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Headline / US / Police and Crime / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism

Dershowitz: ‘Serious Questions’ about Fairness of Newton’s Response to Shooting at Pro-Israel Rally

By David Swindle

The Boston-area city faces criticism for arresting the alleged shooter right away, but not the man who appeared to attack him before getting shot.

US / Antisemitism / On Campus / Education

Massachusetts Teacher Resigns After School Fails to Address Antisemitism

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Jewish middle-school instructor says administrators failed to take seriously a student’s threats and Nazi hate speech.

US / Antisemitism

Salem, Massachusetts Takes Stand Against Antisemitic Attacks on Health Department over COVID Precautions

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Salem Health Department and Board of Health officials, especially those with Jewish-sounding names, have been receiving targeted threats online and via voicemail.

Antisemitism / Diaspora

Massachusetts Teens Offered $2,000 Scholarship for March of Living Trip to Poland, Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Students with Holocaust education are more likely to stand up to negative stereotyping and challenge incorrect, biased information,” said director of teen programming Aaron Kischel.

US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Ethnic-Studies Legislation in Massachusetts Raises Alarm from Jewish, Watchdog Groups

By Sean Savage

Charles Jacobs, president of Americans for Peace and Tolerance, told JNS that ethnic studies and racial-justice curricula as now constructed are "poisonous to American society, as they promote tribalism and racism."

US / Antisemitism / News Briefs

Massachusetts Man Convicted of Placing Firebomb Outside Jewish Nursing Home

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

John Rathbun, 37, was convicted of attempting to transport or receive explosive devices with the knowledge or intent to kill, injure or intimidate, or unlawfully damage or destroy property.

Featured / Israel / US / Politics / Arts and Entertainment

Conan O’Brien to Tape Show for One Week in Israel Late August

By JNi.Media

We went online—so you won't have to—and collected Conan's Israel-related jokes that are fit to steal in a family publication.

Israel / US / Business and Economy / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech

Kalytera Therapeutics Acquires Israeli Cannabis Drugmaker

By JNi.Media

'The results of Talent’s Phase 2 clinical studies are unprecedented, and mark a major milestone in the potential prevention and treatment of this severe and life-threatening disease.'

US / Politics / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Boycott / BDS / On Campus / Education

New Study: Alarming Spike in Campus Anti-Semitism in 2016

By JNi.Media

In 2016, 14 incidents that restricted Jewish students’ civil rights by suppressing their speech, blocking their movement or hindering their assembly were found on 12 campuses.

Terrorism / US / Politics / Police and Crime / Elections / News Briefs / Media / Islamists / Religion

CAIR Says Trump's 'Hibi-Jabis' Comment Endangers Muslim Women

By JNi.Media

Earlier this year, CAIR said Trump's repeating the story about US General John Pershing executing Muslim prisoners in the Philippines using bullets dipped in pig's blood was endangering American Muslims.

US / History / News Briefs / Judaism

America’s Oldest Citizen is a Jewish Woman

By Jewish Press News Desk

Goldie Michelson, 113, is the oldest American and oldest Jew in the world.

Middle East / Levant / Jewish / US / News Briefs

Cambridge Synagogue Welcoming Syrian Refugees, Anti-Semitism and All

By JNi.Media

Some members worried that the largely Muslim refugees would hold anti-Semitic views, but they decided not to be “governed by our fears.”

Israel / Jewish / US / News Briefs

Mass. Gov. Baker Declares Sunday 'Celebrate Israel Day'

By Jewish Press News Desk

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker declared Sunday, May 31 as “Celebrate Israel Day,” when thousands of Israeli Americans, Jews and supporters of Israel are to attend the Celebrate Israel Boston Festival sponsored by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies and the Israeli-American Council Boston Chapter. Gov. Baker noted that Israel remains “a tremendous partner, economically and culturally,” to […]

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset

Liberman Calls for Terrorist Death Penalty Like Massachusetts, and Opens Door to Joining the Coalition

By Jewish Press News Desk

Like a squabbling couple Netanyahu and Liberman, are both probably realizing life apart is much worse than life together.

Israel / US / Travel / News Briefs

El Al to Fly to Boston Next Summer

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Boston will be the fourth city in the United States for El AL flight.

Israel / US / News Briefs

Study: Israeli Companies Added $6.2 Billion to Mass. Economy

By JTA

Companies with connections to Israel contributed $6.2 billion to the Massachusetts economy last year, a new study found. The study, released on Thursday, was conducted by the consulting firm Stax and supported by Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Boston. It found that, when accounting for other business spending, the full economic impact of companies with Israel […]

Jewish / US / News Briefs / Religion

Book of Psalms Printed in US in 1640 Sold for $14.2 Million

By Jewish Press Staff

The Puritans in the American colonies were God-fearing settlers who published the Bay Book of Psalms, whose remaining copies are worth millions even though the Puritans were not so religious on typos.

Israel / US / Antisemitism / News Briefs

Mass. Transit Authority To Restore Ads Critical of Israel

By JTA

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said it was restoring dozens of ads critical of Israel to its transit system that had been taken down following public complaints. The transit system said the 80 ads would be put back in the Greater Boston area and that there had been a “miscommunication” with its advertising contractor Titan, […]

News Briefs

Parents Sue School District for Antisemitic Bullying of Son

By JTA

The parents of a 13-year-old boy are suing their Massachusetts school district for ignoring verbal and physical attacks on their son by other students for being Jewish. Jennyfer Sordillo and Robert Groezinger filed the lawsuit late last month against the Carver public schools in U.S. District Court in Boston. It was first reported in the […]

Terrorism / NY / News Briefs

Americans Donate More than $21 Million for Boston Terror Victims

By Jewish Press News Desk

Americans have opened their hearts and wallets one week after the Boston marathon terrorist attack and have donated more than $21 million for the victims. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced last week the creation of The One Fund Boston, which Fox News said has raised $15 million from corporations and […]

Jewish / US / News Briefs

Last Orthodox Shul in Fall River, Massachusetts Becomes Church

By Malkah Fleisher

Congregation Adas Israel, the last of several orthodox synagogues that once served the Jews of Fall River, Massachusetts – will be handing the keys over to a new group of worshippers – congregants of The Word of Life Community Church.

News Briefs / Religion

The Gospel of Jesus's Wife

By Malkah Fleisher

The recurring uproar over the facts surrounding the life of Jesus now surrounds the discovery of an ancient papyrus bearing the words “Jesus said to them, my wife”.

News Briefs

Conservative Rabbi Wolpe to Deliver Invocation to Democrats

By JTA

Rabbi David Wolpe of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles confirmed that he will deliver the invocation at the Wednesday evening session of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. His sermon will focus on the ideals animating the United States, Wolpe said, and will precede speeches by Elizabeth Warren, Democratic candidate for the U.S. […]

Front Page

Israel And America, Bound Together

By Mitt Romney

To step foot into Israel is to step foot into a nation that began with an ancient promise made in this land. The Jewish people persisted through one of the most monstrous crimes in human history, and now this nation has come to take its place among the most impressive democracies on earth. Israel’s achievements are a wonder of the modern world.

US / Politics

Barney Frank Weds Lover in Massachusetts

By Malkah Fleisher

Jewish Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts Barney Frank, 72, wed his male partner of five years, carpenter James Ready, 42, in a private ceremony on Saturday, marking the first same-sex marriage conducted by a sitting US congressman. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick officiated at the ceremony at the Boston Marriortt Newton in suburban Boston.  The grooms vowed […]

News Briefs

Romney to Meet with Jewish Donors

By JTA

Mitt Romney is meeting with some 30 major Jewish donors to his presidential campaign as part of a "constituents day." The former Massachusetts governor and all-but-certain Republican nominee for president, will meet for about an hour with the donors in Boston on Thursday. A donor who was invited told JTA that the purpose of the […]

News Briefs

Ron Paul Halts Campaign, Keeps Delegates

By JTA

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul has effectively given up his presidential campaign but will not give up his delegates to Mitt Romney. Paul, a Texas Republican, said he would no longer compete in his party's primaries, leaving Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, the only viable candidate for the GOP nod still running. Romney remains about 200 […]

Halacha & Hashkafa

Who’s Watching Anyway? (Me’ilah 2b, 9a)

By Raphael Grunfeld

If you pay only $5 or if you creep back, retrieve your $10 bill and make off with the money and the flowers. Doing that would be a breach of trust.

US / News Briefs

Romney Leads, Republicans Pick Jewish Senate Candidate, and Kucinich Loses

By JTA

Super Tuesday Republican primaries were a race between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, Republicans selected a Jewish veteran for Ohio's Senate run, and Dennis Kucinich lost his bid for reelection. Ten states went to the polls Tuesday in what is the biggest election day of primary season.

Serials

Persuaded – Chapter III

By Barbara Bensoussan

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