No one loves the stranger

By Gina Nahai
Published on May 15, 2013

I know what happened with those three women in Cleveland, how one man was able to imprison and torture them in the middle of a residential neighborhood for 10 years, even though he had grown children, brothers, cousins who visited the house for hours at a time. It’s not a pretty tale, but we’ve all heard it, although to a lesser degree, countless times before.

Boston bombing suspect’s family struggles to find burial site

Published on May 6, 2013

The body of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev remained in limbo on Monday as his family searched for a cemetery that would accept him.

A suit and a story

By Rob Eshman
Published on May 1, 2013

It had been a tough week. The more news I read about the Boston bombing, the less I understood. Who were these young men, full of grievance, using a fresh start in America to maim and kill innocents?

Medical examiner keeps private how Boston bombing suspect died

Published on April 29, 2013

An autopsy on Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev determined precisely how he died after a bloody shootout with police but the results can't be made public until the body is claimed, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Medical Examiner said on Monday.

My cousin Bruce: a Boston hero

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on April 26, 2013

When the first bomb went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Bruce Mendelsohn was partying in an office overlooking Boylston Street. The blast knocked him off of his seat.

Neil Diamond’s ‘Sweet’ gesture to Boston [VIDEO]

By Jeffrey Hensiek
Published on April 23, 2013

Rabbi leads interfaith service at Boston Marathon bombing site

Published on April 22, 2013

About 100 people attended a rabbi-led interfaith service for the victims of the Boston Marathon attack at the site of the bombing.

Suspected marathon bomber may never speak again, Israeli director of Boston hospital says

Published on April 22, 2013

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev may never speak again, the expatriate Israeli director of the Boston hospital where Tsarnaev is being treated told an Israeli news site.

Obama: ‘The entire country is behind the people of Boston’

Published on April 19, 2013

President Barack Obama called Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino on Friday to offer ongoing federal help in the Boston bombing investigation, and to express condolences for a police officer killed in the search for suspects.

Marathon bomb suspect eludes police, hunt shuts Boston down

Published on April 19, 2013

Black Hawk helicopters and heavily armed police descended on a Boston suburb Friday in a massive search for an ethnic Chechen suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings, hours after his brother was killed by police in a late-night shootout.

A heart to heart letter from an Israeli to Americans

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on April 19, 2013

The Insecurity of Freedom

By Beit T'shuvah
Published on April 19, 2013

Israel at 65

By Rob Eshman
Published on April 19, 2013

I watched the video of the Boston Marathon bombings and thought, of course, of the bus bombings that wracked Jerusalem and Tel Aviv a decade ago.

Chechnya, Tsarnaev and terror

Published on April 19, 2013

According to media accounts based on police reports, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings is a 19-year-old man named Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, a resident of Boston who lived in the former Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan and may or may not be Chechen in origin. He identifies himself as a Muslim.

Bombing suspects in dramatic shootout and manhunt [TIMELINE]

Published on April 19, 2013

Police emptied the streets of suburban Watertown on Friday in a house-by-house search for a second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, the day after killing his brother in a shootout.

Muslim Brotherhood-linked mosque’s imam replaced as speaker at service for Boston Marathon attack victims

Published on April 19, 2013

The imam of a mosque that is managed by the Muslim Brotherhood-founded Muslim American Society (MAS) was initially invited to speak at Thursday’s interfaith service in Boston to honor the Boston Marathon attack’s victims, but that invitation was later rescinded by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick’s office, JNS.org has learned.

One suspect dead, another on the run in Boston bombings

Published on April 19, 2013

Police killed one suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing in a shootout and mounted house-to-house searches for a second man on Friday, with much of the city under virtual lockdown after a bloody night of shooting and explosions in the streets.

FBI identifies two suspects in Boston Marathon bombing [PHOTOS]

Published on April 18, 2013

Investigators released pictures of two suspects in the Boston bombing on Thursday, seeking the public's help in finding two men photographed on the crowded sidewalk before Monday's bombs exploded near the finish line.

Obama in Boston vows U.S. will find perpetrators of bombings

Published on April 18, 2013

President Barack Obama told a memorial service for the Boston bombing victims that "we will find" whoever carried out the attack that killed three people as investigators search for two men seen on a video of the scene shortly before the blasts.

New evidence photos from Boston Marathon bombing

By JewishJournal
Published on April 17, 2013

Israel Police chief to meet with FBI on Boston Marathon attack

Published on April 17, 2013

Israel Police Chief Yohanan Danino in U.S. meetings with FBI and law enforcement officials is expected to discuss the Boston Marathon attack, among other topics.

‘Running Rabbi’ recounts chaos at Boston Marathon, vows to run in next year’s race

Published on April 16, 2013

“It was a beautiful day. I was so excited to run and having such a good run. The crowd was unbelievable. The whole experience was amazing. It was almost magical."

In the wake of Boston Marathon bombings, Israeli Independence Day fetes are toned down

Published on April 16, 2013

Israeli Independence Day celebrations in Boston were muted and security was increased in the wake of bombings that left three dead and dozens injured at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

Yankees offer Youkilis $12 million

Published on December 7, 2012

The New York Yankees reportedly offered Jewish free agent Kevin Youkilis a one-year, $12 million contract.

Haifa a many-faceted jewel

By Elyse Glickman
Published on October 31, 2012

Visiting Americans often compare Haifa with San Francisco for its hilly landscape and trendy, artsy neighborhoods, or Boston for its mix of academia and maritime culture.

Rising star Aly Raisman

Published on July 31, 2012

Youkilis traded from Red Sox to White Sox

Published on June 25, 2012

Kevin Youkilis is changing his Sox: The three-time All-Star was traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox.

Police investigate hazing at Boston Jewish frat

Published on April 12, 2012

Boston police launched a criminal investigation after finding five men bound together nearly naked in the basement of a Jewish fraternity house.

Boston doctor finds treating transgender youth a transforming experience

Published on January 19, 2012

In a family of prominent Jewish educators, Norman Spack could be called the rebel. He became a doctor. “I'm the only one who didn't go into Jewish education,” quips Spack, a senior associate in the endocrine division at Boston's Children's Hospital, where he has worked for 39 years.

Former Boston-area rabbi refuses plea over sexual abuse charges

Published on December 15, 2011

A rabbi who taught at a Boston-area Jewish day school has refused a plea deal over sexual abuse charges.

Mass. governor launches second phase of Mass Challenge

Published on March 8, 2011

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is on a high-profile business and trade mission in Israel promoting job-creating partnerships between the two regions. Patrick on Monday launched the second phase of Mass Challenge, a four-year, $1 million worldwide competition for innovative start-up companies. He encouraged Israel's entrepreneurs to enter the contest. Among the many Israeli applicants that entered last year, Joy Tunes reached the finals.

Boston-area towns back pro-Palestinian resolutions

Published on November 4, 2010

Voters in three Boston-area districts backed a nonbinding resolution supporting Palestinian rights in Israel.

How one Boston synagogue met the challenge of the cantor’s sexual abuse

By Richard Greenberg
Published on January 11, 2007

As an attorney representing several victims of sexually predatory Catholic priests, Mark Itzkowitz has witnessed the church's pedophilia scandal from an almost too-close-for-comfort vantage point. Not long ago, Itzkowitz's life took a surreal turn when he found himself confronting clergy sexual abuse from a different perspective: The problem had come home to roost in his own synagogue.

Briefs: Olmert upbeat on U.S. ties; Hamas names new leader; Olmert’s lesbian daughter slams Jerusale

Published on November 16, 2006

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Rocker Grrrl Memoir Charts Swift Decline

By Marc Ballon
Published on April 6, 2006

Zeroing in on 30, rocker Jen Trynin gave herself an ultimatum: either make it now or get out of the game. Her youthful looks belied the years she spent slogging through the Boston music scene without much to show for it besides too many hangovers.

Jack and Katy Seror: Help Knows No Age

By Meira Held
Published on January 5, 2006

At first glance, 87-year-old Jack seror and his wife, Katy, are a kind, yet unassuming elderly couple, members of Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel and loving grandparents. However, they are also leaders of the Greek Jewish community that resisted and survived the Nazis to build flourishing new families in America.