As COVID cases rise, Chabad in Swampscott pauses outdoor services
SWAMPSCOTT – With Town Hall closed to the public except by appointment as of Nov. 30 due to a rise...
From silent movies to virtual show: Beverly’s Cabot to celebrate 100 years
BEVERLY – The Cabot, one of the North Shore’s premier performance and movie venues and the former home of the...
As pandemic shrinks Thanksgiving gatherings, ‘We will never take ‘normal’ for granted again’
For Kate Friedman, a Thanksgiving meal with turkey and all the fixings involves 12 people around the table and an...
The ultimate tikkun olam: Local Jews lead effort to open center for disabled at Liberty Tree Mall
DANVERS – Marcy Yellin can’t wait to take her son, Jacob, to the Liberty Tree Mall. It’s not because she...
Journal’s Board of Overseers welcomes new president, vice president
SALEM – The Board of Overseers of the Jewish Journal, the nonprofit newspaper that informs the Jewish community on the...
Getting the story, one picture at a time
While covering a Boston busing protest in 1976, Stan Forman captured Joseph Rakes as he...
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...
