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Delegate Mark Fisher
Delegate Fisher has been a member of the House of Delegates since 2011 and currently represents District 27B in Calvert County. He is a Maryland native and lives in Calvert County with his wife and three children. To read the Spotlight Interview with Delegate Fisher, click here.
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JUST ONE MINUTE
Palestinian terrorists murdered eleven Israeli athletes and coaches at the Munich Olympics forty years ago. For years, families have urged the Olympic Games to honor the victims without success.
Please join this year's efforts to honor the victims...it will only take you one minute.
To sign the petition, click here.
To view the Israeli Deputy Prime Minister, Danny Ayalon's, video on YouTube, click here.
To "Like Us" on Facebook,
Follow us on twitter
#JustOneMinute
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Carole Sibel
Chair, ECYP
Anuual Fundraiser
Carole Sibel serves as Chair for the upcoming fundraiser of the Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel (ECYP). This year's event, "A Blueprint for Leadership," will honor David & Suzi Cordish, Jonathan & Melissa Cordish, Blake & Angie Cordish, and Reed & Maggie Cordish. To read more about Carole Sibel and her work with the ECYP Fundraiser,
click here.
Click here for more information regarding the ECYP fundraiser.
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| A Message from the BJC...
This is a crucial time for Israel and the United States--Come learn the facts at the Baltimore Jewish Council's Annual Meeting, details below.
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Baltimore Jewish Council Annual Meeting 2012
A Middle East in Transition: An Insider's Reflections on Iran, the Arab Spring and the Peace Process
A discussion with keynote speaker
Michael Singh
Director of the Washington Institute
and
former Director of Middle East Affairs at the National Security Council
Thursday,
June 14, 2012
4:00-6:00pm
Chizuk Amuno Congregation
8100 Stevenson Rd. Pikesville, MD
Please RSVP to Jasmine Estes
Admission is free.
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LEGISLATION
Governor Martin O'Malley called a Special Session of the Maryland Legislature, which occurred May 14th - 16th to address $500 million in cuts that would have affected the state's operating budget. Necessary revenue enhancers and funding transfer legislation did not pass during the regular 2012 session. The Baltimore Jewish Council submitted new testimony to ensure our community's support of both the revenue bill and "Budget Financing and Reconciliation Act." The cuts threatened funding for numerous programs for which THE ASSOCIATED receives state funding. It also threatened local disparity grants, state agencies, and higher education, and would have terminated 500 state jobs. We applaud the legislature for passing these critical pieces of legislation.
On May 22, 2012, the Governor signed into law the Iran Certification Act - the strongest in the nation.  We are proud the state has shown necessary leadership in ensuring taxpayer dollars are not being used for contracts with companies who choose to do business with Iran.
UPCOMING PROJECTS AND PLANNING
This summer, multiple BJC policies will be reviewed including policy statements on capital punishment, education and the environment. Recent Supreme Court cases have contributed to policy shifts at Jewish Community Relations Councils' across the country and it is important we discuss and incorporate these decisions into our policy statements.
The Government Relations staff is also busy planning for the coming year. We are actively working on a Holocaust Survivor meeting with Senators Mikulski and Cardin, discussing priority funding issues for the 2013 legislative session, building closer relationships with our locally elected officials and planning a mock presidential debate which will happen in the fall.
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Jewish Greek Dialogue
The newly reinvigorated Jewish Greek Dialogue, in partnership with Congressman John Sarbanes, recently hosted an event at THE ASSOCIATED titled: "Israel, Greece and Cyprus: Democracies for a Prosperous Eastern Mediterranean."
 Eliav Benjamin from the Israeli Embassy, Nikolaos Krikos from the Greek Embassy and Nikolaos Manolis from the Cypriot Embassy discussed historic and current relationships between the three democracies. Congressman Sarbanes, who is of Greek descent, helped to guide the discussion, which focused on ways the countries, and their respective communities in America, can work together to strengthen ties.
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Holocaust Remembrance Commission
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SUMMER TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Applications are being accepted for the 2012 Summer Teachers Institute, the annual three-day workshop for area teachers. This year's theme is Rescue and Resistance: Responding to Evil during the Holocaust. In addition to a trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the participants will hear presentations by Stanlee Stahl, Executive Vice President of the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) and an educator from the Jewish Partisan Education Foundation (JPEF). Ms. Stahl will focus on the "precious few" who risked their lives and the lives of their families to save Jews; the JPEF session will focus on resistance, using the JPEF curriculum "Teaching with Defiance," based on the film, "Defiance," about the Bielski brothers' Partisan group. Participants are eligible for one MSDE credit. The $25.00 registration fee includes breakfast on Monday & Wednesday and transportation to the USHMM. For more information, contact Jeanette Parmigiani at jparmigiani@baltjc.org or 410-542-4850. To learn more about the Jewish Federation for the Righteous, click here. To learn more about the Jewish Partisans Education Foundation, click here. |
ISRAEL ACTION AND AWARENESS COMMITTEE
 The Israel Action and Awareness Committee and the Baltimore Israel Coalition recently met with a delegation from Ashkelon, which included Mayor Benny Vakin. The group discussed opportunities to expand the partnership both here and in Israel. The delegation was in Baltimore for meetings with THE ASSOCIATED, the Israeli Embassy, and the newly formed coalition.
BALTIMORE ISRAEL COALITION
The Baltimore Israel Coalition has started to discuss ideas for our community to celebrate Israel's 65th birthday. We hope to announce a date and location shortly! If you would like to view pictures from Israel's 64th, click here.
MIDDLE EAST CLERGY DIALOGUE
The Middle East Clergy Dialogue met to discuss the recent controversial 60 Minutes segment, "Christians of the Holy Land." Noam Katz, Minister of Public Diplomacy at the Embassy of Israel, addressed the clergy and led the discussion. View the 60 minute segment online, click here, and to read the recently released, "The Palestinian Christian Population" recently released by the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA), click here.
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