Youth

HEBREW NAME: Shem Yitzhak HOMETOWN: Marblehead CURRENT SCHOOL: Marblehead High, 11th grade FAVORITE JEWISH FOOD: Potato latkes FAVORITE JEWISH PERSON: Mark Cuban FAVORITE JEWISH HOLIDAY: Hanukkah FAVORITE MOVIES: The “Harry Potter” series FAVORITE SONG: “The...

MARBLEHEAD – More than a dozen teens from the North Shore and throughout the region – and some from as far away as Virginia – have formed a Teen Antisemitism Task Force to inspire and...

Before Kevin Hawkes began illustrating a new Hanukkah book for kids, the award-winning Southern Maine artist knew he had some homework to do. Hawkes, who isn’t Jewish, wasn’t that familiar with the holiday, but he...

SALEM – The pivot to Zoom in March due to the pandemic proved to be a silver lining for the Salem-based Lappin Foundation, because it allowed the foundation’s programs to better reach the young and...

PEABODY – Ruth Shoer Rappaport, a Jewish woman from Peabody who went on to become a groundbreaking vaccine researcher, has left more than $1 million to Peabody Veterans Memorial High, from which she graduated in...

NEWTON – When Jewish independent schools started the new academic year, students had to quickly absorb new protocols in response to COVID-19. Whether it’s wearing masks or physically distancing, they’ve been quick learners. That’s one...

PEABODY – When Army Pfc. Daniel Steckler was captured during the Battle of the Bulge in Luxembourg on Dec. 16, 1944 during World War II, he was sent to a prisoner of war camp, according...

SWAMPSCOTT – Those who attended Liora Ragozin’s bat mitzvah on Sept. 5 at Congregation Shirat Hayam, both in person and virtually, will probably remember it for her eloquent d’var Torah speech on the struggle between...

Hebrew name: Nisan Hometown: Marblehead Alma mater: Marblehead High School, ’17 Current school: University of Michigan ’21 Major: Neuroscience Minor: Judaic Studies Favorite Jewish food: Chopped liver Favorite Jewish person: Albert Einstein Favorite Jewish holiday:...

MARBLEHEAD — With numerous precautions in place, the Epstein Hillel Jewish independent day school welcomed back students on-site last week. “The first day was fabulous,” said Head of School Amy Gold. According to Gold, all...