Massachusetts
A play called ‘The Zionists’ turns the post-Oct. 7 discourse into a dysfunctional family drama
The new play is set to run through July 3 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and follows a family on vacation as they navigate their conflicting views on Israel in the post-Oct. 7 world.
Dozens charged in global insider trading scheme after making millions in illicit profits
Outrage after man dressed as Hitler, standing on Israeli flag, salutes Boston Marathon runners
Hampshire College, incubator of Yiddish Book Center, pioneer in Holocaust studies, to close
Is this the first and only Jew to head a Christian University?
A Roman-Catholic university in the US has made history by electing a Jew to be its 17th president.
Massachusetts seal that evaded capture turns himself in to police
Locals nicknamed the seal "Shoebert" for the pond at which he was discovered.
Boston city council member walks back antisemitic tweet
“Y’all are letting the Zionists SHAKE YOU DOWN,” Councilor Kendra Lara tweeted on Thursday.
Support for Ukraine on display in small northeastern US towns
On a road trip from Maine to Connecticut, widespread backing of Ukraine could be seen in the form of flags and signs.
'New York Jew' has 1983 arson conviction overturned due to antisemitism
“The credible evidence of antisemitic juror statements undermine the fairness of this verdict and denied Mr. Jacobson his Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury trial.”
Former 'Stop & Shop' Chairman Avram Goldberg dies at 92
Avram Golberg, who ran the regional Stop and Shop supermarket chain with his wife from 1985 to 1989, passed away on Sunday ate age 92.
New Israeli-American summer camp opening in the Berkshires
A new Camp Kimama called "Half Moon" will open this summer in the Berkshires, Massachusetts.
Boston suburb apologizes for using Christian menorah in holiday display
The image is widely available online as an illustration of Messianic interpretations of the menorah.
Massachusetts lawmakers mandate genocide education in high schools
Following a slew of high-profile antisemitic incidents, Massachusetts lawmakers voted to require genocide education in high schools.
Aaron Feuerstein, the 'Mensch of Malden Mills,' dies at age 95
The devout Orthodox businessman famously kept paying his factory's 1,400 employees after the factory itself was closed down in a brutal fire.
