 In 2006 the paper won the 2005 Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in News Reporting and Writing about Scientific and Technological Innovation Out of Israel from the American Jewish Press Association.Jacobs left the "Baltimore Jewish Times" in June 2011 to become editor of Washington Jewish Week.Andrew Buerger then became editor and publisher, and runs the publication's former parent company, Alter Communications, which also produces "Baltimore STYLE" magazine and a number of custom publications.