People

Get to know people from the DMV Jewish community through profiles, and sections You Should Know, and Last Word.

You Should Know… Sara Evangelista

Sara Evangelista, of Washington, has some thoughts about the Pew Research Center’s new report, “Jewish Americans in 2020,” especially on its findings about interfaith...
Meredith Weisel

ADL’s Meredith Weisel on rising antisemitism

As one day of fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza led into another, antisemitic incidents surged, both in the United States and Europe....

You Should Know… Zach Goldberg

Zach Goldberg likes to hang out with Jews wherever he can find him. And at the University of Maryland, the Berman Hebrew Academy graduate...

Building community in Northern Virginia with Jenn Rafael

When the pandemic hit and Jenn Rafael couldn’t gather with her friends in person, she improvised. The Fairfax Station resident met with people at...

Giving credit to the teachers with Steve Mazer

Steve Mazer has two lifelong passions: opera singing and glassblowing. He has performed in operas at The Kennedy Center in Washington, as a chorus...

You Should Know… Jessika Portney

Jessika Portney is on a journey that she says has taken her from “bossy and bubbly little girl” to “confident and engaging woman leader.”...

You Should Know… Sammy Rabinowitz

Sammy Rabinowitz was 4 when he started playing drums. He hasn’t missed a beat since. Now 17, Rabinowitz is studying instrumental music at Duke Ellington...

Understanding Jewish history with Michael Brenner

Michael Brenner describes himself as a Jew first. Other aspects of his identity come second: Germany, where he was born. And the United States,...

You Should Know… Joel Griffith

Joel Griffith is a research fellow with The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, but that’s not all he does. Griffith, 40, also works to...
David Appelman

Graphing the game with David Appelman

On a typical day David Appelman wakes around 4:30 a.m., the time when FanGraphs updates. The website hosts statistical analysis, graphs and projections for...