Brick reading ‘Free Palestine’ thrown through window of Boston-area kosher grocery store
“This was not simply an act of property damage,” said the police chief in Brookline, Massachusetts
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Music Peter Gabriel’s not-so-secret Jewish weapon — and his little side project called King Crimson
When the rocker goes out on tour for the first time in a decade, Tony Levin will be there alongside him
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Fast Forward One Day. Four Cities. Four Swastikas.
Reports of four different cases of swastika vandalism were published in four different cities on Wednesday, the latest examples of anti-Semitic incidents that have affected the Jewish community this month, ranging from defacement of property to attempted arson. In New York City, police are investigating who drew a swastika on the front door of the…
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Fast Forward Kosher Chinese Restaurateur Charged After Hidden Camera Found In Bathroom
A kosher Chinese restaurateur was reportedly charged with using a hidden camera to secretly videotape people in the bathroom of his suburban Boston eatery. Tze Chung, 63, was arrested after a separate criminal probe turned up the videos of patrons in Taam China’s bathroom, Brookline Patch reported. Chung reportedly told police he was the restaurant’s…
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Fast Forward Kosher Market in Boston Suburb of Brookline Shut After 2-Alarm Blaze
BOSTON – A two-alarm fire has shuttered a major kosher supermarket in Brookline, Massachusetts, home to Jewish residents, synagogues and Jewish businesses. The cause of the fire at The Butcherie was careless disposal of a cigarette behind the shop, in the rear storage area which was used mostly for paper products, the Boston Globe reported. The…
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Fast Forward Growing Synagogue Spends $15M — With Eye on Possible Decline
(JTA) — Times are good for Kehillath Israel, the storied Conservative synagogue in this Boston suburb. While many other area Conservative congregations are shrinking, membership at KI is growing. The 430-member synagogue has a thrice-daily minyan and hosts three different services on Shabbat mornings; a fourth is slated to be added this fall. KI is…
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Opinion Why Caleb Jacoby’s Disappearance Is Our Business
Two weeks ago was a strange time in the Boston Jewish community. Caleb Jacoby, the 16-year-old son of prominent conservative Jewish columnist Jeff Jacoby went missing. There was a huge and unexpected outpouring of support from the Jewish community on social media; much has already been written about this. Yes, it was wonderful, and yes,…
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Fast Forward Jeff Jacoby Breaks Silence on Teenage Son Caleb Jacoby’s Disappearance
Jeff Jacoby, the Jewish Boston Globe columnist whose 16-year-old son Caleb went missing for four days in early January, has finally broken his silence. In his latest column, Jeff Jacoby described his panic and anxiety upon discovering that his child was missing. ”What are you supposed to do when your teenager has been gone for…
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