The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/cambridge/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:33:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Cambridge | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/cambridge/ 32 32 Massachusetts city adopts resolution critical of Israel; BDS measure falls short https://www.timesofisrael.com/massachusetts-city-adopts-resolution-critical-of-israel-bds-measure-falls-short/ Fri, 28 May 2021 09:23:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2554453 Cambridge commits to reviewing municipal contracts for ties to firms that allegedly violate human rights, endorses Democratic bill in Congress to restrict some aid to Jewish state

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]]> Israeli woman in US chases down, restrains male jogger who flashed her https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-woman-in-us-chases-down-restrains-male-jogger-who-flashed-her/ Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:51:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2119357 'I'm going to get you,' Aia Polansky warns man who exposed himself to her; Massachusetts state trooper says 'she put the fear of god in the guy'

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]]> Hanukkah menorah in park is toppled near Harvard campus https://www.timesofisrael.com/hanukkah-menorah-in-park-is-toppled-near-harvard-campus/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 22:53:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1974413 Cambridge mayor calls vandalism an act of hatred; police 'looking into the possibility of it being a hate crime'

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]]> Harvard students tout Israel’s global impact at high-profile summit https://www.timesofisrael.com/harvard-students-tout-israels-global-impact-at-high-profile-summit/ Mon, 09 Apr 2018 10:32:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1825937 The brainchild of eight undergrads, Sunday’s event highlights the Jewish state's 'uplifting narratives'

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]]> Cambridge students vindicated over anti-Semitism claims http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/cambridge-students-vindicated/ Fri, 12 May 2017 21:45:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1618027 Prestigious college apologizes to students and overhauls its complaint-handling processes after ‘deficiencies,’ Jewish News reports

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]]> British teens fined for stealing artifacts from Auschwitz https://www.timesofisrael.com/british-teens-fined-for-stealing-artifacts-from-auschwitz/ Thu, 30 Mar 2017 14:46:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1591536 Polish judge fines them $500 each, orders them to donate $1,500 to Memorial Foundation for victims of death camp

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]]> 7 Earth-like planets found orbiting star, boosting search for alien life https://www.timesofisrael.com/7-earth-like-planets-found-orbiting-star-boosting-search-for-alien-life/ Wed, 22 Feb 2017 18:48:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1567267 Scientists announce exoplanets within temperate zone of dwarf star 39 light-years away, providing nearest hope for finding extra-terrestrial life

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]]> 3,000-year-old fingerprints found on Egyptian mummy https://www.timesofisrael.com/3000-year-old-fingerprints-found-on-egyptian-mummy/ Mon, 22 Feb 2016 21:44:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1344880 Craftsmen touched varnish before it had dried on inner coffin lid made for chief of scribes at Thebes temple

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]]> The mysterious Jews of Mount Auburn Cemetery https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-mysterious-jews-of-mount-auburn-cemetery/ Thu, 11 Feb 2016 00:58:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1335899 Why have hundreds of notable Jews chosen to be interred in these Cambridge, Massachusetts, non-denominational burial grounds?

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]]> Legal complaint made against pro-BDS prof. who snubbed Israeli schoolgirl https://www.timesofisrael.com/legal-complaint-made-against-pro-bds-prof-who-snubbed-israeli-schoolgirl/ Fri, 04 Dec 2015 14:51:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1296647 UK anti-Semitism monitor says police investigating Jewish academic Marsha Levine, as other experts offer help to student

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]]> Codebreaker’s notes go to auction https://www.timesofisrael.com/codebreakers-notebook-goes-to-auction/ Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:34:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1126949 Fifty-page long manuscript was written by the computer science pioneer when he was working on cracking Nazis' Enigma codes

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]]> Harvard evacuates buildings due to bomb scare https://www.timesofisrael.com/harvard-evacuates-buildings-due-to-bomb-scare/ Tue, 17 Dec 2013 04:23:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=789340 Email claiming explosives may be hidden inside prompts law enforcement to search for hours until giving the all-clear

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]]> Holocaust expert Elisabeth Maxwell dies at 92 https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-expert-elisabeth-maxwell-dies-at-92/ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:23:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=630388 The deceased, wife of late media tycoon Robert Maxwell, devoted her life to education and promotion of interfaith cooperation

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]]> Boston bomber pal tied to books questioning Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/boston-bomber-pal-tied-to-books-questioning-holocaust/ Wed, 07 Aug 2013 18:35:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=628104 Mentally impaired acquaintance of the Tsarnaev brothers had literature doubting genocide, but has Jewish friends, lawyer says

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]]> Israeli team to bring hard-earned post-trauma expertise to Boston https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-team-to-bring-hard-earned-post-trauma-expertise-to-boston/ Fri, 03 May 2013 18:30:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=489398 Israel Trauma Coalition partners with local Jewish federation to help develop 'recovery process' for Watertown schools

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