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’
Ram Dass, psychedelic drug pioneer, dies at age 88
“He was a guide for thousands seeking to discover or reclaim their spiritual identity beyond or within institutional religion.”
Police investigate threats against Jewish students at Massachusetts school
It is the second report of antisemitism at a Massachusetts middle school in recent weeks.
UMass Resistance Studies Initiative to host BDS panel discussion
84 groups pen letter querying use of UMass name when departments host political events.
Suburban Boston students accused of ‘antisemitic social media activity’
“As soon as we found out, we reached out to Framingham police and have been told there’s an investigation underway."
Israeli flag defaced with swastika in front of Massachusetts synagogue
“This should be a wake-up call for everyone who lives on Cape Cod,” Rabbi Elias Lieberman of the Falmouth Jewish Congregation told the Cape Cod Times.
Antisemitic and racist graffiti discovered at historic Massachusetts park
The vandalism painted on the walls of the fort, including swastikas, messages advocating violence against Jews, the slogan “Hitler 2020” and stickers depicting Anne Frank painted over in red.
FBI offers $20,000 for info on arson at Chabad Centers near Boston
The bureau released new surveillance footage of the suspect.
80 groups call on UMass to rescind sponsorship for anti-Israel campus event
Anti-Israel activists who will address the event include Roger Waters, Linda Sarsour and Marc Lamont Hill.
New England grocer selling Passover foods reaches agreement with workers
The agreement reached between workers and company officials on Sunday includes wage increases and maintains health coverage.
Antisemitic vandalism at Massachusetts cemetery more widespread - police
At least 59 gravestones were vandalized with swastikas and anti-Semitic epithets at the Hebrew Cemetery in Fall River, Massachusetts,
