Massachusetts
Hampshire College, incubator of Yiddish Book Center, pioneer in Holocaust studies, to close
The closure, which follows semester after years of financial troubles, won’t affect the Yiddish Book Center, which operates on land purchased from the college in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Sword-wielding Massachusetts man arrested over threats to Trump, FBI says
FBI Director Kash Patel's girlfriend receives threatening email, Massachusetts man arrested
Boston-area Jewish day school to close after 25 years, saying its model is ‘no longer sustainable’
School board member in Massachusetts called someone a ‘kike’ on live TV
"We lost the kike, oh, I mean, the Jewish guy,” Hoey said Wednesday morning on “City Life,” a news opinion show. “I hate to say it, but that’s what people used to say behind his back.”
Anti-vaxxer rabbi fired by Chabad over social media posts
“It became clear that dismissal was our only choice,” said Rabbi Mendel Fogelman, director of the Central Massachusetts Chabad.
US charges MIT professor with grant fraud over hidden Chinese ties
The Justice Department is cracking down on Chinese influence within universities amid concerns about spying and intellectual property theft by the Chinese government.
Israel Horovitz, playwright who was accused of sexual assault, dies at 81
Horovitz wrote more than 70 plays and was the founding artistic director of Gloucester Stage in Massachusetts.
Investigational drug proven to prolong survival of ALS patients - study
The median overall survival for all CENTAUR study participants being administered AMX0035 was 6.5 months longer than the group originally randomized to placebo.
Trial date set for alleged attempted arson of MA Jewish nursing home
Prosecutors recently found new evidence for the case that demands investigating, and a tentative trial date has been set for November.
Is social distancing enough to prevent coronavirus spread on long flights?
"Long flights not only can lead to importation of COVID-19 cases but also can provide conditions for superspreader events," significant findings show as countries resume international travel.
First Jewish Massachusetts chief Justice, Ralph Gants' memory lives on
Judges, lawyers, political figures and community leaders remembered Gants as a legal giant, passionate in his dedication to equal justice and steeped in compassion for people from all walks of life.
Jewish former Marine wins Massachusetts Democratic congressional primary
He links to a full position paper on Israel and other Jewish issues on his website; in it he notes that he experienced antisemitism in the military.
Jewish progressive Morse loses bid to oust incumbent in Massachusets race
In the state’s 8th Congressional District, Robbie Goldstein, a 36-year-old progressive political newcomer, lost to incumbent Rep. Steven Lynch, one of the House’s more conservative Democrats.
