ISRAEL AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS
The State of Israel’s safety, security and prosperity is of utmost importance to the Jewish community of Greater Baltimore. Our connection to Israel must remain strong and constant. It is the Baltimore Jewish Council’s role to find ways of educating, informing and raising awareness in the Jewish and general community about Israel. We also mobilize the community to take action for Israel when we need to engage our elected officials and others on the relevant political issues and policies.
To become more involved in our programs, contact Kate McDonald at kmcdonald@baltjc.org or (410) 843-7504.
Looking for resources about the Israel-Hamas war?
BJC has you covered with these Baltimore Jewish Council Standing with Israel Resources
Baltimore Jewish Council Statements on the War
Contribute to The Associated’s Emergency Campaign
How to Respond to Questions and Disinformation about Israel
Keep Up to Date with Local Rallies and Solidarity Events
Join the Baltimore Israel Coalition Mailing List
Teaching about the War
PJ Library: Israel Hub
Unpacked for Educators: History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Institute for Curriculum Studies: Curriculum on the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict
My Jewish Learning: A Timeline of Modern Israeli History
Unpacked for Educators: The Hamas-Israel War Has Changed Everything
Institute for Curriculum Studies: Support for Classroom Discussion on the Israel-Hamas War
Talking to Children and Teens about the Israel-Hamas War
PJ Library: How to Talk to Your Kids about Scary Situations
Kveller: How to Talk to Kids about What’s Happening in Israel Right Now
The Jewish Education Project: How to Talk to Children about Israel Today
The Jewish Education Project: Talking to Teens about Operation Iron Swords
Backgrounders and Articles
Anti-Defamation League: Backgrounders on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Council on Foreign Relations: What is US Policy on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
The Council on Foreign Relations: Backgrounder on Hezbollah
Times of Israel Explainer “What Happened in Israel on Oct. 7”
AJC Global Voice: Israel
Israeli News Sites in English
Podcasts from Israel in English
Yonit Levi of Channel 12 News in Tel Aviv and Jonathan Freedland of The Guardian in London talk about the latest news out of Israel from Israeli and Diaspora perspectives
Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi of the Shalom Hartman Institute discuss issues of concern to Israelis
From the Shalom Hartman Institute Yehuda Kurtzer invites leading thinkers to unpack current events affecting Jewish communities in North America, Israel, and around the world
