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Pull Up A Chair
by The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore
Join The Associated each month as we sit down and talk with members of our community. Hear the personal stories of Jewish Baltimore - from CEO's to The Bagels Boys to Summer Camp Sweethearts. We'll laugh, reminisce and learn a thing or two about what it means to build a strong community. Pull Up A Chair – You'll feel like you're sitting in the room with us.
Episodes
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Inbal Neun: From Kibbutz to The Myerberg
"Pull Up a Chair" is a podcast by The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, which tells stories of building and being part of a strong Jewish community. In this episode, host Melissa Gerr talks to Inbal Neun, who was born in Ashkelon, Israel, but left as a toddler. Inbal is now the director...
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Baltimore's Bagel Bunch
Howard and Ann Cornblatt both have fond memories of growing up in Baltimore, where family bonds and cultivating community were always a priority. They share their stories from their childhood days on Bellevue Avenue and Laurel Avenue and how membership at the Edward A. Myerberg Center has…
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Pam Solomon: Starting a Second Career as a Teacher
After 30 years in the retail industry, Pam Solomon takes on a second career as a lead pre-K teacher at the Stoler Early Learning Center at the Rosenblum Owings Mills JCC.
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Mark Newton Knows the Meaning of Mishpacha (Family)
In this episode, did you ever have a job that changed your life? Recently retired after working 23 years at the Weinberg Park Heights JCC print shop, Mark Newton remembers his first day of work. For this church-going African American man, working at the JCC all those years became a whole new…
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Ben Snyder: Baltimore Educator Gets Lesson of a Lifetime in Israel
In this episode, a cultural exchange that starts in the classroom. Benjamin Snyder, a high school history teacher in Baltimore county, spent his summer teaching English to middle and elementary school-age students in Baltimore's partner city - Ashkelon, Israel. "We focused a lot on what it's like...
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Linda Miller and Karen Singer: Providing a Fresh Start for Those in Need
In this episode of Pull Up A Chair, we sit down with Linda Miller and her daughter Karen Singer. Back in the seventies and eighties, Linda volunteered with HIAS - Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society - to help the Soviet refugees settle in Baltimore. She and her family helped them rent apartments and…
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Sam and Deborah Barsky: Finding Love at the JCC
In this episode, finding true love at the J! Yes, it's possible. Sam and Deborah are proof, but it took a few laps at the JCC pool to get there. Hear how these two met. Spoiler alert - Deborah's mom played a small role.
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Michael Klein: Harford County Family Closes Holocaust Gap
Is it possible to teach empathy? The Klein family believes so. The Ralph and Shirley Klein Foundation has been supporting a special Holocaust program at The John Carroll School in Bel Air, Maryland for nearly three decades. The Kleins were one of just a handful of Jewish families who made their...
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Jen Grossman: Mitzvah Maven
In this episode of Pull Up A Chair, we look at what connects us to community. For Baltimore transplant Jen Grossman, connection comes through service. Jen has been deeply involved in volunteering and served multiple years as chair of the Jewish Volunteer Connection, an agency of The Associated.…
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For Ira Malis Charitable Giving is a Family Affair
In this episode, we talk with Ira Malis and Abigail Malischostak, father and daughter. Ira is the current chairman of the investment management committee at The Associated. And Abigail is the partnerships manager at the Jewish Volunteer Connection. In 2003, Ira and his wife, Shelly, started a…
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Forever Friends: Alyson Friedman and Elise Rubenstein
In this episode of Season 2 of Pull Up A Chair, we examine what it means to be a best friend. Baltimore native, Alyson Friedman and New Jersey transplant, Elise Rubenstein are dedicated to giving back to the community through many programs of The Associated. For nearly two decades, they've been...
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From Learning Difficulties to Teacher: One Woman's Story
For this episode of Pull Up A Chair, we meet a kindergarten teacher who grew up with a learning disability, but thanks to SHEMESH, an agency of The Associated, she earned her graduate degree and today teaches kindergarteners Hebrew and English at a Jewish day school. The extra care and attention...
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Paul Lurie: Taking Maccabi Gold
For this episode of Pull Up A Chair, we meet Paul Lurie, chief operating officer for the Jewish Community Centers in Park Heights and Owings Mills. Paul rose to that position by way of his work in the JCC Maccabi games. This five day Olympic style sporting event held each summer in several north...
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From Baltimore With Love
In this episode of Pull Up A Chair, we talk with Baltimore born and bred, Linda Hurwitz, a very active member of The Associated family. Linda's energy, passion and commitment to improving the lives of Jews everywhere is her trademark stamp and began when she was fifteen years old welcoming the...
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The Sibels - Three Generations of Family Giving
In this episode of Pull Up A Chair, we meet Bean, Steve and Lauren — three generations of the Sibel family. They represent what is possible when we teach our children the importance of giving. Passing on the legacy of tzedakah to his children and grandchildren, all started with simply putting…
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Sharing Nine Decades of Life in Jewish Baltimore
Rae Rossen was raised in East Baltimore, the youngest of five siblings. She graduated at the age of 16 in 1946 from Patterson Park Senior High School. In this episode of Pull Up A Chair, Rae shares her memories of growing up in Jewish Baltimore and life during the Depression. Learn more about The...
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Lessons of the Shoah (Holocaust)
For this episode, we commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day through a unique lens. You'll hear stories from two students and a faculty member at The John Carroll High School, a Catholic preparatory school in Bel Air, Maryland. Decades ago, a program was started to immerse students in the study of...
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BDS on Our College Campuses
The BDS Movement, first launched in 2005, has caused significant tensions at a number of colleges and universities over the years. In this episode of Pull Up A Chair, we talk with 2019 UMD graduate Jenn Miller and the Deputy Director of the Israel Action Network, Stephanie Hausner. As past...
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Bookworms - Sharing the Gift of Reading
For this episode, we celebrate the power of reading ... and the magic that happens from delving into a book that expands your mind and your world. Bookworms, which is now run by The Associated's Jewish Volunteer Connection, brings volunteers together each month to read to elementary school...
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Building Bridges
"You'd be amazed what kind of barriers you can overcome, without sacrificing any part of you, by just having a conversation." In this episode of Pull Up A Chair, community members Tikvah Womack and Dee Evans share their experiences participating in CHAI's "Community Conversations: Creating a...
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Local Students Take Action for Change
In this episode of Pull Up A Chair, we talk with Reuben Danyali and Carsyn Levitt, two local teens who recently participated in one of 4Front's signature programs. Through STAC, Students Taking Action for Change, Reuben and Carsyn developed an understanding of the political process, gained real...
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Camp Memories Last a Lifetime
In this episode of Pull Up A Chair, we talk with long time camper and counselor Shelby Dorich and her mother, Susan Sirkis, as they share memories of their summers spent working and attending Camp Milldale. Anyone who remembers the allure of summer camps of their youth and the friendships that…
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One Survivor's Story
For this episode of Pull Up A Chair we take a close look at a very delicate topic...domestic violence in our community. We hear the personal story of survival from *Rachel, a well-known member of our community and learn from CHANA Executive Director Lauren Shaivitz about the work they are doing...
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Big Bro. Little Bro.
When Jared Raitzyk was seven years old, his mother reached out to the Jewish Big Brother Big Sister program overseen by Jewish Community Services. Now more than 25 years later, his big brother, Seth Katzen, remains an important member of his family. Learn more about The Associated…
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Addressing Food Insecurity in Our Own Backyard
Access to food is a social justice issue. Even before the coronavirus disrupted our lives, millions of people nationwide struggled with being able to afford adequate amounts of nutritious food. On this episode of Pull Up A Chair we talk with Ashley Pressman, the executive director of the Jewish...
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Opening Our Hearts and Homes
Learn about some of the deep connections that Baltimore shares with Ashkelon, its partner city in Israel. We talk with Harriette Wienner and Dixie Leikach who both hosted two of Baltimore's first Shinshinim (18-year old Israeli emissaries) and share their experiences all these years later. Learn...
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Starting Over
What happens when a family leaves everything behind to escape antisemitism in the former Soviet Union, and in the process of starting over, discovers a new best friend?
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You Never Know Where You'll Find Your Beshert
On this episode, love and romance. Elise and David Saltzberg actually found each other thanks to The Associated. They talk about how it was actually diamonds and deception that ultimately drew them together, but it's not what you think. Pull Up a Chair to have a listen and find out how they met...
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Isaac "Bougie" Herzog
In this episode of Pull Up A Chair, Associated President Marc B. Terrill sat down with JMore's Gary Stein and Isaac 'Bougie' Herzog, Chairman of the Executive at The Jewish Agency for Israel. They talk about the state of global jewry, the rise in antisemitism, local Jewish heroes, The…
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The Bagel Boys
In this first episode of Pull Up A Chair, we hear from Lee Kirsh and Harvey Caplan, best friends for more than seven decades, who retell stories of growing up in Jewish Baltimore and the fellowship they continue to share each week through a social club held at the Myerberg Center, a program of...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Join The Associated each month as we sit down and talk with members of our community. Hear the personal stories of Jewish Baltimore - from CEO's to The Bagels Boys to Summer Camp Sweethearts. We'll laugh, reminisce and learn a thing or two about what it means to build a strong community. Pull Up A Chair – You'll feel like you're sitting in the room with us.
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The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore
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Join The Associated each month as we sit down and talk with members of our community. Hear the personal stories of Jewish Baltimore - from CEO's to The Bagels Boys to Summer Camp Sweethearts. We'll laugh, reminisce and learn a thing or two about what it means to build a strong community. Pull Up A...
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