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SWAMPSCOTT — Until her mom, who lives in New Jersey, casually mentioned the nationwide baby formula shortage to Keiko Zoll, news of the crisis was not on her radar. While Zoll was aware of the...

MARBLEHEAD — On Sunday, June 12, Temple Sinai will sponsor a free “Festival on the Hill” for North Shore residents from 12-5 p.m., featuring a variety of activities for people of all ages. Several authors...

Last year, Rich Sokolow of Middleton endured the unimaginable tragedy of losing his wife, Michelle R. Harris. On May 15, Sokolow participated in the dedication of a community garden in memory of her at Melita...

Neil Abbott Cooper was born July 19, 1936. He was raised and grew up in Malden. He was class president throughout his four years at Malden High School. Neil graduated with honors from Bowdoin College....

CAMBRIDGE — On the surface, the Harvard school newspaper editorial board’s recent endorsement of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, or BDS, is nonbinding since the board doesn’t represent the university. Still, nearly two weeks...

BOSTON — The legal case surrounding one of the most brutal antisemitic attacks in recent Boston history is plodding along – slowly. On May 5, Khaled Awad, who is charged with the stabbing last summer...

BOSTON – With COVID-19 cases once again cause for concern in Massachusetts, Jewish doctors in the Greater Boston area are searching to understand why. Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett, the vice chair of primary care innovation...

SWAMPSCOTT — Although formal Hebrew School technically ends after grade 7 and a bar or bat mitzvah at Congregation Shirat Hayam, many teens still want to remain involved in synagogue life. One way is through...

When husband-and-wife mathematicians Vladislav Shapiro and Nataliya Proskura wanted to commission and donate a portrait to Brandeis University, they swiftly decided on its subject: Albert Einstein. “Einstein was not only known as a physicist, but...

When Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during Yom Kippur in 1973, newly appointed Secretary of State Henry Kissinger applied an unconventional approach to defusing tensions. He drew upon lessons from a...