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 life skills in lobbying and public speaking and are now looking forward to advocate for change in our community and beyond.

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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 were formed at the swimming pools and gaga pits will want to listen in as we wax nostalgic about Jewish camp.

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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 especially during a pandemic.

*Name and voice have been changed to protect her privacy.

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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.

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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 Volunteer Connection and Natanya Rabinowitz, the executive director of Charm City Care Connection about how COVID-19 has increased the number of people in our community, dealing with the challenge of food security.

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 Volunteer Connection and Natanya Rabinowitz, the executive director of Charm City Care Connection about how COVID-19 has increased the number of people in our community, dealing with the challenge of food security.

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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.

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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?

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 their beshert.

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 Associated's Centennial…they cover it all.

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