Pro-Israel demonstrator in Newton, Mass. charged with shooting pro-Palestinian activist who tackled him
Police said they would increase security around houses of worship after the incident
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Fast Forward Police in Newton, Massachusetts, investigating string of vandalism targeting pro-Israel homes as hate crimes
Seven incidents of vandalism, most involving lawn signs, have been reported in the past month
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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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News A Very Jewish Town Feuds Over Israel Like Only Jews Can
Newton, Massachusetts is one of the most Jewish cities in the United States, with Jews making up between 20-30% of the Boston suburb’s population. Newton is so Jewish that there’s a part of town with three synagogues in a one-block radius. Newton is so Jewish that its Jewish population is not only mentioned on its…
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Breaking News Israeli-Americans in Boston Suburb of Newton Air Anti-Semitism Concerns
BOSTON – Amid a spike in anti-Semitic activity across New England, Jewish and Israeli residents met with the mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, to express their concern about incidents in the Boston suburb’s school system. More than 150 people attended the standing-room-only community forum with Newton Mayor Setti Warren Tuesday evening. The meeting followed the revelation in late February of several acts of…
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Breaking News Boston Groups Slam ‘Disrespectful’ Jewish Activists at Meeting on Newton Bigotry
Two Boston-area Jewish organizations criticized Jewish activists for disrupting a meeting called to discuss prejudice, including anti-Semitism and racism. By trying to make the April 7 meeting in Newton, Massachusetts, only about anti-Semitism, the Jewish activists shifted its focus to the conduct of the meeting itself, the American Jewish Committee Boston and the Jewish Community…
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Breaking News Suburban Boston Principal Sorry for Not Reporting 2 Anti-Semitic Incidents
The principal of a suburban Boston middle school apologized to parents for failing to notify them about two anti-Semitic incidents at the school, days after he notified them about a third incident. The words “Burn the Jews” was written on the wall of a boys’ bathroom at the F.A. Day Middle School in Newton, Massachusetts,…
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Culture Of Brandeis, Mr. Spock and 10 Other Facts About Jewish Massachusetts
1) Massachusetts has a Jewish population of roughly 278,000, accounting for 4.2% of the state population (which is twice the national average), and 4.1% of the total Jewish population in the United States. 2) Solomon Franco, a merchant who arrived from Holland in 1649, is Boston’s first recorded Jewish resident. However, he was not allowed…
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