Ayala Kramer News Today

As the war in Israel wages on, Baltimore area residents are banding together to call for the release of hostages being held in Gaza.

The Teach NJ Annual Legislative Dinner, which took place at Congregation Ahavath Torah in Englewood, included a one-hour program, with one New Jersey legislative leader speaking at the start, Deputy New Jersey Assembly Speaker, Assemblyman Gary Schaer—and another speaking at the conclusion, New Jersey Senate Democratic Conference Chair and Senate Education Committee Chair, Senator Vin Gopal.

Ma’ayanot commemorated Yom HaShoah with an emphasis on the heroism, courage and legacies of students’ relatives who survived the atrocities of the Holocaust. Students were honored to hear the stories of Henry Schanzer and Dr. Bernard Schanzer, twin brothers, the grandfather and great uncle of sophomore Raimee Schanzer. The brothers’ story of survival was a poignant and emotional reminder that even during the Holocaust there were righteous gentiles who protected Jews on the run. The brothe...