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  • New kids’ books hitting the shelves at Chanukah

    December 4, 2009 9:33pm

    A roundup of this year’s crop of Chanukah children’s books.

  • Haifa University honors Mass. governor

    October 20, 2009 6:21pm

    Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick received an honorary doctorate from the University of Haifa.

  • Brandeis, Frankfurter on new stamps

    September 23, 2009 10:59pm

    The images of Jewish U.S. Supreme Court justices Louis Brandeis and Felix Frankfurter are included in a new series of postage stamps.

  • Synagogue hails Dutch lawmaker as a hero

    February 28, 2009 1:46am

    In his home continent, Dutch politician Geert Wilders is something of a pariah over his harsh views on Islam, but he was cheered during a recent speech at a synagogue near Boston and is receiving support from two organizations with strong ties to the American Jewish community.

  • Book on King-Heschel bond wins children’s lit award

    January 11, 2009 6:36pm

    A book that traces the lives and friendship of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel won an award for Jewish children’s literature.

  • Jewish girls’ magazine wins $100,000

    December 11, 2008 6:12pm

    A magazine published by and for Jewish girls won a $100,000 prize.

  • Edward Cohen: Slain labor leader remembered

    August 26, 2008 9:00am

    Edward Cohen, a rising labor leader in Boston, was shot and killed in a random shooting in 1907. Despite being mourned by thousands, including Louis Brandeis, he was eventually forgotten in the ensuing decades. But now efforts are underway to reclaim his

  • Haredim riot in Jerusalem

    August 26, 2008 9:00am

    Fervently Orthodox Jews rioted in Jerusalem to protest the arrest of a community member.

  • Agri rebukes Obama over criticism

    August 26, 2008 9:00am

    An attorney for Agriprocessors rebuked criticism of the firm’s hiring practice by Barack Obama.

  • Egypt seen as key to Shalit freedom

    August 26, 2008 9:00am

    Ehud Barak told Hosni Mubarak that Egypt is central to securing the release of Gilad Shalit.