Tag: Massachusetts
Massachusetts Teacher Resigns After School Fails to Address Antisemitism
The Jewish middle-school instructor says administrators failed to take seriously a student’s threats and Nazi hate speech.
Salem, Massachusetts Takes Stand Against Antisemitic Attacks on Health Department over COVID Precautions
Salem Health Department and Board of Health officials, especially those with Jewish-sounding names, have been receiving targeted threats online and via voicemail.
Massachusetts Teens Offered $2,000 Scholarship for March of Living Trip to Poland, Israel
“Students with Holocaust education are more likely to stand up to negative stereotyping and challenge incorrect, biased information,” said director of teen programming Aaron Kischel.
Ethnic-Studies Legislation in Massachusetts Raises Alarm from Jewish, Watchdog Groups
Charles Jacobs, president of Americans for Peace and Tolerance, told JNS that ethnic studies and racial-justice curricula as now constructed are "poisonous to American society, as they promote tribalism and racism."
Chabad Rabbi Stabbed in Boston, Near Jewish Summer Camp
The attacked tried to force the rabbi into a car.
Massachusetts Man Convicted of Placing Firebomb Outside Jewish Nursing Home
John Rathbun, 37, was convicted of attempting to transport or receive explosive devices with the knowledge or intent to kill, injure or intimidate, or unlawfully damage or destroy property.
High School Coach Fired for Using Audibles Rabbi, Dreidel, Auschwitz
Is this yet another side of Cancel Culture but with Jewish-related words?
Feds Ask High Court to Rethink Rescinding Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Penalty
The federal government has revived the death penalty and has been seeking executions after a 17-year unofficial moratorium.
Federal Appeals Court Overturns Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence
The appeals court agreed with the defense, saying the judge should have conducted a jury selection process that was “sufficient to identify prejudice.”
Israel Deports Son of CBS Chairwoman and Mezhbizh Rebbe for Violating Coronavirus Rules
He was ordered to leave Israel immediately.
Risking November Outcome, Biden, Democrats, Reject BLM’s Demands to Defund Police
"What we're doing is talking about how we change policy to make our policing more just,” Pelosi told MSNBC.
135 Recoveries Vs. 34 New Cases as Israel’s Hopeful Trend Reaches 12 Days
There have been 17,515 coronavirus-related deaths in New York City as Monday night.
Massachusetts Man Arrested for Attempted Arson at Jewish Nursing Home
Ruth’s House is “located within a short distance of three Jewish temples, a Jewish private school, and a Jewish Community Center.”
Sanders Would Move Embassy Back to Tel Aviv, Calls Netanyahu ‘Reactionary Racist’
On the embassy in Jerusalem, Bloomberg disagreed with Bernie's move idea: “It was done and you will have to leave it there,” he said.
Cavaliers’ Former Israeli Coach David Blatt Announces He Has MS
"I’m a coach and my job is to lead, to teach and inspire many people. The fact that I’m not that mobile or active does not affect my mental ability to do these things."
FBI Offers $20,000 for Information on 3 Chabad Arsons in Massachusetts
At the time of the incidents, surveillance footage captured an unknown male, approximately 5’11”, slowly walking to and from the locations where the fires were set.
Bernie Sanders Joins IfNotNow Young Jews in Unforgettable Anti-Zionist Outing
That beacon of Jewish light, IfNotNow, dedicated to preaching to unsuspecting Birthright youths why the settlers are the same as Nazis, but less organized.
30 Gravestones in Massachusetts Jewish Cemetery Desecrated
One stone was scrawled with the somewhat quirky "Oy vey!" which may have been a reference to the Führer's last words in his Berlin bunker.
Sigmund Freud’s Letter Detailing his Jewish Roots, Family and Career on Auction
"I was born on the 6th of May [18]56 in Freiberg / Moravia. My father and mother came from Galicia."
Conan O’Brien to Tape Show for One Week in Israel Late August
We went online—so you won't have to—and collected Conan's Israel-related jokes that are fit to steal in a family publication.
Massachusetts Next to Mull Anti-BDS Bill
BDS tactics prevent Israel from helping "solve the drought, leverage alternative energy, discover new cures, and protect technical infrastructure with cyber security."
Life Sentence for Terrorist Who Murdered Ezra Schwartz, hy’d
Ezra Schwartz was in Israel for a gap year program when he was murdered by a terrorist while on his way to volunteer at a park.
Northeast US Prepares for a Nor’easter and Snowstorm Stella
At least 4,000 flights have been canceled up and down the Eastern Seaboard in advance of Snowstorm Stella.
Kalytera Therapeutics Acquires Israeli Cannabis Drugmaker
'The results of Talent’s Phase 2 clinical studies are unprecedented, and mark a major milestone in the potential prevention and treatment of this severe and life-threatening disease.'
Bomb Threats Again Close JCCs Along America’s East Coast
Another rash of bomb threats made against Jewish community centers in American states on the East Coast. No injuries reported, no bombs found.
New Study: Alarming Spike in Campus Anti-Semitism in 2016
In 2016, 14 incidents that restricted Jewish students’ civil rights by suppressing their speech, blocking their movement or hindering their assembly were found on 12 campuses.
CAIR Says Trump’s ‘Hibi-Jabis’ Comment Endangers Muslim Women [video]
Earlier this year, CAIR said Trump's repeating the story about US General John Pershing executing Muslim prisoners in the Philippines using bullets dipped in pig's blood was endangering American Muslims.
America’s Oldest Citizen is a Jewish Woman
Goldie Michelson, 113, is the oldest American and oldest Jew in the world.
Breaking: Bomb Threats Lock Down 8 Schools Northern New Jersey
A rash of robocalled bomb threats this week has disrupted classes in dozens of U.S. schools in several states.
Newton Mayor Launches Fight Against Anti-Semitism
Newton, Massachusetts officials are launching a new initiative to fight anti-Semitic incidents in the school system.