‘Fiddler’ meets ‘The Sopranos’: A gritty, forgotten novel by Sholom Aleichem is published in English for the first time
‘Moshkele the Thief’ also captures relations between Jews and non-Jews, another rarity in popular Yiddish writing of the day.
Boston Jews rally together after streak of attacks in the area
The stabbing of a Chabad rabbi and double murder by a white supremacist have left Jewish Bostonians on edge.
Bella Granek, 89, Holocaust survivor who was great with kids
A Holocaust survivor whose family fled Nazi Germany, Granek died on March 25 of COVID-19, two days before her 90th birthday.
Bella Granek, 89, Holocaust Survivor Who Was Great With Kids
The joy she brought to children contrasted with the trauma she experienced as child growing up under Nazi rule in Germany.The post [Bella Granek,…
Milton Steinberg, 96, Lover Of Cantorial Music
A Holocaust survivor raised in Hungary, Steinberg helped found an Orthodox synagogue in New York.The post [Milton Steinberg, 96, lover of cantor…
Marianne Steiner, 101, Stylish Holocaust Survivor Who Supported Research On German Jewry
Steiner and her late husband were longtime supporters of the Leo Baeck Institute, which houses family papers going back to prewar Germany.The pos…
What makes this Passover different from all others? Brandeis University is celebrating.
In a typical year, Brandeis students would be heading home for Passover, however, this year the university is keep them on campus.
A Jewish campus grows in suburban Boston, as Hebrew College announces relocation plan
Hebrew College’s move, planned for December 2022, caps a decade of uncertainty, budget woes and staff reductions.
Carl Shapiro, Brandeis benefactor who lost millions to Madoff, dies at 108
Shapiro built his initial wealth in the middle of the 20th century by transforming his father’s small coat factory into a national brand.
Leo Rechter, 93, Fought For Destitute Holocaust Survivors
Rechter followed a career in banking with more than a quarter-century of advocacy.The post [Leo Rechter, 93, fought for destitute Holocaust survi…