattan, the drop has been as steep as 70% — despite the fact that public health officials have repeatedly emphasized that eating at a Chinese restaurant will not lead to contraction of the virus.

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to Jewish people, the organized Jewish community quickly and decisively came together to make a bold statement about it. On Feb. 21, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs organized “A Letter of Support to Our Friends in the Chinese American and Chinese Communities,” signed by dozens of national agencies, local federations, and community relations councils. From Dayton to Des Moines, Baltimore to Buffalo, Jewish community stakeholders spoke out “in response to rising xenophobia aimed at the Chinese American and Chinese communities,” as the letter put it, adding, “we believe it is important that the Jewish community express our solidarity and support for our Chinese American friends.”

We applaud the fast and unambiguous response from the organized Jewish community. It demonstrated an empathy informed by history, and a unified sense of purpose. The statement didn’t belabor the issue. Rather, it simply indicated: “We are here for you. We

support you. We recognize your struggle,” and that was unquestionably the right thing to do. The message sent, in addition to the explicit one, was that when it comes to other minorities being attacked for their difference, the Jewish community is there, steadfast, like the oldest tree in the forest that’s been buffeted for centuries by winds and rain, but whose branches are broad enough to shelter others in times of need.

This Jewish communal empathy toward those in distress provides clear answers to those who wonder why there is a need for Jewish community relations councils in our cities, and other local and national organizations that focus on broad community building and support. As we have learned repeatedly from recent events, our Jewish community is very much an important part of our overall communal fabric. We strengthen ourselves when we help others, and build relationships that will ultimately inure to our overall benefit as we make our larger community stronger and more interconnected. J T

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Why I Support Joe Biden for President

By Stuart E. Eizenstat

I have worked with Joe Biden for over 40 years, both when he was a U.S. senator and vice president. Having devoted a substantial part of my life in government and beyond to supporting Holocaust survivors and to strengthening the IsraelU.S. relationship, I support him as president of the United States.

He is the only Democratic candidate who reflects Jewish values of social justice and tikkun olam.

He has been a lifelong champion in the fight against global anti-Semitism; he led the historic effort to assist American Holocaust survivors, and he supports Israel unconditionally.

For Joe, a key motivating factor in deciding to enter the 2020 presidential race was the horrifying neo-Nazi, anti-Semitic demonstration in Charlottesville, and President Trump’s statement that there were “very fine people” on both sides. The growth of anti-Semitic incidents since then has been a significant theme in Joe’s campaign as well as bringing the country together and restoring American values such as tolerance and respect for the rule of law. Likewise, he has spoken out forcefully and repeatedly against the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, another form of anti-Semitism.

During the Clinton and Obama-Biden administrations, I led the negotiations to provide belated justice to Holocaust survivors and, together with my ongoing role as special negotiator for the Jewish Claims Conference with Germany, have

negotiated over $17 billion in recoveries. Joe Biden was my strongest supporter. In 2013, he launched an unprecedented initiative which came to fruition in 2015 for the U.S. government to aid poor, elderly Holocaust survivors in our country, more than a third of whom live in or near the poverty line in their advanced years, after suffering so greatly in their youth. The Biden-led initiative resulted in $12 million being allocated to the Jewish Federations of North America for survivors in need of help. Combined with matching private funds, this supported $4.1 million annually for crucial services to survivors.

Joe Biden has been the staunchest supporter of Israel.

His first foreign trip as a freshman senator was to Israel on the eve of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, where he met Prime Minister Golda Meir and saw, in his own words, the “sense of vulnerability, the constant fear of attack.”

He worked tirelessly in Congress and as vice president to assure Israel always had a qualitative military edge, including funding for the lifesaving Iron Dome anti-missile system. His leadership was essential in the decision by the Obama-Biden administration to boost U.S. military aid to Israel to historic levels of $3.8 billion for 10 years.

Joe believes, as do I, that a two-state solution is essential to maintain Israel as a democratic, majority Jewish state, and that continued settlement

Letters » A Medical Dilemma It got me thinking when, in the article (“Where Jewish and Medical Ethics Intersect,” Feb. 28), a question was raised about liver transplants for alcoholics.

I worked in the addiction field for many years. I remember at the time, having a few clients who needed liver transplants. They needed to be alcohol free for a year to be considered for the transplant. One client, who did get a transplant, wound up using alcohol again as well as cocaine. That’s the chance one takes when doing this type of medical procedure for an addict. There is no cure for addiction, at least not yet.

I still do not have an answer for this dilemma. Everyone certainly deserves a second chance.

However, if someone has never had an addiction issue, should they be considered first for a liver transplant?

Lana Fink Reisterstown

Anti-Semitism and Being Anti-Israel The advice needs to be heeded by Democratic Jews (“Republican Event Speaker

Says Democrats Do Not Represent Everybody,” Feb. 21).

Anti-Semitism is increasing. It is a fine line between anti-Semitism and being anti-Israel.

The Democratic Party has become more anti-Israel. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) once stated that Americans who support Israel forget what country they represent. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) stated that “Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel.”

Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez (D-N.Y.) is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America that uses the anti-Israel slogan: “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” calling for Israel to be wiped off the face of the Earth.

The division within the political parties is not lost on some Americans who view this as an opportunity to expand their anti-Semitism.

One way to fight this view is to unite under the banner of the party that best supports what we believe in.

Warren Manison Potomac

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Say a Little Prayer

By Erica Brown

When I cook for Shabbat, I find that — much like exercise — music makes fast work of the tasks. I will usually turn to my go-to songs, something from Queen or Motown, to speed up the work. One day, in this spirit, I asked Alexa, my only company in the kitchen, to play “I Say a Little Prayer.” I was going for the Dionne Warwick 1967 original, although Aretha Franklin also does a bang-up job with the lyrics. Alexa responded, “I do not recognize that song. But would you like to say a little prayer?”

I have never davened with Alexa — although we’ve been through a lot together — and

I was a little blindsided by this strange question. What does one say when a voice controlled smart speaker asks you to participate in a spiritual practice honed through millennia of practice? … Yes. So Alexa led me in a short, universalistic prayer, and I said “Amen.” If you can’t make it to shul, feel free to try this at home.

I was thinking about this unusual interaction when contemplating the lack of prayer in the Book of Esther. No one prays. It’s so odd to have a biblical book with a fabulous heroine at its center who utters not one word to God about her predicament. Of course, there is the small matter that God also

does not appear in the book either. The traditional response to existential threat is to reach out to God with words, pleas, and promises, with hopes for redemption.

This may explain why in another noncanonized version of Esther, the one that appears in the Apocrypha — a collection of works generally not studied by traditional Jews — we have an entire chapter devoted to Esther’s prayer.

In her private chambers, Esther, without her finery, appeared before God in a state of humility and vulnerability, communicating that whatever she may look like on the outside does not reflect the turmoil

on the inside. She was afraid of her own death and devastated by the fate of her people. She opens her mouth to pray and words tumble out that suggest her loneliness and commitment to one God, trapped in the heart of a palace full of pagan worshippers. “And she prayed to the Lord God of Israel, saying, ‘O my Lord, You are our only King: help me, desolate woman, who has no helper but You. For my danger is in mine hand.’”

Near the prayer’s end, Esther gets specific about her needs, asking for the right words so that God can change the heart of a human king, bending his See PRAYER page 11

An Esther for Our Times

By Alex Weisler | JNS

“Was it useful?” That was Asya Shmushkevich’s question last spring as I played her the video on my phone.

Two years earlier, I’d interviewed her to spotlight the quiet crisis of tens of thousands of poor Jewish pensioners in the former Soviet Union, men and women who had “done everything right” but now lived on incomes as low as $2 a day, their golden years tarnished.

A physicist who’d put money into a government pension fund for years, Asya saw her retirement savings vanish when the Communist regime collapsed.

The granddaughter of a rabbi, she became a volunteer in the post-Soviet Jewish community of Kharkov, Ukraine, after she retired, teaching classes and running a women’s group until 10

her health began to fail her. At that time, volunteerism was still frowned upon in a wider society emerging from communism, though it’s today experiencing a hard-fought renaissance within the Jewish community.

Asya was sturdy, with a fearsome stare frequently betrayed by a hearty laugh. When I once told her that I didn’t smoke and tried to drink in moderation, her instant response was: “You’re probably making the right choices, but they’re boring.”

Simply put, she was a force, so it caught me by surprise when Asya posed her question; this 77-year-old titan suddenly seemed like a young girl.

“Do you think it helped?” she asked.

It cut me to the quick. For years, I’ve struggled with the complicated emotional

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arithmetic of interviewing homebound elderly Jews like Asya. Although we try to do it with compassion, my video team unavoidably barrels in like a circus, setting up lights in bedrooms, snaking microphones through housecoats, storing tripod bags and camera cases in the kitchen.

As their tiny Soviet-era apartments become pop-up film sets, I always wonder and worry: How good does whatever we produce have to be to justify all this commotion, and can we guarantee it’s all worth it?

Now Asya was asking what I’d always imagined was a rhetorical question.

I answered her confidently: Yes, this was a deeply impactful video — philanthropic support, the use of the video in presentations, and a request from

one fundraiser for her specific story made it resounding. They called her story “the physicist video,” even though there were other elderly and caregivers highlighted, too.

“Good,” Asya said in a suddenly small voice. “I just want all of the suffering to mean something.”

In January, after returning from family leave, I inquired of my Ukrainian colleagues how Asya was doing. The email came quickly: “I gathered information regarding our clients, though after our visits, they are not just clients but people whose fate we can longer be indifferent to and whom we remember with warmth. I write with great regret and sadness that some are gone.”

Asya had died in December, See ESTHER page 11

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expansion in the West Bank, outside the established three major settlement blocs, takes us further from this goal. But critically, Joe Biden unequivocally opposes conditioning Israel’s military aid on its settlement policy. He recognizes that U.S. military assistance helps protect Israel from threats from its dangerous enemies: Hamas in Gaza, radicals on the West Bank, Hezbollah in Lebanon, supported by over 100,000 Iranian missiles, and Iran itself in Syria.

Joe understands how dangerous it is to impose conditions on aid.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has suggested that U.S. military aid might be reduced depending upon Israel’s policies on West PRAYER from page 10

mind towards justice. As Esther concludes, she stresses that she has not enjoyed the palace, making sure God knows that all of the pomp and circumstance of royal life have meant nothing to her. Only God matters. Only her people matter. “I have had no joy since the day your servant was brought here, only in You, O Lord God of Abraham.”

The prayer highlights the question of why such a formal act of prayer does not appear in our Masoretic version of Esther.

I don’t have a good answer, but I have a realistic one. Esther is a book about the upper echelons of diaspora life, a bureaucracy dominated by two contradictory forces: rigid laws and random tempers. Prayer against such forces rarely works. Esther hides everything about her identity, just as she is instructed, and one of those identifying markers is the act of prayer. Those of us who pray regularly have often been in situations where we say our own tefilot — our prayers

Bank settlements. Sen. Bernie Sanders has gone further, stating that he would use U.S. military assistance as “leverage” to pressure Israel to stop building settlements, so aid is “conditioned on Israel taking steps to end the occupation and move toward a peace agreement.” Remarkably, he would shift some of the funds to Gaza when Hamas, a corrupt terrorist group under U.S. law, controls Gaza with an iron fist. Sanders, who has called Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu a “racist,” has a long record of criticizing Israel.

In 2001, he was one of the few members of either party to oppose with a resolution blaming the violence of the

Second Intifada on Palestinian terrorism. In 2014 he incorrectly alleged that Israel had killed “over 10,000 innocent people” in Gaza, when Israel responded to a monthlong unprovoked barrage of 300 rockets by Hamas into southern Israel, after multiple public warnings of missile sites that Hamas placed in civilian buildings, getting a rebuke from the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League for exaggerating the figures even well above those from Palestinian sources that include Hamas members.

Joe Biden supports Palestinian aspirations for a state and recognizes this is also critical to Israel’s long-term security as a majority Jewish

democratic nation. He alone among the Democratic candidates has the diplomatic skill and experience, the trust of the Israelis over a lifetime of unwavering support, and the confidence of the Palestinians to get us back on track to a twostate solution, as president of the United States. J

— hidden in full view, aware that any onlookers would find such spiritual behaviors in our strong secular culture strange. Open prayer is a sign of religious confidence. Such luxuries were not afforded to Esther.

Another Esther I know, a friend, told me that when she was in a time of personal crisis, she walked around her house and at work saying, “God help me find an answer. God help me find an answer.” In this constant dialogue with God, she actually found her answer. In a posture of humility and dependence, my friend Esther created a state of intentionality and openness to hear solutions to a challenge.

Esther has taught me many lessons. Sometimes we can’t pray. Sometimes we can’t stop praying. And sometimes Alexa prays with us. J

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story, she’s an example to Jews who struggle to balance the freedom to choose to be Jewish with the responsibilities of that decision.

Asya knew that there are times in history where it’s countercultural to choose a Jewish life. Each Jewish holiday she celebrated — every Brezhnev Passover, each Gorbachev Purim — was a radical act, fraught with tension, fueled by faith.

As the inheritors of Asya’s legacy, we Jews across the world — facing an anti-Semitism many feel unprepared for — can make sure to follow her example.

We can take the stories of Jews just like her out of the shadows of history and apply their lessons to our own lives.

It’s not enough for us to remember it can be difficult to be Jewish, in the past or even today. It’s our duty to lift up the joy and optimism of the next generation choosing Jewishness anyway. J

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Erica Brown is an associate professor at The George Washington University and director of its Mayberg Center for Jewish Education and Leadership.

Her latest book is “The Book of Esther: Power, Fate and Fragility in Exile” (Koren).

her diabetes exacerbating a fall and setting off a chain of events from which she was unable to recover. I was struck by how deeply her death hit me. Here was this woman half a world away whom I’d met three times but who had become family, who in the deepest sense probably always was.

In the former Soviet Union, names come from parents. Asya was Asya Israelovna — Asya, daughter of Israel.

She took that commitment seriously: never changing her name in Soviet times even when it would have been easier to disguise her Jewishness, volunteering at her city’s Jewish institutions until she grew too sick, living a Jewish life — lighting Shabbat candles and buying kosher groceries with her homecare worker’s help — until her dying day.

To me, Asya was an Esther of her time, living a Jewish life against all odds. Like the courageous queen of the Purim

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Stuart E. Eizenstat was chief White House domestic policy adviser to President Jimmy Carter (1997-1981) and U.S. ambassador to the European Union in the Clinton administration (1993-2001). He has been the principal negotiator for Holocaust compensation and restitution issues in the Clinton and Obama administrations (1993-2017) and a leading negotiator with Germany for the Jewish Claims Conference (2009-present). He does not have an official position in the Joe Biden presidential campaign.

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Alex Weisler is a video producer and digital storyteller at JDC, the global Jewish humanitarian organization.

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YOU SHOULD KNOW …

By Carolyn Conte

Rianna Lloyd go by.

As the Baltimore community organizer of Jews United for Justice, Lloyd spends her days organizing social justice work.

She leads Maryland’s Equal Justice Under the Law team and the Baltimore Action team.

Originally from West Hartford, Conn., Lloyd began her activist career as a campaign manager in Virginia. She attended Skidmore in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., where she majored in international affairs.

She now resides in Baltimore.

“I help build our base and build our power with Baltimore City and County and beyond for a ripple effect to change our communities in the state overall,” she said.

The issues she focuses on were chosen democratically.

JUFJ considered potential issues, past concerns, and topics their coalition partners are working on. Then, in October of 2019, Lloyd’s team voted on the top four priorities for 2020: immigrant justice, paid family and medical leave, police accountability, and real criminal justice. They have been working tirelessly to advocate for their ideas, most recently at JUFJ’s annual lobby night.

Tell us about the mishloach manot delivery March 10.

What we did last year was a

general message reminding [legislators about the issues we’re working on]: immigrant justice, real criminal justice, police accountability, paid family leave. We pass around hamantaschen; we give it to the legislators and staff. The reason we even do it is Purim fell on lobby night a few years ago.

What is your earliest memory of justice work?

It’s something I’ve always been interested in to some capacity. My parents instilled this framework in me. They were both college professors. ... I went to their class and watched a documentary and was very upset about what was going on so they helped me make a fundraiser.

We also used to have a box at Shabbat dinner when I was little to collect tzedakah. We decided where the money went, and [we] would go to wherever that place was, so for one example we went to a food bank. It’s always been really important for my parents to pass on [helping others] to me.

It’s something that I didn’t even realize was Jewish. It was just how they raised me.

It sounds like your Jewish identity really influenced your work.

I consider myself very much a workaholic. I worked on congressional campaigns and things that are traditionally not

nine to five and traditionally are six or seven days a week.

Shabbat never really meant much to me as an adult. I don’t know if I would have been able to not work on Shabbat. I’m comfortable working a lot and I want to engage with my work so this is what it has to be. But after working that campaign I was burnt out.

[Then at JUFJ] our director said we get in trouble if we work on Shabbat. We want to engage in the community and model what we want. So for six months at JUFJ, I was begrudgingly engaging in Shabbat. I was like, ‘Oh my god, I’m not working, what is my value?’ Then I started getting more comfortable with it, and it’s something I really look forward to and feel the benefits

of. I get a day off, but it’s also so meaningful that everyone I work with is also taking this time to rest.

How do you approach policy disagreements with peers?

It’s always challenging when so much of my work is relations.

I just step back and consider the relationship overall and what the goal is. I may be comfortable pushing back [in a disagreement] or maybe I just say, ‘I don’t think we’re on the same page,’ and focus on the ways we are. It’s really important to focus on the ways we do understand each other, and that we are on the same page to get things done and move forward. J T

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The Baltimore Business Journal recognized Marc B. Terrill, president of The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, as one of this year’s Power 10 CEOs at a ceremony March 5 at The Center Club in Baltimore.

This award recognizes 10 local professionals who have demonstrated strong leadership within their company and act as change-makers in Baltimore. These include leaders from Baltimore’s nonprofit and business communities in health care, finance, real estate, and tech.

The awards were announced Feb. 3, according to Jess Iannetta, managing editor for BBJ. “We chose our Power 10

based on the impact they have on the Greater Baltimore business community,” said Joanna Sullivan, editor in chief at the BBJ. “Marc Terrill was an obvious pick. He has had an enormous impact on The Associated and the Jewish and Greater Baltimore community for many years.”

Terrill has led The Associated since 2003. He graduated from the University of Florida and attended graduate school at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University. He has served on several charitable boards and has received a number of awards, including the Mandelkorn Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Professional

National Leadership from the JPro Network, according to The Associated’s website.

Terrill stated he is particularly proud of the intentional development of the talented pool of leadership at The Associated. He attributes all of the organization’s accomplishments to the entire leadership.

“I am deeply proud to be part of an organization whose committed donors and professionals have provided us with the resources we need to create innovative solutions to tackle the challenges we face,” Terrill said.

“Marc is a superlative executive leader who sees his position as a calling and serves his community with vision

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Two new baby goats were born at the Pearlstone Center, Feb. 23. They join the total of eight kids born this winter.

However, it didn’t look like the tiniest newborn was going to see spring when mama goat started to ignore it.

In normal cases, the neglected baby would die.

“But the Pearlstone farmers and volunteers jumped to action, named the tiny baby Matilda, and have been bottle feeding her and bringing her home every night,” said Rachel Moses, director of marketing at Pearlstone. Farmers Aimee Jo Kidd and Perri DeJarnette

have taken the lead on taking care of Matilda, and someone from every single department, from group sales to maintenance, has volunteered to bottle feed and babysit the “sweet kid.”

Matilda has been napping in Pearlstone’s offices and will be human raised until she’s strong enough to join the herd.

On Feb. 27, a retreat group, Rise Against Hunger, visited and took an indoor goat photo shoot with Matilda.

“This is truly Jewish community in action,” said Moses.

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submit their volunteer activities via the JVC website.

The event is a follow-up to the 90,000 Hours Service Challenge that the JVC held ten years ago, according to Ashley Pressman, JVC’s executive director. “Now we’ve upped our game a bit,” Pressman said, “and we see it as a challenge to get the community to tell us about 100,000 ways in which we’re all helping each other and our community.”

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social media, along with a picture of themselves if they like. “We want to give people a chance to really tell their stories,” Pressman said, noting that participants who reach certain thresholds will earn Peloton-style badges. She also stated the JVC is considering ideas for other ways to celebrate as the community hits certain targets, though they have no definitive plans on that yet.

For those interested but unsure of where to begin, Pressman said she wanted the community “to know that all the different ways people volunteer in their lives can count as an act of service,” such as serving on a board, volunteering at a school, or giving a gift to residents experiencing homelessness. “We’re trying to

get people to think of all the ways they volunteer already in the community,” she said.

For those still having trouble brainstorming, Pressman recommended JVC’s “Live With Purpose” program, or coming to one of the organization’s “Annual Days of Service.” Pressman made clear that the JVC staff is eager to help community members find the volunteer opportunity that’s right for them.

Pressman herself has already started to take up the challenge. She is active in her synagogue, and her family will participate in JVC’s Annual Days of Service.

“When we’re driving around,” she said, “we often have conversations about gifts we can give to people experiencing homelessness, and have a

conversation with them when we do.”

Karen Singer, the co-chair of the 100,000 Acts of Service Challenge, is also getting involved, volunteering at Our Daily Bread to help serve meals to the needy. She also plans to help clean up a city park during the JVC’s Good Deeds Day, March 29.

“We want to really plant the seeds that are already strong for continued and sustained service for the next 100 years,” Singer said.

Pressman stated she has two principle goals for the challenge. The first is for people to learn of the many different ways in which they can incorporate volunteering into their already busy lives. The second is to provide some recognition to those already engaged in

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Pressman also hopes that the challenge will bring to light the systemic issues that face Baltimore. “About 50% of the work that JVC does centers around issues of poverty, hunger, and homelessness,” she said, “making sure people have their very basic needs addressed. ... We want people to understand that as a Baltimore community, we need to be looking for ways for people to become self-sufficient. The volunteer work that we do is a critical piece of helping people get through the day, and we want to do that through a lens of dignity.” J T

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“I READ ACTUALLY A GOOD SENTENCE JUST BEFORE WE LANDED IN A BOOK ABOUT THIS CONFLICT,” said Bar Galin, an Israeli resident of Jerusalem, while speaking at the Feb. 26 panel discussion “Our Narrative: A Dialogue for Peace,” organized at Goucher College by Goucher Hillel. “It says that the Israeli-Palestinian

conflict was very resilient on the issue of trying to solve it … something about this conflict doesn’t want to be resolved. But we still believe in conversation and dialogue.”

Galin, a former Israel Defense Forces soldier who currently works in tourism, sat next to his counterpart, Rowan Odeh, a Palestinian-American woman who, in addition

to launching “Our Narrative” with Galin, organizes a leadership program to bring Israelis and Palestinians to work with Congress. They had come to Goucher to have an honest, open discussion on their personal views of the longstanding conflict between Israelis and Palestinians and to show it is possible to disagree while still sitting in the same room. They emphasized that the views they

expressed were solely their own and that they have no current connection to either the Israeli government or the Palestinian Authority.

Originally from the village of Huwara in the West Bank, Odeh immigrated with her family to the U.S. at the age of 3, living in Brooklyn. “I was the typical immigrant child,” she said. “I did my family’s taxes at age 12. I learned how

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to speak English on my own, and do well in school.”

Then came 9/11 and the “huge wave of Islamophobia that hit my community,” Odeh said. Believing that their 15-year-old daughter had become disconnected from her roots, Odeh’s parents decided to move back to Huwara.

Odeh recounted one particular experience while at her aunt’s house. “There were clashes happening outside,” she said. “What I mean by clashes, Palestinian kids, teenagers were throwing rocks and stones at Israeli soldiers, and Israeli soldiers were shooting bullets.”

“At that time, tear gas fell into my aunt’s house, and instantly our living room filled with smoke. Tear gas is not a fun experience. You can’t breathe.

You can’t see.” Odeh’s relatives debated whether to open the windows, for fear the Israeli soldiers would grow suspicious of the house’s inhabitants.

Her aunt opened the window, and Odeh received her first “shock to the conflict.

An Israeli soldier, who was a woman, [shot] a Palestinian teenager, man, I mean 17, and he just died instantly.”

“He was my aunt’s neighbor; his name was Mustafa,” Odeh said. The Israeli soldier “got high fives from the other soldiers. And at that moment I was so angry, to see that happening right in front of my eyes, but to also see the celebration that a life was lost.”

In Odeh’s view, the presence of Israeli soldiers takes a mental toll. “You’re always

feeling insecure,” she said.

“You’re always feeling humiliated. You’re always trying to walk very slowly at the checkpoint so they don’t think that you might want to do something. And you’re always scared for your younger brothers.” The IDF once arrested her 11-yearold brother, and she spent the night not knowing where he was.

Galin told the audience that his grandparents, Holocaust survivors, arrived in Israel during the 1948 war. His parents were both hippies, he said, who moved to a kibbutz, “met in a pool at night skinny dipping,” and raised Galin with “values of peace, of human dignity, of friendship, of partnership.”

Growing up in the time of the Oslo Accords, Galin

was hopeful that there would finally be peace in the region.

The peace settlement fell apart in 2000, and “it led to a wave of suicide bombers and attacks on civilians,” he said. Galin and his family were afraid to use public transportation or to even go on the street. When his “parents went to a restaurant in 2002, up north in the city of Haifa when they met my cousin, right when they exit the restaurant a woman came in, a Palestinian Arab [with] a jacket full of explosives. She was a suicide bomber. She exploded in that restaurant.”

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lead to better relations.

Soon after, an election led to Hamas gaining control of Gaza, Galin said. “And this organization starts throwing rockets to the village where my grandmother lived, and I spent my whole summer with her taking her down to the shelter because she was deaf and she was not able to hear.”

Galin joined the army “with really mixed feelings,” he said, serving in the infantry in the West Bank and Gaza. Galin remembered one occasion at a checkpoint when a 13-yearold boy came with a knife in his pocket. Galin said they were supposed to detain the boy until his father or someone else came to pick him up.

They decided instead to simply

take the knife and send the boy back. A few minutes later, the boy returned with another knife, and Galin and his fellow soldiers arrested him.

After they both had the chance to tell their personal narratives, Odeh and Galin discussed their views on the conflict.

Odeh expressed her distress at the presence of Israeli settlements, such as in the city of Hebron. While making clear he did not approve of the settlement in Hebron, Galin was skeptical of the notion that leaving the settlements would improve the situation, citing the case of the Gaza pullout.

Galin, mentioning Israeli programs to improve the situation, asked Odeh why the Palestinians would not specify

what their peace terms were, and what she wanted from Israel.

Odeh responded that she wanted Palestinians to have a full state, with control of borders, imports, exports, and natural gases. She wanted freedom of movement, no Israeli soldiers, and a solution to the issue of Palestinian refugees, describing anything less as “giving us crumbs.”

Galin responded that the Palestinians needed to be more willing to compromise for the sake of the negotiation.

In the end, each expressed that the other’s side was the aggressor in the conflict.

Despite their political disagreements, it was clear that both Odeh and Galin cared for one another, and that open dialogue was the first

step to a better future for both peoples.

“What we’re trying to do is give voice to both sides,” Odeh said, “so both narratives feel validated, and also give space for both sides to clash, to argue.”

“This is not a thing that happens often today, which is scary for me to think,” Galin said. “Not often Palestinians and Israelis are coming together and speaking. There is a wall between us. This wall creates a fact that we were both raised very, very close to each other but never met.

We needed to go all the way, 5,000 miles, in order to meet each other, and be able to talk about hard issues, and issues that involve a lot of pain.” J T

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oe Biden made an appearance via video, and Mike Bloomberg turned up in person. So did Mike Pence. Even the coronavirus got a shoutout.

Despite threats of a boycott

by Democrats and anxieties about communicable diseases, this year’s annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee was a busy, bustling, and bipartisan affair.

“You saw Democrats and Republicans together, compliment one another about working together to ensure the security of Israel,” said Howard Libit, executive director of the Baltimore Jewish Council, who attended the conference.

He noted that, every four years, the presidential election overlays the event.

This year, the names that loomed largest at AIPAC were the ones that did not make an appearance: Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump.

Sanders, the Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate, had announced that he would boycott the AIPAC conference, saying the organization provides a platform for “leaders who express bigotry and oppose basic Palestinian rights.”

Following Sanders’ scorched earth statement, there was a rush of announcements from moderate Democratic candidates that they would attend or speak at the conference.

Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg appears in person at the AIPAC policy conference in Washington, D.C., March 2.

Bloomberg spoke at the conference. Biden, the former vice president, addressed the throng by video, as did Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who dropped out of the presidential race March 2. Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, was set to deliver a video address but dropped out of the race before his scheduled remarks.

Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts senator, had already said she would not attend.

Trump has snubbed AIPAC since 2016, when its leadership rebuked the then-presidential candidate because he had directly attacked President Barack Obama in his speech.

Attacking a sitting president is a major no-no for a lobby that makes bipartisanship and a willingness to work with all administrations its brand.

Their absences this week

underscore the increasing threat to the viability of a pro-Israel posture that depends on bipartisanship.

Trump, who has probably had the closest relationship of any president with an Israeli government, does not need to appear at AIPAC to burnish his pro-Israel credentials. And Sanders is nurturing a wing of the Democratic Party willing to redefine the U.S.-Israel relationship in ways antithetical to traditional pro-Israel postures.

AIPAC President Betsy Berns Korn, in an opening speech that praised Trump for his Israel-related moves, thanked the administration for “releasing a peace proposal that was developed in consultation with the leaders of Israel’s two major political parties” — phrasing that lauded the process and elided

over the plan’s content.

AIPAC always asks conference participants — an estimated 18,000 this year — to keep it civil. But this year, in addition to the recorded requests at the outset of plenary sessions, two top board members took to the stage and pleaded for comity.

One was Amy Friedkin of San Francisco, a past president who is close to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The other, Alan Franco of New Orleans, has been a major giver to Republican campaigns.

“The best way to persuade us is with facts, not fire,” is what Friedkin said AIPAC had told its speakers, and she and Franco urged activists to refrain from cheering those who attacked political rivals.

Fire at times overwhelmed the facts.

Pence listed Trump’s Israel-related moves — moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, cutting funding for Palestinians, and leaving the Iran nuclear deal — and accused Sanders of “openly and repeatedly attack[ing] Israel as a racist state.” Sanders has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a racist, but has never said Israel is a racist state. The Jewish lawmaker said recently that denying Jews the right to self-determination is itself racist.

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“The most pro-Israel president in history must not be replaced by one who would be the most anti-Israel president in the history of this nation,” Pence said. “That’s why you need four more years of President Trump in the White House.”

The call for Trump’s reelection earned Pence a standing ovation — a display that was likely to unsettle the leadership of a lobby that cultivates a careful distance from direct politicking at its events.

But Trump also found himself on the wrong side of an applause line from Bloomberg, another Democratic presidential hopeful. Anti-Semitism “can be found both on the right and the left,” the former New York mayor said, “but there is one fact that we cannot ignore: residential leadership matters. It sets a tone. It is either inclusive or exclusive, divisive or uniting, incendiary or calming.”

Throughout the passage — clearly meant as a swipe at Trump — the crowd applauded.

There were some moments that bolstered AIPAC’s efforts to navigate a bipartisan path in a time of profound division.

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) who dropped out of the presidential stakes last year, got what was until that point the most extended applause for a barnstorming speech upholding U.S.-Israel ties.

“I see it as my duty to protect the bipartisan nature of this relationship of Israel with the United States,” said Booker, who peppered his speech with Hebrew phrases.

“As long as the people of Israel have to live under the threat

of indiscriminate violence … we must always as a matter of human values stand for Israel’s security and defense.”

Attendees from the Baltimore area noted how the conference brought together Jews of varying beliefs and backgrounds.

“What continues to inspire me is the very fact that 18,000 people come from all across the country simply to show their support for Israel,” Beth Tfiloh Congregation Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg said in an email. “Even nicer is the fact that the audience is made up of Republicans and Democrats, liberals and conservatives, Orthodox and non-Orthodox, Jews and Christians, blacks and whites. AIPAC is the only place I know of that brings us all together.

Rabbi Moshe Schwartz, head of school at Krieger Schechter Day School, expressed a similar sentiment.

He also noted that more than 4,000 college students attended. The fight against the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement and anti-Semitism must include college campuses, he said.

“I sat in a row of Democrats and Republicans, supporters of our president and those who will vote for anyone but Trump,” Schwartz said in an email. “Yet all of us share a love and commitment for support of the State of Israel.

There were sessions where Democrats and Republicans shared the stage, some where leaders of both parties spoke together.” J This story includes additional reporting by Carolyn Conte.

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For the next year, the class will write different stories on a variety of topics for a blog called Stories From the Soul: An Online Journal for Women by Women. The series of classes began Feb. 4.

At the Feb. 27 class, Holli Friedland, Tech-Knowledge Hub Blog facilitator, taught attendees how to use WordPress for their blog.

“We want the keyword to be what people will search for,” Friedland explained to the class. The students, mostly writers themselves, discussed what word would best summarize an article, written by Paula Shevitz of Pikesville, about an artist.

The article was part of their first assignment to write about a role model. Linda Miller of Randallstown chose to write about her daughter, for example, while Marlene Wolff Solomon of Owings Mills chose her mother.

Friedland, an expert in design, social media, and writing, got involved with the Myerberg Center when she met the center’s director, Niki Barr, at a networking event. Barr invited Friedland to teach the class. It now runs Tuesdays and Thursdays and See MYERBERG page 26

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“The goal is to bring these people together, and while they learn how to blog, they learn technology that will help them in other aspects of life,” Friedland said. She shared her concerns that families often give new phones to seniors without explaining how to use the new technology. Once, for example, Friedland had a student whose phone started to ring in class. She asked her why she didn’t pick it up, and the student said she didn’t know how to.

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From how the women chatted with each other at the event, it was clear that the series built camaraderie.

After the class, Miller said that she joined because of her loquacious personality. “You can probably tell I like talking,” she said.

She also hopes her writing, which she has practiced for years, will improve.

Hinda Blum of Pikesville has also written several works. She joined to be part of a supportive group, to write about her Jewish experiences, and to build confidence.

Solomon came because she has written poetry since she was a child. She enjoys rhyme, prose, and haiku, and would like to explore short stories with the blog. Before publishing them, Solomon wants to take her blog posts to the Baltimore Jewish Writers’ Guild at the Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC for critiques.

Not everyone in the class has published before, though. Shevitz is originally an artist. She learned about the class through an email, and then Friedland suggested to her she try it out.

Shevitz said she has found her voice through blogging. “I’ve never felt this way before,” she said.

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FOUR STORIES FOR THE FOUR MITZVOT OF PURIM

A monthslong party, a beauty contest, and feasts. Deception, intrigue, and a reversal of fortunes. A queen with a secret, a sagely mentor, and a bloodthirsty foe.

The Purim story has got it all, and the way we commemorate the holiday — with costumes, drinking, and a raucous celebration — reflects that. Traditionally, the holiday has four mitzvot, or commandments: the reading of the Megillah; mishloach manot, or food baskets to friends and family; the festive meal; and charity.

This year, here are some of the unique ways that synagogues and Jewish organizations are coming together to celebrate.

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PURIM PARTY PLAYS READING THE MEGILLAH

CHERRY AND MILLER: COURTESY OF BETH TFILOH HODES: COURTESY OF CHIZUK AMUNO

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Purim takes as its foundation the story of the Book of Esther, which many consider a comedy.

It seems very appropriate, then, for synagogues to retell the story of Esther each year in as comedic a manner as can be devised. And with Baltimore’s Megillah readings and Purim spiels this year pulling from everything from “Little Shop of Horrors” to “Back to the Future,” it seems the old tradition is alive and well.

Hinenu: the Baltimore Justice Shtiebl will hold its third annual Purim spiel March 7 during “Little Lots of Horror: A Hinenu Purim Party” at the Peabody Heights Brewery.

“This year, we’ll be spoofing ‘Little Shop of Horror,’” said Noah Mitchel, Hinenu’s arts and culture chair. “There will be a campy type of horror theme, and also spoofing other musicals and pop songs.”

Hinenu’s spiel, written by Liora Ostroff and Karen Taylor, will be a “radical retelling of the story of Esther that also celebrates the values we hold dear at Hinenu,” said Mitchel.

Beth El Congregation will be having a spiel as well March 9.

Realizing that it is currently the year 5780 on the Jewish calendar, Beth El chose to have an ‘80s themed celebration with a spiel that pulls from the classic ‘80s film, “Back to the Future.”

Taking place at Beth El, the festivities will include a carnival, a museum with ‘80s themed “artifacts” (like Rubik’s Cubes), and

an after-party that will feature a DJ playing ‘80s music, according to Josh Bender, executive director of Beth El. Perhaps best of all, there will be a real-life DeLorean time machine at the celebration, with the winner of a raffle getting to take a ride in it. Sadly, given the volatility of today’s plutonium market, it does not appear this particular DeLorean will be equipped with a functioning flux capacitor.

The last several years, Beth El has chosen to bring its spiel and carnival together, in order to “bring together all generations of the community,” Bender said.

For those interested in a more traditional celebration, Beth Tfiloh is expected to have multiple Megillah readings this year, including a Multimedia Megillah reading, March 9.

“We have a whole multimedia show that goes on the screen on the sanctuary,” said Cherie Brownstein, Beth Tfiloh’s synagogue program director. “There are all kinds of pictures and alerts on when to use groggers. It’s a fabulous and very interactive way to hear the Megillah reading.”

A carnival will follow the Megillah reading, and attendees are encouraged to dress up in costumes. Additionally, the BT clergy is expected to come dressed in a surprise group costume.

Brownstein predicted that the clergy’s costumes would be very popular with young children, and, when pressed for a hint, said, “It’s somebody who’s in the ocean.”

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Sending Gifts Mishloach Manot

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Brown paper packages tied up with strings, gifts are a few of the mitzvahs of spring.

Mishloach manot, or shalach manos, are gift baskets of food given to friends and family for Purim. They can be bought, but many people prefer to personalize them.

Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School’s BT Cares Social Action group hosted a mishloach manot making event March 1. More than 60 volunteers packaged 1,000 mishloach manot and delivered them to Jewish nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and alternative living units.

“For me personally, Purim is such a fun holiday,” said Lindsay Gaister Montague, BT director of after school programming and social action. “It brings a smile to everyone’s face, and it’s a chance to go all out and celebrate. From the costumes and delicious hamantaschen to fulfilling the beautiful mitzvah of making and giving mishloach manot, it truly connects people together and spreads joy throughout communities.”

Coming up on March 10 from 10 a.m. to noon, Jews United for Justice will deliver unique mishloach manot that include messages about paid family and medical leave, immigrant justice, police accountability, and criminal justice to state politicians.

“We bring hats, scarves, stickers, and things like that for people to wear, and also encourage people to come in costume,” said Rianna Lloyd, Baltimore community organizer for JUFJ. For those interested in buying a last-minute mishloach manot, Simcha Sweets in Baltimore offers gourmet baskets of wide variety and price ranges. For example, the Jester Basket can be purchased for $20.95. The White Picket Fence of Reyus is available for $29.99, and there are also more expensive options.

The Candy Store on Reisterstown Road also has mishloach manot options. “We have a very wide range, from a kids’ package that looks like a suitcase full of candy for $8 or some for $20 to $250. There’s a lot of different items from gourmet popcorn to glass decorative vases,” said Manager Yehuda Nelkin.

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HANKERING FOR HAMANTASH THE SEUDAH

BY JESSE BERMAN

It is something of a truism that Jewish culture is inextricably tied to food. Jewish mothers and grandmothers show their love through it. No Jewish gathering would be acceptable without a fully stocked buffet of some kind. And the greatest sacrifice we are normally asked to make in the course of the year is to somehow go 24 hours without eating while simultaneously refraining from a spontaneous restaging of “Lord of the Flies.”

While Passover’s matzah and Chanukah’s latkes may be more iconic Jewish cuisine, a Purim celebration would not be complete without its own share of edible fare. Enter the Seudah.

For those in the community’s Jewish population that enjoy Asian cuisine (that’s not a lot of people, right?), Beth Tfiloh will have you covered this year with “Purim on the Orient Express.”

“The room will be decorated featuring different Asian countries, and the food will be a blend of Chinese, Japanese, and Thai,” said Cherie Brownstein, Beth Tfiloh’s synagogue program director, who noted that more than 500 people have already registered for the event.

The festivities will also include inflatables, face painting, a magician,

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entertainment by the group Soulfarm, a multimedia game, and a costume parade, Brownstein said. There will be prizes given out for the winners of the multimedia game and costume parade, with the best costumes being determined by judges.

Meanwhile, Harford Chabad’s “Purim in the Bakery” is perfect for those willing to get their hands a little dirty. According to Rabbi Kushi Schusterman, professional baker Rachel Rothenberg will lead attendees through decorating cupcakes and making hamantaschen, March 10. This will be followed by a multimedia Megillah reading and dinner that will include bourekas, knishes, turnovers, salads, soup, and pastries.

“Growing up, Purim was fun and exciting,” Schusterman said in an email.

“We focus on that Hashem saved the Jewish people through nature. And we need to connect with the deepest levels of Gd.” While many undoubtedly enjoy having a large Purim meal that is shared with the entire community, others may prefer a quieter evening at home with their families. For those unsure which option they prefer, Suburban Orthodox Congregation Toras Chaim may have the best of both worlds.

“This year, [Suburban] launched a hachnosis orchim initiative, led by co-chairs Aliza Jessurun and Gila Reidy, to provide home hospitality and facilitate connections for our members,” said Juliya Sheynman, Suburban’s executive director. “Rosh Hashanah and Sukkos showed us that many of our families are happy to open their homes and invite new friends they may otherwise not have met. Our co-chairs secure hosts and make recommendations of guests that would greatly appreciate the invitation.”

The mitzvah of gifts during Purim is prescribed to recall the brotherly love that Mordechai and Esther awoke among all Jews. According to the Orthodox Union’s website: “When there is inner unity among Jews, even the wrongdoers among them become righteous.”

One of the four commandments of Purim is matanot l’evyonim, or gifts to the poor. This year, local rabbis have organized a few collections and charity runs.

The Friendship Circle will distribute funds to families in need for Purim. To give, go to Jointhecircle.com/donate and leave a note that it is for Purim.

Harford Chabad’s Rabbi Kushi Schusterman collected for two specific people in need last year. He said he collects and distributes discreetly to people who are suffering from poverty. Donations can be made on harfordchabad.org. “Sadly, there are those locally who have food scarcity,” Schusterman said. “As a rabbi, sometimes I am made aware of it.”

ARIEL Rabbi Velvel Belinsky is also collecting charity, but for members of the community who live farther away: lone soldiers, those who chose to join the Israel Defense Forces but who are not immediately from Israel or who do not have family in Israel. Specifically, ARIEL is collecting for Chayal el Chayal (Soldier to Soldier), an organization that provides meals and social services for lone soldiers. Through ARIEL, people can sponsor mishloach manot for about $36 per soldier.

Chabad of Owings Mills is collecting charity for community members in need, according to Rabbi Nochum “K” Katsenelenbogen. Those interested can go to ChabadOM. com/donate with a memo for Purim charity, or give directly to the rabbi.

“People offer to help, and I also ask people to help,” Katsenelenbogen said. “The recipients are Jewish people in our community who are in a situation in which they can use extra help to celebrate the holiday. They get the monetary gifts prior and sometimes on the holiday of Purim.” J T

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Worth The Schlep Friday, March 6 ‘In My Life - A Musical Tribute to the Beatles’

Hear the Beatles’ discography by Beatles for Sale. 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. The Gordon Center, 3506 Gwynnbrook Ave., Owings Mills. red.vendini.com

Sunday, March 8 ‘Mamma Mia’ Outing

Moses Montefiore Anshe Emunah Sisterhood bus trip to Baltimore Community College theater in Dundalk to enjoy “Mamma Mia!” Everyone welcome. $39 check to MMAE Sisterhood. Bus leaves MMAE parking lot at 2 p.m. Show at 3 p.m.

Purim Palooza 2020

Jewish Federation of Howard County’s 28th annual Purim

Palooza is coming to Howard County. The Purim-themed carnival features carnival games, prizes, a photo booth, face painting, an Israel escape room, and more. 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Long Reach High School, 6101 Old Dobbin Lane, Columbia.

Mischloach Manot for Justice Esther prepared a feast to make the case for justice for the Jewish people in the Purim story. Jews United for Justice is preparing hamantaschen and mishloach manot to make the case for justice for the people of Maryland. Come put together gift bags and hear the latest on the bills for immigrant justice, paid family and medical leave, police reform, and real criminal justice.

3 p.m. - 5 p .m. JUFJ Baltimore, 2221 Maryland Ave., second floor, Baltimore.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Monday, March 9 Red Carpet Purim

Megillah reading and party open to public. RSVP. Free. 6:15 - 9 p.m. Chizuk Amuno Congregation, 8100 Stevenson Road, Baltimore.

ChizukAmuno.org/events/ a-red-carpet-purim

Tuesday, March 10 Purim Feast

Enjoy a delicious Purim Feast.

RSVP Required. 6 p.m. Jewish Uniformed Service Association of Maryland Center, 2316 Sugarcone Road, Baltimore.

Wednesday, March 11 Talmud and Torah on Tap

Why should March Madness be limited to basketball? One of your favorite rabbis will share some Talmud and Torah over drinks, with plenty of time to make it home for the games. 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. The Soul Center, 8101 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore.

Explore the Dead Sea Scrolls

Series running March 4, 11, and 25 with NYU professor and expert Lawrence Schiffman. Free.

7 - 8:30 p.m. Beth Tfiloh, 3300 Old Court Road, Pikesville. RSVP mercaz@btfiloh.org

Thursday, March 12 Associated Women Esther’s Children – The Jews of Iran

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Hear personal stories of religious persecution, rescue, and escape from members of our local community. Taste the delicacies of this vibrant culture. Lunch

included, observes dietary laws. $18. Contact Pam Martin pmartin@associated.org, or go to The Associated’s website’s event.

Ohr Hamizrach, 6813 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore.

Friday, March 13 Klei Kodesh

A joyful monthly service for all ages in the newly renovated sanctuary, featuring music by Uncle Ira’s Hebrew Washboard Ensemble. RSVP for Shabbat dinner. 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Beth Am Synagogue, 2501 Eutaw Place, Baltimore.

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Sunday, March 15 Join the Pack

Second to sixth graders are invited to Join the Pack at Pearlstone for a Tiyul Journey that will explore the holiday of Purim in nature. Connect to your roots through nature, storytelling, food, music, and ancient sacred skills. 2 p.m.

- 5 p.m. Contact Stern Christian, 410-500-5381. Pearlstone Center, 5425 Mt. Gilead Road, Reisterstown. Register at www.pearlstonecenter.org/ journeys.

‘Liberation in Our Bones’

Presented by New York tenor and “Jewsician” Marques Hollie.

Themes of Passover will be told through song and story, inspired by the narratives of Moses and Harriet Tubman. $7.50 per person

by March 10, $10 per person at the door, free for students with ID. 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Beth Israel Congregation. 3706 Crondall Lane, Owings Mills.

Monday 9 >> Celebrate Purim

Carnival with games for all ages and prizes. Megillah reading too. $8 with sibling discounts. Dairy dinner available for purchase. 6:30 p.m. Contact host Chevrei Tzedek Congregation, 443-992-7485. Edward A. Myerberg Center, 3101 Fallstaff Road, Baltimore.

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This week, Jewish people will celebrate the holiday of Purim, which tells of the evil Haman being beaten by Esther and Mordechai. It’s a holiday for Jews to “let it all hang out,” as we used to say in college. We dress in costume, brandishing noisemakers, yell

at the mention of the name Haman. It’s a Jewish holiday with the festivity of Halloween.

The dish most closely associated with Purim is the hamantaschen. In Italian, it’s called, “orecchie di aman,” or “ears of Haman.”

But there are other foods associated with Purim, too, such as vegetarian and bean dishes.

That’s what makes this noodle and bean soup a fit for the holiday. In Italian, it is known as the very delectable pasta e fagioli.

By Gary Schuman

For a wine pairing, turn again to Italy with a Montepulciano D’Abruzzo. It is red, affordable, smooth, and relatively light. If not, then go for a Chianti or an affordable Valpolicella.

PASTA E FAGIOLI

INGREDIENTS FOR THE VEGETABLE BROTH Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: two hours 1 medium or large yellow onion, quartered 3 cloves garlic, peeled and whole 3 or 4 carrots, peeled and halved 3 celery stalks

Place all the vegetables in a stockpot, and fill with cool filtered or bottled water so the vegetables are more than covered. Bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer. Cover and simmer low for two hours, keeping an eye on it so it doesn’t boil over and keeps cooking.

When done, strain off the broth and toss out the vegetables.

To store, bring to room temperature, and pour into refrigerator/freezer-safe containers. The broth can be kept frozen for two months, or in the fridge for two days. jewishtimes.com

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INGREDIENTS FOR THE SOUP Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 45 minutes 2-3 tablespoons olive oil 1 yellow onion 3 garlic cloves, sliced thin 2 celery stalks, diced 3 carrots, peeled and diced 1/2 cup pasta, cooked firm (use macaroni, small shells, or orecchiette, Italian for “ear,” which is most appropriate for Purim) 5 cups vegetable broth (can substitute chicken broth)

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1 large or 2 small cans of cannellini beans, well rinsed and drained 1 large can of whole tomatoes, drained and diced (can substitute 4 medium or large firm, ripe, fresh tomatoes) Kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste Optional: Fresh parsley, basil, or grated Parmesan cheese

In a large, thick-bottomed skillet, Dutch oven, or small pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat, add the onion, and sweat, not saute.

When the onion has softened, add the garlic and sweat for about one minute. Then add the carrots and celery, and raise the heat a bit to a medium.

After about five minutes or when soft, add the broth.

Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.

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Add the pasta, and cook on a low simmer until the pasta is done to your pleasure, though not too soft.

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“And that really got me thinking about what kind of parallels there are between Passover and modern issues … between American chattel slavery and Passover.”

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Passover we celebrate the freeing of the Jews from slavery, you can see the connection this time of year.”

According to Thaler, Hollie’s performances explore what it means to have “multiple identities, such as what it means to be Jewish, black, and queer.”

Hollie said that his spiritual journey toward Judaism began in his early 20s, after leaving the Evangelical Pentecostal Church, “which left a spiritual crisis, and launched an exploration of ‘what do I believe,’” he said.

He eventually began studying the Kabbalah, which in turn led him toward more mainstream Judaism. “I will say what I found interesting about Kabbalah,” Hollie said, “is that Judaism is a major world religion, and yet it made space for

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the mystical, and Christianity does not do that.”

At one point, he was invited to a synagogue service. When reciting the Shema, “in that moment I felt like my spirit had returned home,” Hollie said, “and I knew that is where I was meant to be.”

Hollie officially converted to Judaism about two years ago, he said.

Beth Israel hopes to attract a diverse segment of the local community for the performance, according to Thaler.

“Certainly we’re trying to appeal

to as many members of the Jewish community as possible,” she said, “in addition to doing outreach with African American audiences.”

When asked what she hopes the audience will take away from the performance, Thaler said that “I hope that people feel a message of hope in a time of great divisions in society. Perhaps a message of unification and of strength and inspiration.”

“With our tradition, we spend a lot of time engaging with thoughts and practices that are thousands of years old,” Hollie said, “and looking for ways to make them relevant to all Jews in our era. I hope that whoever comes finds a new way to connect with Passover and the themes of liberation there.” J T

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Documentary Discusses Vatican Actions During Holocaust

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The Gordon Center screened a documentary related to the Vatican archives released March 2.

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THE GORDON CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCREENED “HOLY SILENCE,” A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE VATICAN’S ACTIONS DURING THE HOLOCAUST, MARCH 2.

“The topic of my film is Holocaust Memorial Museum especially timely right now co-hosted the event, which because of the release [March according to Pressman aimed 2] of the Vatican’s long-se- to inform and “to ponder the cret archives covering the question of the rightful role papacy of Pope Pius XII, of religious and moral leadwho remains at the center of ers in the most challenging the ongoing debate over the of times.”

The documentary spoke Vatican’s actions and policies during the Holocaust,” said with historians, Catholic Steven Pressman, director and priests, and authors about the history of the Vatican producer of “Holy Silence.”

The Institute for Islamic, during the Holocaust. It covChristian and Jewish ered how Pope Pius XI had Studies and the United States tried to publish a document

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denouncing anti-Semitism and was thwarted by his secretary of state, who became his successor, Pope Pius XII. This pope emphasized neutrality throughout the 1940s and expressed fear that Germany would attack Catholics if he spoke out. Sources throughout the film suggest that if Pius XII had spoken out, many German Catholic citizens would not have remained complicit bystanders to the genocide.

Pressman’s interest in this history came out of his work on his previous documentary, “50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus,” during which he met the director from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, who told him about the Vatican during the Holocaust and piqued his interest in learning more.

“I figured that audiences might be generally familiar with the broad topic of the Vatican and the Holocaust, but that they would know much less about those American officials and their efforts,” Pressman said. For example, priest John LaFarge from Maryland was outspoken about racism and was assigned to write an encyclical (papal letter) about anti-Semitism for Pius XI. Much of Pressman’s documentation focused on this storyline and the book “The Pope’s Last Crusade” by Peter Eisner.

Pressman said his film is more about what the pope could and should have done, rather than about the church’s responsibility.

“I don’t think that anyone really expects the Catholic Church, either during the Holocaust or now, to have either the responsibility or power to stop a genocide. ... I don’t think the

argument is whether or not a pope had the ability to prevent Adolf Hitler’s maniacal determination to wipe out the Jews of Europe,” Pressman said.

“Instead, the issue that I raise in the film is the more existential question of what we can, and should, expect from persons in positions of moral and ethical influence — in this case, from the head of a worldwide church which, in the 1930s and 1940s, included millions upon millions of faithful followers in countries like Nazi Germany and others in Europe. Might the pope have done more to sway the actions of devout Catholics who, themselves, participated in the policies and actions of Hitler and the Nazis?”

After the screening, Eisner and Pressman took questions about the documentary. Many of those questions will have clearer answers in the coming years, as scholars examine the Pius XII archives. Pressman noted that Pope Francis actually released these archives earlier than they usually would be.

Audience reactions were emotional but positive.

“I was very struck by the information on Pius and Father LaFarge and the encyclical which were all new to me,” said Maureen Keck of Catonsville, who takes classes on Christian-Jewish relations at Chizuk Amuno Congregation.

“This was a difficult night. It’s hard to justify neutrality in the face of horror.”

Margie Simon of Pikesville, who takes the classes with Keck, also said she learned new information from the event.

“It’s complicated,” she said.

“It’s easier in retrospect.” J T

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By Rabbi Eli Solomon

| The Jewish View

Unconditional Commitment Parshat Zachor

Ev e ry t h i n g in Torah is exact. Each year, the Shabbos before Purim, we read Parshas Zachor. We recount the brazenness of the Amalekites going to battle with the Jews as they came out of Egypt. On the surface, the link between Zachor and Purim is Haman, who was a descendant of Agag, king of Amalek.

The connection, however, goes deeper.

In the Haftorah, we retell the story of King Shaul, who was commanded to wipe out every trace of Amalek and instead leaves the king as well as some choice livestock to live. Shmuel the prophet

rebukes Shaul, noting that, to G-d, “to obey is better than a sacrifice.”

A quick dive into the story reveals that Shaul had only the best of intentions. He was a righteous king and truly wanted to honor G-d, bringing the livestock as sacrifices and a ceremonial killing of Agag.

What Shaul lacked in that moment was the foundation of accepting the yoke of heaven. The fundamental precept is to heed instruction even when we do not understand it, or we understand the opposite to be right and just.

Of course, we must use all our intellectual and emotional faculties in our service

unconditional commitment, then our tools of knowledge and emotions serve to strengthen that bond.

This is the connection of Zachor and Purim. Both stories come together to teach us the need for commitment.

We must rise above our own understanding in service of G-d. With this as our foundation, we can be secure that our pursuit of meaning and search for feelings of deep connection will serve as conduits to only strengthen our original commitment.

Wishing you a very happy Purim! J

of G-d and every aspect of life. However, we cannot let our thoughts or feelings take precedence over clear and direct guidelines from the One above.

The ideas and sensitivities we have are given to us as tools for further expression of G-d’s will. If an idea or thought can lead to the opposite of what G-d has instructed, that is a good sign that a core principle is missing in the process.

The Jews of the Purim story went back to the foundation.

Just like at Har Sinai when we proclaimed, “We will do and then we will hear,” the Jews committed to G-d above any reason or logic. When our connection to G-d starts with

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CELEBRATION SONGS: First grade students at Krieger Schechter Day School celebrated their ability to read, write, and speak in two languages at Hagigat HaSiddur. During the program, students entertained family and friends with songs that celebrated their learning, Feb. 19.

KLEZMER DANCE: Students and parents danced to the sounds of the CJC Klezmer Band at the Klezmer Dance Workshop held at the Oakland Mills Interfaith Center by Columbia Jewish Congregation and the Columbia Jewish Community School, Feb. 23.

TOT TIME: Rachel Petroff-Kessler, family educator for Temple Isaiah, read a book about challah during Shabbat Tots at the PJ Library in Howard County, Feb. 21.

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Obituaries » DATIKASHVILI — On Jan. 19, Sara Datikashvili of Baltimore at age 93. She was predeceased by beloved husband Ilya Janashvili. Sara is survived by children Manana Lapidus (Alexander Perelman) and Alec Dzhanashvili (Mzia Janoff); sister Dodo Datikashvili; grandchildren David (Ina) Lapidus, Teya (Craig) Smoothy, and Natalya (Boris) Maslow; and great-grandchildren Jacob and Alice Lapidus.

LEVY — On Jan. 11, Frances Butter Levy of Rockville at age 81. Levy was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., and attended Adelphi Academy before going on to earn her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Brooklyn College.

While attending a house party in college she met the love of her life Lawrence Levy and they were married March 26, 1961. Following college, Levy always enjoyed helping young children develop their intellectual and creative curiosity.

She worked for several years as a kindergarten teacher in New York and then, after moving to Maryland, worked as a preschool teacher. In her spare time, Levy enjoyed needlepoint, literature, cooking, theater, and reading. She was a member of several book clubs, a theater club, and Hadassah.

Levy will be remembered for her love of animals, supporting worthy causes in memory of her late parents, and, most importantly, the love she had for her children and grandchildren.

Levy was predeceased by her beloved husband of 30 years Lawrence H. Levy and her parents Hyman and Julia Butter.

She is survived by her children Michele (Stanley) Cohen, Elissa

(Michael) DeVito, and Mark (Elizabeth) Levy, and grandchildren Jonathan Cohen, Samantha DeVito, Emily DeVito, Alexa DeVito, Andrew Levy, and Matthew Levy.

Contributions may be sent to Hadassah Greater Washington, 11900 Parklawn Drive, Suite 350, Rockville, MD 20852 or PetConnect Rescue, P.O. Box 60714, Potomac, MD 20859.

MOSKOWITZ — On Jan. 10, Barbara Moskowitz (née Davidoff) of Baltimore at age 80.

She is survived by her husband Howard Moskowitz; daughter Stacy (David) Spigelman; brothers Harvey (Clemense) Davidoff and Steven (Gloria) Davidoff; grandchildren Avigayil (David) Solomon, Yoni (Tali) Spigelman, Dovi (Chaya) Spigelman, Zev Spigelman, and Michal Spigelman; and many great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by daughter Jamie Sue Moskowitz and her parents Clara and Max Davidoff.

Contributions may be sent to Jewish Caring Network or Hatzalah of Baltimore.

PRITZKER — On Jan. 11, Sevellyn Pritzker (née Baron) of Pikesville at age 86. She is survived by her children Susan (Ted) Zlatin, Guy (Karen) Pritzker, Holly (David) Millman, and Craig Pritzker; grandchildren Taryn (Ben) McKenzie, Serene (Doug) Spoerl, Tyler Zlatin, Ryan Pritzker, Laura Pritzker, Rachel Millman (Tyler Ghingher), Jennifer Pritzker, and Jill Pritzker; great-grandchildren Jenny, Mya, Mason, Skylar, Decker, and Lily; and loving companion Herbert Reifel. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Russell Lee Pritzker; sister Phyllis (Joseph) Weisberg;

and her dear parents Herman and Rose Baron.

Contributions may be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38015 or Pets on Wheels, www.petsonwheels.org/ donate/.

ROSENBERG — On Jan. 8, Michele Rosenberg (née Kayne) at age 76. Rosenberg was vice chairman of the Maryland Democratic Party and a Democratic Central Committee member. She is survived by her beloved husband Theodore “Ted” Rosenberg; her children Marion Rosenberg, Seth (Aliza) Rosenberg, Elizabeth Rosenberg, and Jacob (Samantha) Rosenberg; sisters Ilene and Suzanne Kayne; grandchildren James Rosenberg, Elesia Bowers, Erika Bowers, and Max Rosenberg; and great-grandchild Tyler Wessels.

Rosenberg was predeceased by her parents Alfred and Pearl Kayne.

STILES — On Jan.11, Stephen Willis Stiles of Randallstown at age 76. He is survived by wife Elaine Stiles (née Mandell), brother Randy (Barbara) Stiles, and other loving family and friends. He was predeceased by parents Norma and Irvin Stiles and brother Jeff Stiles.

Contributions may be sent to Beit Tikvah or WTMD (1 Olympic Place, Suite 100, Towson) or The National Association of Independent Artists.

Due to space limitations, obituaries are edited to death notices for print. Because of the volume of obituaries received, not all obituaries appear in print. To submit an obituary contact Jesse Berman at jberman@midatlanticmedia.com or 443-471-5360.

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