Monthly Archives: April 2011

Meet the 2011 Diller Ashkelon Teen Fellows

“You are all my heroes,” said Ellen Kahan Zager at Monday’s Diller Teen Fellows luncheon at THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore. The “heroes” she was referring to were not famous politicians, well-known philanthropists, authors or the like. They … Continue reading

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The entrepreneurship-driven Israeli economy: University of Baltimore’s Darlene Smith on her visit to Israel

By Darlene Brannigan Smith, Ph.D. Dean, Merrick School of Business In March, I had the opportunity to travel to Israel to explore a partnership opportunity with Ashkelon College, a fast-growing university located in Baltimore’s sister city of Ashkelon, Israel. The … Continue reading

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Tech Support

Uri, an Israeli immigrant from the Former Soviet Union, came to Israel less than a decade ago. When he arrived in Ashkelon six years ago, he was already a smart and dynamic young man, but he had little direction. Then, … Continue reading

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Jewish Baltimore Teens Prepare for March of the Living

“On March 6, the NRE delegation visited the Holocaust Museum in D.C. It was great to meet some people from D.C. and Northern Virginia who are also going on the trip. The last time I had been to the museum … Continue reading

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