Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgram, two employees of the Israeli embassy in Washington, were murdered on Wednesday night at an American Jewish Congress conference in Washington, DC.
They were a couple who were about to get engaged, Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter said.
“He bought a ring and planned to propose to her in Jerusalem – a beautiful couple who came to spend an evening at Washington’s cultural center,” he said.
Yaron Lischinsky
Lischinsky was born in Germany but moved to Israel at the age of 16. He served as a research assistant in the embassy’s policy department and was responsible for monitoring trends and events in the Middle East and North Africa.
He had a bachelor’s degree i...
Baltimore, MD – May 22, 2025 – 12:15PM - A crash on I-83 North at Exit 24 (the on-ramp to I-695) has caused significant traffic backups in the area. Expect delays.
"The brazen demands for an end to the Jewish State and the globalization of the intifada have always been a call to violence.
The call was answered. These antisemitic murders committed in our nation’s capital are a direct result of the organized and effective effort to demonize the Jewish state and to build hatred and encourage violence towards anyone associated with Israel. This should – and likely will not – be a wake-up call to those who self-righteously condemn Israel while ignoring its existential threats; who fail to recognize that antisemitism is a tinder box ready to be ignited by their irresponsible words; and who have yet to accept that calls for violence are not protected speech. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims, Sarah ...
Washington, D.C. - May 22, 2025 - A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs. It marks a setback to one of Trump’s campaign promises.
Agudath Israel of America applauds the inclusion of game-changing federal school choice legislation in the budget reconciliation bill passed this morning. This legislation will help millions of children across the country including those wishing to attend yeshivas and other nonpublic schools.
Following a model already operating successfully in more than twenty states, the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) will provide $5 billion in K-12 scholarships per year. It does this by allowing a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit for donors who contribute to Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGO). These SGOs would then provide scholarships for a range of educational expenses, including private school tuition
“Agudath Israel applauds the US House for including game-changing feder...
Baltimore, MD - May 22, 2025 - Bais Yaakov is excited and proud to announce that their talented students brought home four top awards from the recent CIJE (Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education) Innovation Day 2025, held this year at the American Dream complex in East Rutherford, NJ. Out of more than 1,500 students and over 400 project submissions, the Bais Yaakov students truly stood out with their creativity, innovation, and technical skill, under the guidance of Dr. Joseph Saltzman, CIJE coach for Maryland Schools and our STEM teachers: Mrs. Esti Pasternak, Miss Pessi Rappaport, Miss Devorah Preiser, Miss Rikki Berry, Mrs. Chava (Meth) Hoffman and Miss Chana Leah Nissel. Mazel tov to these remarkable young women on their well-deserved success! First Place: Website Desi...
Washington, D.C. —May 22, 2025 - The Orthodox Union Advocacy Center applauded the historic passage of a federal school choice program in the House early this morning as part of the Republican tax legislation.
The Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) gives federal tax credits to individuals who donate to a scholarship-granting institution. Families can use those scholarships at the nonpublic K-12 school of their choosing.
“The school choice provision is a tremendous victory for Jewish families, and those in other faith communities, who pay their fair share of taxes but send their children to a religious nonpublic school because they, their parents, think that’s the best school for their children,” said OUA Executive Director Nathan Diament. “C...
Nathan Diament, Executive Director of the Orthodox Union Advocacy Center (OUA), issued a powerful statement following the tragic shooting of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, two Israeli Embassy staff members, outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC. In his statement on X, Diament stated,
“This is where incessant & unchecked antisemitism & the demonization of Israel leads; to the murder of innocents, the cutting off of a bright future.”
Adding to the gravity of the moment, 15 student leaders from the OUA’s Leaders In Advocacy Training (LIAT) fellowship program were in Washington, DC, at the time of the attack. These students, who have been at the forefront of fighting anti-Israel and antisemitic sentiment on their campuses, were just b...
ZOA National President Morton A. Klein shared:
“The Zionist Organization of America ZOA condemns the brutal antisemitic murder of two innocent staffers of the Israel embassy outside the Capitol Jewish Museum. This heinous act by a subhuman killer must be publicly condemned by everyone.
We must understand that the Jew-hating Hamas-supporting Palestinian Arabs were offered and rejected a State 8 times in the last 80 years, starting with the Peel Commission offer of 95% of the rest of Palestine (Jordan already controlled 80% of Palestine). They were offered and rejected a state 4 times in the last 20 years. Their goal is not a State- it is to murder every Jew and destroy the Jewish State as the Hamas charter proclaims. In fact, PA Leader Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authori...
President Donald Trump's "one big, beautiful bill" passed the House of Representatives early on Thursday morning with few Republican defections.
It is a significant victory for House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who navigated deep inter-party friction within the House GOP Conference to deliver a product from which few Republican lawmakers ultimately defected.
The bill is a sweeping multi-trillion-dollar piece of legislation that advances Trump's agenda on taxes, immigration, energy, defense and the national debt. It's sought to make a dent in the federal government's spending trajectory by cutting roughly $1.5 trillion in government spending elsewhere. The U.S. government is over $36 trillion in debt and has spent $1.05 trillion more than it's...
Pikesville, MD - May 22, 2025 - The Pikesville Precinct of the Baltimore County Police Department is closely monitoring the tragic events that occurred recently at the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.; resulting in the deaths of two Israeli diplomats.We understand that such incidents can cause concern and anxiety within our community, particularly among our Jewish residents and those with ties to the diplomatic community. Please be assured that your safety and security remain our utmost priority.In response to this incident, and as a precautionary measure, we have increased police presence and patrols in and around places of worship, community centers, and other sensitive areas within the Pikesville district. Our officers will be highly visible and vigilant.We encourage everyone to ...
Washington, DC – May 22, 2025 – A horrifying shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, claimed the lives of Yaron Lischinsky and Sara Milgram, z'l, H'yd, a young Israeli couple who were both staffers at the Israeli Embassy and were soon to be married. The couple was attending a diplomatic event hosted by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) when they were fatally shot in what officials are calling an act of antisemitic terrorism.
The attacker, identified as Elias Rodriguez, 30, from Chicago, reportedly entered the venue wearing a keffiyeh and shouted “Free Palestine” before opening fire. Eyewitnesses say he initially posed as a bystander, asking security to call police and accepting water from staff before admitting to officers, “...
Baltimore, MD - May 21, 2025 - The Baltimore City government is expanding its drug harm reduction efforts, featuring a free vending machine stocked with drug paraphernalia.
Harm reduction is a policy approach that focuses on limiting the spread of disease and rate of overdose deaths stemming from drug use. Traditional harm reduction methods include the distribution of naloxone and clean needles.
The Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) partnered with Charm City Care Connection (CCCC), a taxpayer-funded nonprofit, to install a harm reduction vending machine in East Baltimore. The machine contains clean needles, fentanyl tests, naloxone,” and more, which can be obtained free-of-charge, 24/7.
The harm reduction vending machine appeared to be installed in October 2024, accord...
Baltimore, MD - May 21, 2025 - Maryland added more than 2,300 jobs in April, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics.
That's despite losing 2,600 federal government jobs in the same month.
With a total of more than 3.1 million jobs in the state, the added 2,300 isn't a statistically significant increase according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate shows a slight increase from 3% in March to 3.1% in April. The national unemployment rate didn't change from 4.2%.
For April, South Dakota has the lowest unemployment rate at 1.8% and DC had the highest at 5.8%.
However, looking at the raw numbers, the number of people seeking unemployment in Maryland went down month over month, as did the number of people in the wor...
Baltimore, MD – May 21, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petirah of Mrs. Guitelle Cohen Osofsky, a’h, mother of Mr. Azriel Osofsky.
The levaya will take place Thursday at 1:00 p.m. (Israel) at Eretz HaChaim cemetery near Beit Shemesh.
Shiva will be observed at 6a Hachavatzelet, Beit Shemesh Azriel Osofsky can be reached at 774-418-0061. (Israel is 7-hours ahead of Baltimore)
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach
Baltimore, MD - May 21, 2025 - Senator Dalya Attar, along with Delegates Rosenberg and Stinnett, attended the Baltimore Jewish Council's "Catching Up on Annapolis" event. During the gathering, they participated in a roundtable discussion with constituents from the 41st District, engaging in meaningful dialogue about key legislative updates, community priorities, and the recent developments from the 2025 General Assembly session. They are pictured here actively listening and exchanging ideas with district residents.
Baltimore, MD – May 21, 2025 - 5:52PM - A disabled vehicle on I-695 Westbound at Exit 22 has the center lane blocked, according to the highway alert sign. Expect delays and use caution in the area.
