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Frederick Wiseman, social institution documentary filmaker, dies at 96

Wiseman directed 45 films and some theatrical productions in France. His experiences of antisemitism greatly influenced his documentary career.

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Frederick Wiseman attends the "Law And Order" Photocall at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 16, 2024 in Cannes, France.
IDF combat engineer veteran holding a public event at Boston University. The Hind Rajab Foundation seek a criminal investigation, accusing him of war crimes in Gaza. Pictured in February 2026.

Hind Rajab Foundation asks US Justice Dept. to probe IDF veteran over alleged Gaza war crimes

The IDF veteran served as a combat engineer during the Israel-Hamas War and is due to speak at Boston University on Wednesday.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
An empty classroom

Boston-area Jewish day school to close after 25 years, saying its model is ‘no longer sustainable’

Located in Framingham, Massachusetts, MetroWest Jewish Day opened in 2003 and enrolls students in pre-K through eighth grade.

|ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
Providence Police Officers join state and federal law enforcement agents searching for the Brown University shooter, in Salem, New Hampshire, US, December 18, 2025.

Brown University shooting suspect identified as Portuguese national, found dead in storage unit

Investigators said Neves-Valente also killed Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Nuno Loureiro earlier this week. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

Surgeon leaves family in Boston to volunteer in Israel's North

Dr. Rona Spector, a thoracic surgeon from Boston, has left her prestigious medical career to volunteer at Galilee Medical Center during the war, expressing her deep connection to Israel.

NOVEMBER 6, 2023BySTAV NAMER/MAARIV

Progressive group quits Boston Jewish council rather than face expulsion over Israel rhetoric

The Workers Circle took part in a rally last Wednesday at Boston's City Hall, advertised by a flier declaring that "Boston Jews demand a ceasefire and a stop to genocide."

OCTOBER 25, 2023ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Gate entrance to the Workmen's Circle Cemetery in Queens, where a number of prominent Jewish socialists/radicals are buried.

Israeli Art makes a splash in Houston

JULY 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Livia Link-Raviv, Consul General of Israel at the exhibition opening

Israel protestor allegedly tries to attack Minister Barkat in Boston

This would not be the first attack attempted on Economy Minister Barkat.

JUNE 8, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Economy Minister Nir Barkat speaks the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference. June 6, 2023

Israeli cinema takes center stage in Boston

MAY 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
AMBASSADOR Meron Reuben presenting “America”

Delegation of Boston-area Jews meet with diverse group of Haifa residents

The delegation's arrival in the midst of the State of Israel's 75th anniversary signified the strong connection between American Jews and Israelis.

APRIL 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rani Bender, Sara Abramson, Einat Kalisch, Mark Baker, Hila Perlman-Paniel

Massachusetts woman arrested for placing swastikas at Jewish woman's home

The case had been a source of fear and confusion in the local community for months.

APRIL 25, 2023ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
A Nazi armband with a swastika displayed in the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Iran may be behind BDS ‘hit list’ targeting Boston Jews - report

According to an exclusive interview, an ex-Israeli counter-terrorism advisor to prime ministers says Hezbollah has a list of targets.

MARCH 5, 2023ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
The BDS Boston Mapping Project highlights people and movements that the BDS group identified as pro-Israel, including Jewish community organizations, religious organizations, and even Jewish schools.

Israeli Musician Ellyott’s “Nosferatu” U.S. tour

FEBRUARY 16, 2023ByAMIR TADMOR

Boston’s groundbreaking community mikveh closed due to burst pipe

For Boston-area Jews who immerse ritually on a monthly basis, in keeping with Jewish tradition, the closure could be a significant interruption.

FEBRUARY 16, 2023ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
Mikvah Mei Chaya Mushka in Crown Heights, Brooklyn