Remembering Izzy Arbeiter, the Holocaust survivor honored by Germany
Holocaust survivor Izzy Arbeiter of Boston devoted his life to educating the next generation
A Boston Jewish leader earns high praise amid lawsuits and allegations of a ‘toxic culture’
Marc Baker has made big changes at Boston’s Combined Jewish Philanthropies, but his early tenure is dogged by critics of his management style.
Facing illness or death? Call Ron Hoffman, ‘the hippie ALS guy’
“How will I possibly handle this?” I asked a friend.
Duxbury football coach fired for team’s use of antisemitic slurs
“In short, this was a systemic failure,” school officials said.
A rabbi moves Holocaust survivors to front of vaccination line
The COVID-19 vaccination clinic for Holocaust survivors in a local synagogue started out a bit ominously: A police cruiser was stationed outside and a bomb-sniffing German Shepherd was deployed inside, zealously looking for explosives.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, new head of CDC, got her start at Jewish summer camp
“She views the mitzvah of Tikkun Olam as a guiding light in her career,” says her husband.
From Twisted Sister to the pulpit, a deaf rabbi finds his place in ‘a society not set up for you’
“Heavy metal saved my life. It expressed my rage at being a kid with a disability who was different.”
A case of ‘museum-going while Black’ tests the Boston Museum of Fine Arts’ new director
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts director faces challenges over race
In Boston, a Jewish agency tackles “shocking” poverty and homelessness
Tom is an MIT graduate who was homeless, living in a a tent in the woods, when the Jewish Family Service of Metrowest (JFS), reached out to help.