NEWS
By PAUL MOORE and PAUL MOORE,PUBLIC EDITOR | February 19, 2006
Those who hold or are running for public office should receive close media scrutiny. And where the public interest is vital, that scrutiny should be intense. In the past several weeks, The Sun has published a number of incisive articles about four of Maryland's most notable public officials: Lt. Gov Michael S. Steele, who is seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate; Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor; Sheila Dixon, Democratic Baltimore City Council president who would become mayor if O'Malley wins the gubernatorial race; and Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., who is seeking re-election.
NEWS
By JENNIFER SKALKA and JENNIFER SKALKA,SUN REPORTER | February 12, 2006
Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele announced his bid for U.S. Senate in October with a promise to be a different kind of candidate, to build bridges between citizens and government and to be a voice for all Marylanders. Since then, however, with debates raging on a series of national and state issues - including the appointment of a new Supreme Court justice and the revision of minimum-wage laws - Steele has stayed out of the fray. "I don't need to talk about issues right now," Steele said during a recent interview with The Sun. "I need to establish a relationship with voters."
NEWS
By MATTHEW HAY BROWN and MATTHEW HAY BROWN,SUN REPORTER | October 22, 2005
Men wearing yarmulkes and women wearing head scarves listened intently as Maqbool Patel talked about the way Muslims greet each other. "Asalaam alaikum, peace and blessings be upon you," the co-founder of the Islamic Society of Baltimore told the gathering at Beth Israel Congregation in Owings Mills. "It's very similar to what is said in Hebrew: shalom." At a dinner honoring both the Muslim observance of Ramadan and the Jewish feast of Sukkot, two dozen leaders of the local Muslim and Jewish communities shared their faiths Thursday.
NEWS
By John Rivera and John Rivera,SUN STAFF | February 25, 2003
More than 500 Jewish leaders from around the country meeting in Baltimore yesterday heard dire warnings of a drastic rise in anti-Semitism, increasingly expressed in anti-Jewish and anti-Israel rhetoric by European populist politicians and Arab religious and civic leaders. Irwin Cutler, a human rights lawyer and member of Canada's Parliament, told the members of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs that he sees a convergence between traditional anti-Semitism and an exhortation to genocide that "calls for the destruction of Israel and the killing of Jews wherever they may be."
NEWS
By Mary Johnson and Mary Johnson,SPECIAL TO THE SUN | July 25, 2002
Based at St. John's College for the previous four summers, Daniel Heifetz and his International Music Institute brought excitement and charisma - along with classical music - to downtown Annapolis. Having outgrown the available space at St. John's, Heifetz moved the Music Institute this summer to the more spacious quarters of Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H. But Heifetz' many local fans will be pleased to hear that the violinist will return to Annapolis with his Classical Band and his daughter soprano Elena Heifetz to present one concert, on Aug. 25. The concert, titled "Voice of a People: The Jewish Soul," will be presented at 3 p.m. at Kneseth Israel Synagogue on Spa Road and Hilltop Lane in Annapolis.
NEWS
By Marego Athans and Jay Apperson and By Marego Athans and Jay Apperson,SUN STAFF | June 22, 2000
For more than a decade, Deli Strummer was one of Baltimore's most active public speakers on the Holocaust. In schools, in churches and even on local television, she captivated audiences with harrowing descriptions of concentration camp life and narrow escapes from death. But there is a problem: Her story is not completely true. Now, citing a review by top Holocaust experts that exposed innumerable inaccuracies in Strummer's oft-told accounts, the influential Baltimore Jewish Council has removed the 78-year-old Towson woman from its list of recommended speakers on the Holocaust and has advised area schools to do the same.