Auchincloss elected to congress; first Jew to hold seat since Barney Frank
NEWTON – Fourth District Congressman-elect Jake Auchincloss, 32, of Newton, does not mince words when asked about President Donald Trump’s...
At Journal’s ‘Honorable Menschions’ Gala, the warning is clear: Never Forget
Several recipients called for the need to confront the rise of anti-Semitism during the Jewish Journal’s 2020 Virtual “Honorable Menschions”...
Sheldon Brown, champion against social injustice, to be honored by NSCC
MARBLEHEAD – The infuriating moment when retired psychology professor Sheldon Brown knew he had to bring Holocaust education to North...
Abe Babbitt marks 100th birthday in Swampscott
SWAMPSCOTT – About a year ago, Lynn native Abraham “Abe” Babbitt and his wife, Frances, were able to greet and...
Shakeup at temples leaves rabbi and cantor out
SWAMPSCOTT – Two high-profile North Shore spiritual leaders, Temple Sinai’s Rabbi David Cohen-Henriquez in Marblehead and Congregation Shirat Hayam’s Cantor...
Jewish veterans teach teens lessons in how to keep the faith
PEABODY – When Army Pfc. Daniel Steckler was captured during the Battle of the Bulge in Luxembourg on Dec. 16,...
When COVID shutdown left Brookline man stuck in israel, he made aliyah
When Brookline resident Joseph Greenberg went to visit his daughter and her family in Israel last January, he had no...
A day of eloquence and intimacy, despite pandemic
SWAMPSCOTT – Those who attended Liora Ragozin’s bat mitzvah on Sept. 5 at Congregation Shirat Hayam, both in person and...
Parents get crash course as school starts amid pandemic
On a recent chilly morning, Jamie Greenstein dropped off her 3-year-old son, Aharon, at the integrated preschool at the Swampscott...
Generation Z: Vanessa Freedman, 21
Hebrew name: Nisan Hometown: Marblehead Alma mater: Marblehead High School, ’17 Current school: University of Michigan ’21 Major: Neuroscience Minor:...
