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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.
Hind Rajab Foundation asks US Justice Dept. to probe IDF veteran over alleged Gaza war crimes
Boston-area Jewish day school to close after 25 years, saying its model is ‘no longer sustainable’
Brown University shooting suspect identified as Portuguese national, found dead in storage unit
Remembering Norbert Jokl: A distinguished Holocaust victim
Jokl left no heir. To date, he has no grave.
Boston to get its first Holocaust museum
Couple Jody Kipnis and Todd Ruderman's Holocaust Legacy Foundation purchased a 15,000-square-foot building near Boston Common and plan to turn it into a museum.
Get ready, American cuisine: The Israelis are coming!
Israeli cuisine expands its footprint on the American food scene.
Red Sox release minor leaguer after online attacks on Jewish executive
Chaim Bloom, who joined the Red Sox front office in 2019, is a Shabbat-observant Jewish day school graduate.
Boston area college in turmoil after string of antisemitic incidents
A string of antisemitic attacks in the Milton suburb south of Boston that started on Holocaust Remembrance Day has rocked the college town.
Boston art museum will return 17th-century painting to heirs of its pre-WWII Jewish owner
The 1646 painting "View of Beverwijk" by Salomon van Ruysdael, will be auctioned in April and is expected to sell for between $500,000 and $700,000
The trials that Hadassah's female founder faced explored in new book
The story of Henrietta Szold, a heroine to humanism, Zionism and equality, is in many ways the story of modern Jewish history leading up to and in the wake of the First and Second world wars.
The little-known Jewish origins of Boston’s annual Christmas tree tradition
The Canadian province has been sending a Christmas tree to Boston as a measure of enduring gratitude for events that date back more than a century.
Israel Arbeiter, driver of Holocaust memory in Boston, dies at 96
A passionate advocate for Holocaust survivor justice and Holocaust education, Israel “Izzy” Arbeiter founded a Boston-based Holocaust memorial and organization for local survivors.
Man who attacked Boston rabbi to face hate crime charges
Khaled Awad, who stabbed Rabbi Noginski earlier this month, faces additional hate crime charges on top of several other charges.
