Jacob Richard Aaron Hellman

Jacob Richard Aaron Hellman, of Baltimore, MD, passed away on Friday, February 20th, 2026, at the age of 38, after an illness. He is survived by his devoted parents, Stanley and Elissa Hellman; and loving sister, Rachel Hellman.

Services are at Sol Levinson's Chapel, 8900 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, MD 21208, on Sunday, February 22nd, 2026, at 2:30 pm. Interment at the Chevra Ahavas Chesed Cemetery (9780 Liberty Road, Randallstown, MD). Please omit flowers. Contributions in his memory may be sent to Chevra Ahavas Chesed, Inc, P.O. Box 2085, Ellicott City, MD 21041 or the local theater of your choice.

Jacob earned his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies in 2020 from UW-Madison, with a dissertation focusing on the image of the soldier on the Israeli stage since its independence, and had a Masters of Arts in Theatre from the University of Houston and a BA in Theatre from UMass Amherst. For the last several years, he had been teaching as an adjunct professor at several universities in the Twin Cities.

Even though his primary interests were in dramaturgy, theatre history, and reading plays, he always enjoyed performing. Two years ago, he was cast in the Minnesota Fringe Festival alongside Harry Waters Jr., in “Baldwin's Last Fire” and this last summer in “Tompkins Squares”.

Jacob loved the theater, travel, geocaching, and reading. Please remember him when you do any of those things.

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