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Rabbi Michael Ragozin of Congregation Shirat Hayam in Swampscott was named a 2020-2021 LEAP Fellow, a partnership of the University of Pennsylvania and Clal-The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership.   [caption id="attachment_17363" align="alignleft"...

MARBLEHEAD – The infuriating moment when retired psychology professor Sheldon Brown knew he had to bring Holocaust education to North Shore Community College came at an unlikely time, during a faculty meeting on whether educators...

From a very early age, Dorothy Brenner Appel knew she wanted to be an artist. To that end, she succeeded beyond her wildest dreams. Dorothy, now age 97 and a resident of German Centre for...

SWAMPSCOTT – About a year ago, Lynn native Abraham “Abe” Babbitt and his wife, Frances, were able to greet and hold the newest member of their large family, great-grandson John Wesley Babbitt. Abe Babbitt and...

The Anti-Defamation League has elected Joseph S. Berman as the new Board Chair for its New England Region. Berman brings his extensive expertise in law, strategic planning, development, and fundraising to the position, and was handed...

Leon Remis and Deborah Shelkan Remis are thrilled to announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebecca Shelkan Remis, to Samuel Isaac Pashall, son of Ellen Minkoff Pashall of Newton and Michael Pashall of Greensboro, North Carolina.

Deutsches Altenheim, a nonprofit provider of nursing home, assisted living and adult day health services in West Roxbury, and Legacy Lifecare, a nonprofit management resources collaborative that includes Chelsea Jewish Lifecare of Chelsea and Peabody...

Earlier this week, the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) announced that Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg was honored with the Jesse M. Unruh Award. Utah Treasurer David Damschen made the presentation to Treasurer...

Last month, the North Suburban Jewish Community Center held its annual meeting via Zoom. Ben Weiss, president of NSJCC welcomed more than 70 attendees. Early Childhood Director Susan Novak recognized teachers and staff who have...

Ethan M. Forman, an award-winning journalist, Anne Waymouth, a retired certified public accountant, and Linda Smidt, an office manager, have joined the Jewish Journal staff. Forman is the new associate editor of the Journal; Waymouth...