Tag: Boston
On Yom Kippur, the Jewish establishment should come clean
Israelis have been calling for an accounting from their leaders for the catastrophic intelligence failure on Oct. 7. They want this now, even in wartime, and even after those same failed leaders and institutions...
Multimedia tunnel exhibit in Boston offers ‘glimpse’ of experiences of hostages in Gaza
Some 1,200 people signed up to visit a multimedia tunnel exhibition on City Hall Plaza in Boston that simulates the experiences of hostages whom Hamas continues to hold underground in Gaza.
The exhibit, which ran...
Mass. GOP denounces candidate who said, ‘I will also exile all Jews’
The Republican Party of Massachusetts is urging people not to vote for Lori Kauffman for the Republican State Committee.
“Don’t forget, I’ll likely get voted into office on March 5. Long-term goals are to ban...
Wellesley’s student paper editorial board says anti-Israel Mapping Project ‘is providing a vital service’
Wellesley College’s student newspaper endorsed the controversial Boston “Mapping Project” last week in an article penned by the editorial board, claiming the project provides a “vital service.”
The project, published this past summer by BDS...
37 members of Congress send letter urging investigation into Boston BDS map
A bipartisan group from the U.S. House of Representatives is calling for the federal government to investigate the use of the Boston “BDS Map” by violent extremists and terrorists, and boost security for the...
Boston Jewish community responds to Mapping Project: ‘Threat to all of us’
Boston-based Jewish organizations and community leaders are condemning a newly launched anti-Israel initiative, “The Mapping Project,” that targets Jewish schools, synagogues, nonprofits, media and other entities.
According to its website, the purported aim of the...
Boston terror victim realizes dream of opening rabbinical school in New England
On May 19, the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer, the ribbon-cutting for a new rabbinical school was held in Brighton, Mass., with philanthropist Robert Kraft flanked by local rabbis, dignitaries and elected officials.
The school...
Couple plans to build first Holocaust museum in Boston
Jewish philanthropists Jody Kipnis and Todd Ruderman of Massachusetts bought a 15,000-square-foot building in Boston to create a Holocaust museum.
“Look what’s going on in Europe again,” she said, referring to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...
Library of Congress Announces Music Commissions from the 2021 Koussevitzky Foundation
The Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress has awarded commissions for new musical works to seven composers. The commissions are granted jointly by the foundation and the performing organizations that will...
El Al to start flights from Tel Aviv to Chicago and Tokyo, renew Boston...
Israel’s El Al Airlines announced that it will launch direct flights to Tokyo and Chicago starting in April 2022.
The airline had wanted to start the flights last year but the coronavirus outbreak delayed the...