An inside look at Boston’s new Holocaust Museum
Four stories above Tremont Street, catercorner to the Park Street T stop, an authentic Holocaust-era railcar will be one of the most visible features of Holocaust Museum Boston, under construction and slated to open in spring. The 12-ton railcar, suspended within a glass enclosure on Tremont Street, introduces questions that will recur throughout the museum: […]
Suspect in synagogue destruction case pleads not guilty in Superior Court
SALEM — Nick Ashtar-Zadeh, a Dracut man alleged to have repeatedly driven a red Tesla over a front garden/mulch bed at a Swampscott temple and damaging its Star of David sculpture on June 30, pleaded not guilty in Salem Superior Court on Sept. 22. He was arraigned in Courtroom K from Middleton Jail via Zoom […]
Hillary Levine and David Finstein go from USY to under the chuppah
David Finstein knew Hillary Levine was a keeper when, early in their relationship, he told her that he was in the middle of a custody battle for his cat, Waffles. Hillary wasn’t a cat person, but she supported him. Hillary knew David was a keeper the first time he met her parents, Todd and Simone, […]
Sukkahs rise across the region
Robert Kraft pushes Ed Sheeran to drop Macklemore from tour following ‘Free Palestine’ controversy
The Jewish billionaire made the call after the rapper’s accusations at a concert that Israel was committing genocide. (JTA) — Robert Kraft, the Jewish and pro-Israel billionaire, took credit Monday for helping to pressure Ed Sheeran to drop pro-Palestinian rapper Macklemore from his tour. Kraft, who owns one of the stadiums where Macklemore was scheduled […]
How new Jews are celebrating their first High Holidays
LAST WEEK, Swampscott’s Rick Silva turned 59; this week, the recent convert will be welcoming his first New Year as a Jew. That’s not to say joining the tribe was a sudden decision: Like many converts, Silva had been observing holidays with his partner of eight years, Mara Mendelsohn, long before he officially converted. “Mara […]
Synagogue vandalism suspect to stay in jail pending hearing
A Dracut man who allegedly vandalized the landscaping and tried to knock over the Star of David sculpture of a Swampscott synagogue with his car will remain in jail at least until a hearing scheduled for Aug. 20. Nick Ashtar-Zadeh, 25, faces charges of malicious destruction of property, a civil rights violation, property damage to […]
See ‘Avery, Gottlieb and Rothko: By the Sea’
GLOUCESTER — “Avery, Gottlieb and Rothko: By the Sea” at the Cape Ann Museum for the first time tells the story of how the three artists and friends were influenced by the fishing industry, granite coast and tourist beaches of America’s oldest seaport where they spent several summers together in the 1930s and 1940s. Two […]
March of the Living trip alters perception of Holocaust for Marblehead teen
Our trip to Poland fundamentally altered my perception of the Holocaust from a devastating yet distant event to an embodiment of Jewish strength – and, more than that, a lesson. Walking through the streets of Poland and learning about the large numbers of Jews that used to live there, hearing descriptions of how interconnected Jewish […]
Democrats make it official: The earth has shifted
You may have missed this while you were at the lake, on the shore, or in the mountains this summer. But while you were away, the earth shifted. It happened in mid-July, when a majority of Democrats voted to cut more than $3 billion in military financing for Israel. The legislation didn’t pass; the Jewish […]
