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Boston principal apologizes to Muslim, Arab students who felt 'unsafe' after Holocaust lesson

Jewish groups are condemning a Boston middle school principal after he apologized in an email for the impact of a mandatory Holocaust lesson on some students.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
One school pupil, Teaghan Murtagh, wrote a letter to the Lexington Observer about Cole's order for her not to wear a T-shirt with the words "Save the bees. Plant more trees. Clean the seas. Punch Nazis."
US-ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN-CONFLICT-POLITICS-VOTE-PROTEST Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march during a "No Votes for Genocide" rally organized by the Boston Coalition for Palestine ahead of the US general election in Boston on November 2, 2024

Somerville voters backed Israel boycott, Jewish groups say it is illegal

Jewish organizations have warned Somerville officials they face legal action if a proposed Israel boycott ordinance passes, calling it unconstitutional and financially risky for the city.

|ByRICK SOBEY/BOSTON HERALD/TNS
Making Parkinson's cure personal: TechBio co-founder Micha Breakstoneand developmental biologist Olivier Pourquie.

AI meets biology: How cellular intelligence is redefining stem cell therapy

AI-native platforms are reshaping stem cell research, making regenerative medicine faster, cheaper, and more precise.

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM
(ILLUSTRATIVE) Four thousand US dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009.

Dozens charged in global insider trading scheme after making millions in illicit profits

Two of the defendants, according to the Massachusetts DA, are located in Russia and Israel and considered fugitives. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli Art makes a splash in Houston

JULY 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Livia Link-Raviv, Consul General of Israel at the exhibition opening

Israel protestor allegedly tries to attack Minister Barkat in Boston

This would not be the first attack attempted on Economy Minister Barkat.

JUNE 8, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Economy Minister Nir Barkat speaks the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference. June 6, 2023

Israeli cinema takes center stage in Boston

MAY 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
AMBASSADOR Meron Reuben presenting “America”

Delegation of Boston-area Jews meet with diverse group of Haifa residents

The delegation's arrival in the midst of the State of Israel's 75th anniversary signified the strong connection between American Jews and Israelis.

APRIL 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rani Bender, Sara Abramson, Einat Kalisch, Mark Baker, Hila Perlman-Paniel

Massachusetts woman arrested for placing swastikas at Jewish woman's home

The case had been a source of fear and confusion in the local community for months.

APRIL 25, 2023ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
A Nazi armband with a swastika displayed in the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Iran may be behind BDS ‘hit list’ targeting Boston Jews - report

According to an exclusive interview, an ex-Israeli counter-terrorism advisor to prime ministers says Hezbollah has a list of targets.

MARCH 5, 2023ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
The BDS Boston Mapping Project highlights people and movements that the BDS group identified as pro-Israel, including Jewish community organizations, religious organizations, and even Jewish schools.

Israeli Musician Ellyott’s “Nosferatu” U.S. tour

FEBRUARY 16, 2023ByAMIR TADMOR

Boston’s groundbreaking community mikveh closed due to burst pipe

For Boston-area Jews who immerse ritually on a monthly basis, in keeping with Jewish tradition, the closure could be a significant interruption.

FEBRUARY 16, 2023ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
Mikvah Mei Chaya Mushka in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Israeli chefs showcase health benefits and flavors of Mediterrenean diet in Houston

FEBRUARY 5, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Consul General of Israel to the Southwest Livia Link-Raviv, center, works with staff packing 100 meal bags with Mediterranean produce and recipes for families to take home.

Heb. College will now admit, ordain rabbinical students with non-Jewish partner

This is the second major rabbinical school in the United States to push aside the rules barring students from dating or marrying non-Jews.

FEBRUARY 1, 2023ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
A kippah and a pile of documents.