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• Boston-area federations merge

  July 2, 2013 11:17am

  A federation north of Boston has merged with Combined Jewish Philanthropies in an effort to bring financial stability and expanded programs to the region’s Jewish organizations.

• Non-Orthodox day schools struggling even after the recession

  July 1, 2013 2:56pm

  A census of U.S. day school students in 2008-09 found a decline in non-Orthodox enrollment even as the wider day school population grew 11 percent. Four years later, the situation hasn’t improved.

• Giffords accepts JFK award in Boston

  May 6, 2013 1:26pm

  BOSTON (JTA) — Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. Giffords, who has become an advocate for stricter gun control after being shot in the head in 2011, was recognized for the courage she has demonstrated in pushing for policy changes aimed at reducing gun violence. The ceremony…

• In new children’s books, it’s rhyme time about matzah and the seder

  March 11, 2013 2:15pm

  The seder in 14 rhyming steps and a poetic salute to munching matzah highlight new children’s books for Passover.

• New haggadahs: Edgar Bronfman’s and an interactive version for kids

  March 11, 2013 2:13pm

  Francine Hermelin Levite and Edgar Bronfman have been using unique versions of the Passover Haggadah for years. Now the mother of three and the business giant-Jewish philanthropist have decided to publish their versions of the Exodus story.

• Acclaimed filmmaker turns camera on his own Holocaust experience for ‘Frontline’

  March 7, 2013 8:01pm

  For decades, Marian Marzynski has won critical accolades for his films about the Holocaust and Polish Jewry. Now, in “Never Forget to Lie,” he tells his own story of childhood escape from the Warsaw Ghetto.

• Jewish books illustrated by Sendak sold at auction

  February 4, 2013 5:35pm

  Two rare Jewish books illustrated by Maurice Sendak were sold at auction days before the posthumous publication of a new book by the author.

• ‘Hannah’s Way,’ Wallenberg bio among winners of Sydney Taylor Book Awards

  January 22, 2013 4:53pm

  The Depression-era story of an observant Jewish girl trying to fit in and a Raoul Wallenberg biography were among the choices for Sydney Taylor Book Awards.

• Shining a new light on the Jewish response to Christmas

  November 30, 2012 9:11pm

  From kosher comedy to a swinging Mardi Gras version of the “Dreidel” song, a new book and CD compilation explore the intriguing, delightful and sometimes perplexing ways in which American Jews have responded to Christmas.

• New children’s books: high seas adventures, food and fun

  November 30, 2012 8:03pm

  An adventure set on the high seas and two fun-filled books with food and activities are on the list of new Chanukah books this year.