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Leonard Mordfin
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (162+ words) On Oct. 6, Leonard Mordfin of Rockville, Maryland. Beloved husband of Norma Reich Mordfin. Devoted father of Stephen (Cheryl), Theodore (Miriam) and Robin (Gilaad Matar) Mordfin. Loving grandfather of Mariashe (Zev) Grushko, Jacob (Shifra) and Yaron (Emma) Mordfin, Yael (Jacob) Meisler,…...
Cathi Sitzman
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (238+ words) Cathi Jane Sitzman, 74, died on Sept. 19, in Washington, D.C., after being recently diagnosed with an aggressive uterine cancer. Dr. Sitzman was a distinguished and recognized therapist who provided outpatient psychotherapy with specialties including anxiety disorders, trauma, PTSD, depressive disorders and adjustment…...
Anita Kurtz
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (196+ words) On Oct. 3, Anita Kurtz, age 99, passed away peacefully in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Anita was the devoted mother of Ron (Jackie); cherished grandmother of Dana (Orlando), Brian and Scott; loving great-grandmother of Rose and Eli. She was preceded in death…...
Opinion: We Will Never Forget — But What Will We Remember?
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (448+ words) It is a day that is seared into our souls. The horrors of Oct. 7, 2023, left indelible images in our hearts and minds, and the sickening feeling we experienced on that fateful day as we watched our Jewish brothers and sisters,…...
New Safe Worship Law Takes Effect in Maryland
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (543+ words) On Oct. 1, a new law in Maryland took effect, and it’s one that aims to protect people exercising their religious beliefs at houses of worship. What ADL Washington, D.C., Regional Director Tali Cohen called the Safe Worship Law criminalizes “using…...
Screenshots Appear to Show Son of Maryland Gubernatorial Nominee Making Antisemitic Remarks
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (605+ words) Josiah Cox, the son and former campaign worker of Maryland Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox, allegedly sent messages to a Jewish conservative on Facebook calling Judaism “the synagogue of satan” and Jews “pedophiles.” In March, Alexandra Levine, whose profile lists…...
Editorial: What is College Worth?
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (491+ words) Is college still worth it? Increasingly, Americans are answering no. Tuition has become outrageous. Student debt can follow graduates for decades. Skilled trades offer good careers without four years on campus. Employers increasingly question whether a diploma tells them as…...
Editorial: When Security Runs Out
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (546+ words) There is something fundamentally wrong with a government security program that identifies thousands of vulnerable institutions, acknowledges that they face legitimate threats — and then protects fewer than one in four of them. That is where the federal Nonprofit Security Grant…...
Editorial: Who Owns Zionism?
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (367+ words) Something strange has happened to Zionism. The word that once described one of the great debates within modern Jewish life is increasingly treated as though its meaning were obvious — and damning. Some Catholics now debate whether a Catholic can be…...
Letters to the Editor: Oct. 8
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (297+ words) Example of Trump Derangement Syndrome (Letter to the Editor, Sept. 17) The letter from Michael Gelman titled “Abdul El-Sayed and the Survival of Our Democracy” made the point that several articles regarding the candidate have misrepresented his positions. Mr. Gelman is…...