Penny Schwartz
By Penny Schwartz
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Fast Forward Brandeis University reeling after bus accident leaves 1 student dead, dozens injured; Jewish students hold vigils
'We are trying to help students process and grieve,' said Rabbi Seth Winberg of Brandeis Hillel
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Fast Forward Henry Rosovsky, refugee from the Nazis who shaped Harvard University, dies at 95
The economist left behind an outsized legacy for both Jewish and Black Harvard students
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Fast Forward Cora Wilburn, an early American Jewish novelist, gets a bridge named for her in her Mass. town
Wiburn lived in Duxbury, home to a recent antisemitism scandal, from her young adulthood until her death at 82 in 1906
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Fast Forward A German cellist reunited over 30 members of a Jewish family — including some who didn’t know their grandparents’ Holocaust story
What began with the purchase of a building has led to a poignant journey for scores of Blach family members who are rediscovering their history
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Fast Forward Fred Manasse, physicist, sculptor and voice for fellow Holocaust survivors, dies at 86
Manasse, who was rescued as a young child on a Kindertransport, went on to become a stalwart leader on behalf of Boston’s Holocaust survivors.
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Culture After 2-year delay, Philip Guston art exhibit explores his Jewish identity — under cloud of controversy
The exhibit, which has been dogged by worries about its portrayal of KKK figures, delves deep into the influential painter’s Holocaust themes and Jewish biography.
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Fast Forward At Tufts, a student campaign urges peers not to join pro-Israel groups — even liberal ones
BOSTON (JTA) – University student-led campaigns to boycott Israel are not an uncommon sight, but a new student movement at Tufts University is taking a form rarely seen before in similar campus boycott efforts. Tufts’ Students for Justice in Palestine chapter this week called for a strategic boycott against Israel, asking students to sign the…
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Fast Forward Boston area college in turmoil after weeks-long string of antisemitic and racist incidents
BOSTON (JTA) — For nearly a month, a small liberal arts college just miles outside of Boston has been roiled by a spate of hate incidents, including antisemitic graffiti and threatening racist language, prompting the school to offer a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved. The incidents at…
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