Marblehead filmmaker works to show hidden secrets of the Holocaust
MARBLEHEAD – Latvian-born Eugene Levin says he is not a filmmaker, but long ago his grandfather planted a memory inside...
When music allows the soul to emerge from Alzheimer’s
NAHANT – David Bromer was a man of the mind, a consummate reader. He had a career in scientific research...
A healer heals; a congregation gives
Mimi Nelson Oliver is a healer and a seeker who for years searched for a spiritual home that would nurture...
Chabad and Shirat Hayam begin in-person services; other synagogues continue virtual gatherings
Finally returning to Shabbat morning services after a four-month absence “is like oxygen,” said Rabbi Yossi Lipsker of Chabad of...
Visits resume at Jewish assisted living facilities
Their hug lasted three minutes. It had been nearly five months since Beth Jacobson’s mother, Elaine, had touched another person....
In his latest book, Marblehead’s Dolin takes us on a whirlwind tour of the worst hurricanes
MARBLEHEAD – From his home office on a quiet street in Marblehead, Eric Jay Dolin has penned the latest of...
Wasserman, an old-school newsman, returns to his roots
IPSWICH – It was an innocent evening out. Bill Wasserman, a local media legend, went to a forum in his...
Moved to act: Levine organizes distribution of ‘Black Lives Matter’ lawn signs
SWAMPSCOTT – Ellen Levine of Swampscott felt she “had to do something” in response to the protests that have roiled...
Lessons from the pandemic front line: Reassure customers, stay safe and keep the shelves stocked
SWAMPSCOTT – What’s it like to manage a supermarket in a pandemic? No one in this area knows better than...
Even in a pandemic, locals flock to the deli
Neither rain, nor sleet, nor wind, nor, apparently, a pandemic, can keep Jews from their deli. They come in single...
