Maryland

AIPAC-backed Adrian Boafo beats crowded field to replace Maryland’s Steny Hoyer

Boafo won with 32% of the vote in the crowded Democratic field, with 68% of votes counted on Wednesday morning. AIPAC poured $5.7 million into his campaign through its super PAC.

Adrian Boafo together with outgoing Representative Steny Hoyer, June 17, 2025
A Piper PA-28 Cherokee, light aircraft built by Piper Aircraft, UK, 8th September 1975; Illustrative.

Three Israelis killed as small plane crashes in Maryland woods, aircraft found following day

A photo of the interior of Deborah Brodie and Jay Brill's residence in Rockville, Maryland.

After a Maryland teacher’s death, a 200-piece Judaica collection finds new life in a Jewish museum

Observers film ICE agents as they hold a perimeter after one of their vehicles got a flat tire on Penn Avenue on February 5, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Maryland sues Trump administration to halt construction of ICE facility


Baltimore rabbi punched in face by masked attacker, ends assault by drawing gun - interview

Rabbi Emanuel Goldfeiz was in the parking lot at 11p.m. on Saturday night when a masked individual "sucker punched [him] in the face."

Baltimore police

After 300 Years, Maryland's 1667 brick chapel reopens to the public

On April 12, Maryland’s Historic St. Mary's City will open the doors of its reconstructed Brick Chapel.

 istoric St Mary’s City, Town Center, St Mary’s County, Maryland.

Police arrest Maryland man for stabbing rabbi with wooden stake in antisemitic attack

The investigation is ongoing, however, police are treating the attack on the rabbi as a hate crime.

  A Montgomery County Sheriff's Office vehicle blocks off a street where a car fire had occurred in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Teacher at Baltimore Jewish school sentenced to 23 years in prison for sex crimes

Steen will be imprisoned in Fort Dix, New Jersey. After his release, he will be under supervised release for the rest of his life.

 Handcuffs on table.

U of Maryland must let pro-Palestinian student group hold an Oct. 7 event, judge rules

A federal judge ruled the University of Maryland must allow a pro-Palestinian rally on the October 7 anniversary of Hamas attacks.

 The campus of the University of Maryland in College Park.

University of Maryland reverses decision to allow anti-Israel protest on October 7

University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace had been set to hold their October 7 vigil for Gazans killed in the Israel-Hamas War at a campus hall.

 SIGNS, FLAGS and photos are on display at a vigil in Tel Aviv, calling for the release of hostages kidnapped on October 7. Only 10% of Palestinians polled believed Hamas committed war crimes.

Angela Alsobrooks beats AIPAC-aligned opponent in Maryland Democratic primary

In one of the costliest Senate primary races in US history, Trone spent at least $62 million of his own money and did not accept money from political action committees.

 Angela Alsobrooks, picture taken 2011

This Jewish Gen-Z-er wants to be the next progressive pro-Israel congressman

Joe Vogel, a Jewish candidate, campaigns for Maryland's 6th District, blending his faith with progressive values, local issues, and support for Israel.

 U.S. President Joe Biden remains in the nearly empty chamber greeting members of Congress following his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2024.

In Maryland, AIPAC has poured $4.2M into a congressional primary where Israel is not an issue

A campaign finance group linked to AIPAC, the United Democracy Project, injects $4.2 million into Maryland's Democratic primary, backing state Sen. Sarah Elfreth.

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Former employee used AI to frame Baltimore school principal as antisemitic and racist, police say

“From the beginning of this incident, the recording seemed odd and suspicious,” Howard Libit, executive director of the Baltimore Jewish Council, said on Thursday.

 PIkesville High School sign.