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Bloombergs’ legacy lives on in new Medford library
MEDFORD — When Michael Bloomberg and his younger sister, Marjorie, were growing up in the city in the 1950s, the...
During latest COVID surge, local doctors urge patience and compassion
BOSTON — Dr. Katherine Gergen-Barnett recently had a direct experience with how challenging COVID-19 can be: She and her family...
Rabbi David Meyer to retire from Temple Emanu-El in June 2023
MARBLEHEAD — Rabbi David Meyer, who has led Temple Emanu-El for the last 30 years, plans to retire in June...
Danvers Holocaust Symposium asks ‘What does the Holocaust have to do with me?’
DANVERS — Last year, Danvers was in the news, but not for reasons that made its leaders and community members...
A fairy-tale wedding in the middle of a forest
Five years ago, Katie Alexander and Sam Appleton decided to meet for a date. The couple had been introduced by...
Editorial: Holocaust Remembrance Day
Jan. 27 is Holocaust Remembrance Day. The date was chosen because it marked the anniversary of the liberation of the...
NEWS
Swampscott’s first marijuana shop has high hopes for kosher chocolate bars
Sandwiched between a Domino’s pizza and the Gourmet Garden Chinese/Japanese restaurant in Swampscott’s Vinnin Square, one can find a kosher...
CULTURE
Beverly filmmakers document Alabama vaccination campaign; will screen at Sundance festival
It was spring 2021, the second year of the pandemic, and filmmakers Rachael DeCruz and Jeremy S. Levine were depressed....
OPINION
The Hostage Crisis at Texas temple was all too believable
PITTSBURGH — Tree of Life. Chabad of Poway. And now: Congregation Beth Israel. Here we go again. Once more, an...
U.S. / WORLD
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, son of Holocaust survivors, is working to preserve Jewish history
(JTA) — From the halls of the United States Capitol to the streets of Europe, politicians and activists protesting against...
CJP provides COVID test funding for local organizations
BOSTON — As the Omicron variant continues to wreak havoc on all organizations – particularly those servicing vulnerable populations and...
50th anniversary revival of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ storms the stage
Controversy swirled around "Jesus Christ Superstar" when it premiered on Broadway in 1971. Many Christians decried the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim...
Maurice Joel Paliborski
I would like to introduce you to Maurice Joel Paliborski, who survived the unimaginable. A child when the horror of...
White House Holocaust council appointees include many with deep ties to advocacy for survivors
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Biden administration is naming 12 people to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Council, many of whom...
Why tee time at Salem’s Kernwood CC isn’t just for Jews anymore
In the photograph, Jack King's smile is that of a golfer triumphant. He's on the 12th green of Kernwood CC,...
Israeli entrepreneurs bring heavenly pastry, divine pitas to Boston
Boston, meet Uri Scheft’s tantalizing babka. And get ready to say hello to Ayal Shani’s world-class, Mediterranean-inspired whole roasted cauliflower....
Eighty years after ‘The Final Solution’ was launched, our one demand of the world
On Jan. 27, the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the United Nations and many governments around the world...
All the Jewish athletes to watch at the 2022 Beijing Olympics
(JTA) — Despite the continuing COVID chaos and the mounting protests about China’s human rights record, the 2022 Beijing Olympics...
Beloved Sharon teen killed by terrorists remembered with Israeli baseball field
It was evident that organizers had no idea how many people felt they just had to be at a particular...
Samuel Bak, who paints the past so we will never forget it, to be on display in Beverly
BEVERLY – Samuel Bak, the renowned international artist, speaks in a language of images, dreamscapes, and colors. A child prodigy...
In Texas, the target was Jewish and the motive was antisemitism
Millions of people around the world, including myself, spent much of Saturday with our thoughts and prayers focused on Congregation...
In ‘Children of Auschwitz,’ a German writer confronts history and himself
BERLIN (JTA) — Alwin Meyer knew about the Holocaust when he made his first trip to Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration...
From ‘frog skin in a petri dish,’ Jewish scientist creates first living robots that can replicate
When Tufts University researcher Michael Levin started working with frog skin cells, it took him in unexpected directions. Terming his...
Shirat Hayam intern investigates where spiritual practice and mindfulness converge
SWAMPSCOTT – Rabbi Michael Ragozin was thrilled when Benjamin “Beni” Summers indicated an interest in joining Congregation Shirat Hayam as...
The Hostage Crisis at Texas temple was all too believable
PITTSBURGH — Tree of Life. Chabad of Poway. And now: Congregation Beth Israel. Here we go again. Once more, an...
Bloombergs’ legacy lives on in new Medford library
MEDFORD — When Michael Bloomberg and his younger sister, Marjorie, were growing up in the city in the 1950s, the...
During latest COVID surge, local doctors urge patience and compassion
BOSTON — Dr. Katherine Gergen-Barnett recently had a direct experience with how challenging COVID-19 can be: She and her family...
Rabbi David Meyer to retire from Temple Emanu-El in June 2023
MARBLEHEAD — Rabbi David Meyer, who has led Temple Emanu-El for the last 30 years, plans to retire in June...
Danvers Holocaust Symposium asks ‘What does the Holocaust have to do with me?’
DANVERS — Last year, Danvers was in the news, but not for reasons that made its leaders and community members...
A fairy-tale wedding in the middle of a forest
Five years ago, Katie Alexander and Sam Appleton decided to meet for a date. The couple had been introduced by...
NEWS
Swampscott’s first marijuana shop has high hopes for kosher chocolate bars
Sandwiched between a Domino’s pizza and the Gourmet Garden Chinese/Japanese restaurant in Swampscott’s Vinnin Square, one can find a kosher...
CJP provides COVID test funding for local organizations
BOSTON — As the Omicron variant continues to wreak havoc on all organizations – particularly those servicing vulnerable populations and...
Why tee time at Salem’s Kernwood CC isn’t just for Jews anymore
In the photograph, Jack King's smile is that of a golfer triumphant. He's on the 12th green of Kernwood CC,...
Beloved Sharon teen killed by terrorists remembered with Israeli baseball field
It was evident that organizers had no idea how many people felt they just had to be at a particular...
CULTURE
Beverly filmmakers document Alabama vaccination campaign; will screen at Sundance festival
It was spring 2021, the second year of the pandemic, and filmmakers Rachael DeCruz and Jeremy S. Levine were depressed....
50th anniversary revival of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ storms the stage
Controversy swirled around "Jesus Christ Superstar" when it premiered on Broadway in 1971. Many Christians decried the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim...
Israeli entrepreneurs bring heavenly pastry, divine pitas to Boston
Boston, meet Uri Scheft’s tantalizing babka. And get ready to say hello to Ayal Shani’s world-class, Mediterranean-inspired whole roasted cauliflower....
Samuel Bak, who paints the past so we will never forget it, to be on display in Beverly
BEVERLY – Samuel Bak, the renowned international artist, speaks in a language of images, dreamscapes, and colors. A child prodigy...
OPINION
The Hostage Crisis at Texas temple was all too believable
PITTSBURGH — Tree of Life. Chabad of Poway. And now: Congregation Beth Israel. Here we go again. Once more, an...
Maurice Joel Paliborski
I would like to introduce you to Maurice Joel Paliborski, who survived the unimaginable. A child when the horror of...
In Texas, the target was Jewish and the motive was antisemitism
Millions of people around the world, including myself, spent much of Saturday with our thoughts and prayers focused on Congregation...
Eighty years after ‘The Final Solution’ was launched, our one demand of the world
On Jan. 27, the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the United Nations and many governments around the world...
U.S. / WORLD
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, son of Holocaust survivors, is working to preserve Jewish history
(JTA) — From the halls of the United States Capitol to the streets of Europe, politicians and activists protesting against...
White House Holocaust council appointees include many with deep ties to advocacy for survivors
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Biden administration is naming 12 people to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Council, many of whom...
All the Jewish athletes to watch at the 2022 Beijing Olympics
(JTA) — Despite the continuing COVID chaos and the mounting protests about China’s human rights record, the 2022 Beijing Olympics...
In ‘Children of Auschwitz,’ a German writer confronts history and himself
BERLIN (JTA) — Alwin Meyer knew about the Holocaust when he made his first trip to Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration...
