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Campus Climate Update
The Lappin Foundation and the Jewish Journal recently hosted Campaus Climate Update, a passionate student-led discussion for the community about their challenges and responses to anti-Semitism and anti-Israel activities and sentiments on their college campuses...
Read moreNew England Revolution and Chelsea Football Club join the March of the Living
The Chelsea Football Club and the New England Revolution took part in the “March of the Living” event in Poland, held annually in remembrance of the Holocaust, on May 2. The teams’ participation in the...
Read moreEdelstein speaks at CJP event
Lisa Edelstein, writer, producer, director and star of “Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce” and “The Kominsky Method,” charmed The Boston Globe’s Meredith Goldstein onstage at Combined Jewish Philanthropies’ annual Pomegranate Society & Friends event on May...
Read moreSurvivor speaks at Hillel
On the afternoon prior to Yom HaShoah, Izzy Juda, a 97-year-old Holocaust survivor, took to the podium at Epstein Hillel School to share his experiences with students, faculty, and staff. The great-grandfather of 1st and...
Read moreThe Journal goes to China
John and Colette Green of Swampscott spent three weeks in the People’s Republic of China from mid-February to early March. Their visit to China began in Beijing and ended in Shanghai, but the highlight...
Read moreRashi School to honor Dena and Michael Rashes
The Rashi School’s annual fundraising dinner, which will be held Sunday, May 19, at the Seaport Boston Hotel, will honor community leaders Dena and Michael Rashes. For the past 16 years, the Rashes have played...
Read moreEpstein Hillel School celebrates Passover
Students from Epstein Hillel School in Marblehead enjoyed a seder at school.
Read moreGolden family honored
The Golden family of Lynnfield was honored on April 19 with a dedication ceremony for their work for Shriners Hospital for Children. The family’s late matriarch, Ida Golden, was celebrated for her 15,000 volunteer hours...
Read moreSwampscott native receives Educator of the Year Award
Randee Myerow Fendley is the recipient of an SBS Educator of the Year Award (College of Social and Behavioral Sciences), for her accomplishments at Northern Arizona University. Randee was raised in Swampscott, and currently lives...
Read moreBeverly Finn Memorial Scholarship
The North Suburban Jewish Community Center in Peabody is proud to announce the first annual Beverly Finn Memorial Scholarship for a graduating High School Senior that attended the NSJCC early childhood center. Mrs. Finn was...
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