The Holocaust (1934-1945)

Scrabble at the Bain Center

2013-04-04 06:36:00

Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...

Howard County datebook Datebook

2013-04-05 00:00:00

Sunday, April 7 Remembrance service The Holocaust Remembrance Committee of the Jewish Federation of Howard County and the Howard County Board of Rabbis will host a service at 6 p.m. at Beth Shalom Congregation, 8070 Harriet Tubman Lane in Columbia....

Chris Bohjalian sets love amid horror

2013-04-01 11:22:00

Chris Bohjalian's novel "The Sandcastle Girls" has many traditional elements of compelling fiction — people with secrets, shocking plot twists, compulsively likable characters and a rich love story. It also describes the 1915 mass killing of...

History Matters

2013-04-03 16:15:46

100 Years Ago Monumental monuments From the Times social column: "Mrs. Andrew Norton and daughter of Baltimore, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B. Cromwell. "Mr. John Penn, of Savage, was visitor here the past week. "Mr. John E. Gaither who was...

An opportunity to break free of Ticketmaster

2013-02-25 16:59:12

I thought Ticketmaster was the most hated company in America, but it turns out to have had some competition for that title in recent years. It lost last year to AT&T, Bank of America, Walmart and Electronic Arts, the maker of digital games. The...

Women take heart from visit to Israel

2013-02-17 13:47:07

Pikesville resident Debra Attman is well known as a local philanthropist, providing the driving energy behind several events, including the Chocolate Affair, the annual event benefiting Health Care for the Homeless. But it was her work with The...

Clarksville: At 5th District Fire Station, share a pizza with Santa

2012-11-29 05:05:00

The holiday rush is on. This column includes everything currently on my calendar for December. More details for later events will come next week. Those with little ones will be heading to the 5th District Fire station on Dec. 8 for Pizza with Santa. The...

Baltimore students make paper hearts for Newtown families

2012-12-19 16:31:00

As the Newtown, Conn., community looks for comfort in the wake of one of the most deadly school shootings in history, it will be able to tap into the hearts of students in Baltimore City. Students at Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary School have...

Jewish community comes together to celebrate Hanukkah

2012-12-12 08:52:21

Bel Air's Jewish community and friends came together Sunday evening to light the menorah and celebrate the second night of Hanukkah. It was a celebration inside the Bel Air Reckord Armory on Main Street, with about 60 people drinking hot apple cider,...

'American Horror Story: Asylum' recap, 'I am Anne Frank, Part I'

2012-11-08 05:39:00

Briarcliff has a new patient and she claims to be the infamous Anne Frank who died during the Holocaust. Only she didn’t die, she says. She continued her life in America so her martyr status would open the world’s eyes to the injustices...

Students celebrate all things German-American at McDaniel College event

2012-10-20 14:45:00

Maggi Uhland was happy on Tuesday that she decided to pursue German at South Carroll High School. "It is a lot easier than Spanish and a lot more fun," the 14-year-old freshman said, of the language. "And we can choose to come here." Uhland was one of...

State expected to give MARC contract to Bombardier

2012-09-21 17:32:58

The O'Malley administration has chosen a Canadian company to operate two MARC commuter train lines, passing over a competitor whose critics have tied it to Nazi Germany and avoiding a potential fight with Holocaust survivors. The Maryland Department of...

Michael Gerndt looks at a piece of art that his granddaughter made for an art and essay contest for the Holocaust Museum at Temple Beth-El. There were more than 60 entries for the contest.

2013-05-19 03:14:00

A look at a piece of art made by Mackenzie Robinson from Marian High School for an art and essay contest for the Holocaust Museum at Temple Beth-El. The name of the art was "you may kill my body but never my soul."

2013-05-19 03:14:00

$500K for the Holocaust Documentation and Education Center

2013-05-16 00:00:00