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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...

Judith Klein, founder and curator of the Flying Horse Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, one of the largest outdoor displays of art in New England, came up with the idea long before it became a reality. As...

Former Andover resident and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Klein will release his new book “Schmegoogle: Yiddish Words for Modern Times,” on Sept. 1. Yiddish has long enriched English-language slang, and in today’s fast-changing...

A Holocaust survivor who has devoted the last 75 years to sharing his horrific concentration camp experience with audiences of all ages on three continents will be honored by the New England Friends of March...

Temple Emanu-El of Haverhill is excited to welcome Rabbi Rachel Putterman as its Director of Congregational Learning, beginning July 1. Rabbi Putterman will inspire congregants’ connection to Judaism by leading the temple’s lifelong learning programs,...

Robert P. Rudolph, an attorney at Rudolph Friedmann LLP, is the recipient of the Anti-Defamation League’s Daniel R. Ginsberg National Leadership Award. The award recognizes outstanding young professionals for their leadership in the fight against...

Congregation Sons of Israel of Peabody held its first Zoom Annual Congregational Meeting and Election on June 14. The congregation’s elected officers are President Rosalyn Abrams, Vice-President Barry Lischinsky, Treasurer Steve Kropp, Financial Secretary Harriet...

IPSWICH – It was an innocent evening out. Bill Wasserman, a local media legend, went to a forum in his hometown of Ipswich last August organized by Helen Weatherall, who wanted to address “the demise...

Hebrew College honored more than 30 rabbis, cantors, and Jewish educators during virtual graduation ceremonies on June 7. The ceremony marks the 99th graduation in the College’s history, but the first to be held virtually....