Baltimore Jewish Community Center Holds 75th Holocaust Liberation Celebration Online
The holiday, named Yom Hashoah, is a chance for another generation to hear stories from survivors of the genocide.
The holiday, named Yom Hashoah, is a chance for another generation to hear stories from survivors of the genocide.
The family of a Holocaust survivor is honoring the military forces who liberated her nearly 75 years ago, with a donation- and a thank you.
A play about to open at Everyman Theatre shows how the horror of the Holocaust can reverberate for generations.
More than a dozen Holocaust survivors shared their stories with students in Harford County Monday.
Germany has agreed to pay compensation to Jews who suffered persecution in Algeria during World War Two.
A storehouse of memories is open in Maryland, with the goal of making sure the world never forgets the nightmare of the Holocaust.
The small wicker doll chair was a modest toy, but it meant the world to Louise Lawrence-Israels. A gift for her second birthday, it was the only toy she possessed during the approximately three years she spent hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer compared the use of chemical weapons Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.
The victim of a Connecticut car crash has been identified as a Holocaust survivor.
Holocaust survivors in Maryland are getting much needed care and attention with the help of new funding. Pat Warren reports, the need for car for these elderly victims continues to increase.
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has identified a site in suburban Maryland for a new, $40 million facility that will house its archives.
From Adolf Hitler down to the petty bureaucrats who staffed the Nazi death camps, thousands of perpetrators of World War II war crimes were eventually written up in vast reams of investigative files -- files that now, for the first time, can be viewed in their entirety by the public.
The Obama administration on Wednesday warned several state legislatures against initiatives that would punish the state-owned French railway company SNCF for carrying out Holocaust-era deportations to Nazi death and labor camps.
A Holocaust survivor has died, days before giving testimony on a reparations bill. The bill says the state should enter into contracts with companies associated with the Holocaust only if reparations are made.
A one-time U.S. Army reporter during World War II donated a never-before-published transcript of radio coverage of the Nuremberg war crimes trials of Nazi leaders to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Tuesday -- 68 years to the day after he began reporting on the landmark military tribunal.
On Thursday, four Washington-area Holocaust survivors organized a gathering with German Ambassador Peter Ammon to mark the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht.
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington is returning one of its most powerful artifacts to Poland: a wooden barracks that housed prisoners at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp.
A request by the Bulgarian Embassy to name a Washington intersection after a favorite native son -- a man credited with helping save the country's Jewish population from deportation -- has gotten tangled up in a broader debate about whether the nation is accurately accounting for the actions of its leaders during the Holocaust.
Elderly survivors of the Holocaust and the veterans who helped liberate them gathered for what could be their last big reunion Monday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
At 9 a.m., the wooden pews of McDaniel College's Big Baker Chapel were quickly filling, as middle school and high school students streamed into the building.
A Maryland congressman's controversial comments are making national headlines and could affect one of the state's tightest and most contentious races.
Documents and photographs attached to U.S. immigration forms have been culled from the National Archives for a new exhibit about immigrants who came to this country.
A U.S. university professor has been appointed director of the International Tracing Service's Holocaust-era archive in the German town of Bad Arolsen.
Remembering the Holocaust. That's what a new state law is designed to do. It's the first of its kind, and one Holocaust survivor hopes Maryland can be a trailblazer.
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has signed a first-of-its-kind bill that will require the French rail company SNCF to disclose its role in transporting Holocaust victims to concentration camps if the company seeks a contract to provide train service in the state.
Nearly 70 high school students nationwide were selected to participate in this year's Youth Energy Summit at UMBC.
"Big Brother" announced Tuesday the 16 new Houseguests who will move into the "Big Brother" house and, for the first time ever, have the power to vote in a 17th houseguest.
The Environmental Protection Agency )EPA) says it will move forward with a civil rights complaint from a South Baltimore community related to the Baltimore Refuse Energy Systems Company's (BRESCO) trash incinerator.
The Harford County school board reversed its controversial decision and will now make an Advanced Placement African American Studies elective available to high school students.
Baltimore has recorded its 3rd day of record heat Tuesday. More triple digit temperatures possible Wednesday.
A pilot died when a small environmental research plane crashed Tuesday morning in a river on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Nearly 70 high school students nationwide were selected to participate in this year's Youth Energy Summit at UMBC.
The Environmental Protection Agency )EPA) says it will move forward with a civil rights complaint from a South Baltimore community related to the Baltimore Refuse Energy Systems Company's (BRESCO) trash incinerator.
The Harford County school board reversed its controversial decision in June, and will now make an Advanced Placement African American studies elective available to high school students.
With dangerous temperatures continuing to climb, the Code Red Extreme Heat Alert in Baltimore City has been extended through Wednesday, July 17.
A pilot died when a small environmental research plane crashed Tuesday morning in a river on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Can you recover from 'sleep debt' and "make it up" later? Cardiologist Dr. Carlos Ince from Mercy Medical Center weighs in.
Baltimore City is suing to prevent a ballot measure that would bring $1,000 cash infusions to new parents in the city, arguing it violates state and local laws.
The future of the former Crownsville Hospital enters a new phase this week as plans begin for a public park.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball last week announced the launch of the county's first Early Head Start program to expand early childhood education opportunities.
"Real Housewives" star Luann De Lesseps is hosting the Countess Cabaret Tour
Broadway star and performer, Felicia Curry, is in town at Everyman Theater this July as part of the theater's Summer Cabaret Series.
It's time for women to be infused with love, appreciation, motivation and influential encouragement by Rev. Dr. Paris J. Harrison
A spritz called "Fancy Pants" and the “Steal My Kisses” cocktail are among the new offerings from Topside in Mount Vernon
Today we are live from the Maryland Food Bank to talk to them about their "Summer Hunger" program to make sure area youth have access to food during the summer.
Baltimore Orioles star shortstop Gunnar Henderson didn't have the Home Run Derby debut he was expecting.
Women's professional lacrosse is returning to Baltimore County.
Baltimore's Corbin Burnes will start for the American League in Tuesday night's All-Star Game against Pittsburgh rookie Paul Skenes in Arlington, Texas.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Vance Honeycutt, an outfielder from the University of North Carolina, in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Sunday evening.
Jacoby Jones, who died suddenly on Sunday at his home in New Orleans, was a star in the postseason during the 2012 season, which ended with a win in Super Bowl XLVII.
Republicans from across the country are returning Tuesday to Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum for Day 2 of the Republican National Convention.
"The political rhetoric in this country has gotten very heated. It's time to cool it down. We all have a responsibility to do that," President Biden said.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon granted Trump's bid to dismiss the indictment.
The four-day event kicks off on Monday, two days after former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt.
The gunman who opened fire Saturday night at Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, was armed with an AR-style rifle, about 400 feet from the stage.
Morgan State University's Magnificent Marching Machine will appear on the world stage Friday, performing in Normandy, France on the 80th Anniversary and Commemoration of D-Day.
The theme of the race is "Monuments and Masterpieces." As usual, some parking restrictions and lane closures will be in place Saturday to accommodate the whacky race.
When it comes to vintage style, art and innovation—Baltimore is home to it all.
The University of Maryland Medical Center was granted the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Magnet for the fourth time in a row.
Magali Uroza comes from a Mexican immigrant family and remembers the challenges of learning English while growing up in Baltimore.
Neighbors in one west Baltimore neighborhood are figuring out what to do for groceries, due to the Giant Food location in Edmondson Village closing next month.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is asking to move marijuana to Schedule III, alongside ketamine and some anabolic steroids
The Maryland Food Bank is on pace to distribute more than 52 million pounds of food, which is a 20 percent jump in comparison to pre-COVID times.
It has long been a popular resource in the community, easily accessible to many college students and neighbors.
The Baltimore Tech Hub, one of 31 federal "Tech Hubs" designated last year, was skipped for a cut of $504 million in the first round of funding for the program.
Primanti Bros. on Tuesday announced plans to expand to the Baltimore region this spring.
CVS is closing dozens of pharmacies inside Target stores in 2024 as the store and other retail pharmacy chains face increasing difficulties.
The wildly popular chicken finger joint opened its doors Tuesday at the Snowden River Shopping Center.
The council passed the "Bring Your Own Bag Act" with a bipartisan vote in February.
Can you recover from 'sleep debt' and "make it up" later? Cardiologist Dr. Carlos Ince from Mercy Medical Center weighs in.
Students from families earning less than $300,000 won't have to pay any tuition to attend medical school.
Wellness drinks are now filling grocery store aisles. As popular as drinks like kombucha and prebiotic sodas are, do they actually help you?
One product contained 16 different metals, with researchers calling for rules requiring manufacturers to test tampons.
Trader Joe's says a seasonal scented favorite should be discarded or returned due to an "unexpected burn pattern."
"Big Brother" announced Tuesday the 16 new Houseguests who will move into the "Big Brother" house and, for the first time ever, have the power to vote in a 17th houseguest.
Richard Simmons devoted his life to making people sweat with his "Sweatin' to the Oldies" workout videos.
A female chimp was born last month at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, the zoo said Tuesday, and the public will be able to name it.
Paramount Global, the owner of Paramount Pictures and CBS, will merge with a media company founded by David Ellison.
It's the dawn of a new era at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Patrick Bertoletti is the new men's champion, and Miki Sudo set a new record and retained the women's division title.
Maryland's scorching temperatures rise into triple digits
Baltimore has recorded its 3rd day of record heat Tuesday. More triple digit temperatures possible Wednesday.
WJZ First Alert Weather Days continue through Wednesday for dangerous heat and humidity. Some storms are possible.
WJZ First Alert Weather Days continue today and Wednesday for dangerous heat and humidity.
Maryland temperatures to hit triple digits on Tuesday
"Displaced Chefs Project" gives displaced Baltimore chefs a new chance
Maryland's scorching temperatures rise into triple digits
Youth Energy Summit camp at UMBC immerses high schoolers in STEM
Harford County school board changes course over AP African Americans class
EPA moves forward with civil rights complaint over Baltimore incinerator