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Screen capture of the TribeTalk website, June 26, 2026. (TribeTalk)
June 26, 2026, 8:40 am
Massachusetts principal under fire for apologizing for antisemitism discussion
Obliquely worded letter to parents sparks outcry for seeming to regret teaching about Holocaust; in fact, it reportedly apologized for lesson on modern-day antisemitism that used material by pro-Israel org
By Andrew Lapin
John Reardon of Millis, Massachusetts, appears in an undated booking photograph after his arrest for allegedly making a threatening call to a synagogue in Attleboro, Massachusetts. (Attleboro Police Department/Handout)
August 15, 2025, 5:19 am
Massachusetts man sentenced to 26 months for threats to synagogues, Israel consulate
‘You do realize that by supporting genocide that means it’s OK for people to commit genocide against you,’ John Reardon said on one of his phone calls, according to court papers
By Nate Raymond
Rabbi Levi and Sara Volovik came to western Massachusetts in 2003, and inaugurated the new Chabad of the Berkshires building in July 2025. (JTA Photo)
August 9, 2025, 2:01 am
The new Borscht Belt? More Jewish professionals are making the Berkshires a summer home
A new Chabad house is the latest sign of a metamorphosis in western Massachusetts as Jews are increasingly drawn to this modern, highbrow version of the Catskills
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Kitty Dukakis, left, and Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis outside their home in Brookline, Massachusetts, March 7, 1989. (AP/David Tenenbaum)
March 26, 2025, 11:00 am
Kitty Dukakis, the first Jewish spouse of a US presidential candidate, dies at 88
She joined 1st US presidential commission on Holocaust, urged creation of Holocaust museum; after going public with her struggles, advocated for those dealing with addiction
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Matthew Scouras; weaponry and cash located by Beverly Police during execution of a search warrant at his home. (Courtesy Beverly Police Department)
January 8, 2025, 8:10 am
Massachusetts man arrested for antisemitic threats had Nazi flag, guns and ammo
Matthew Scouras, 34, allegedly threatened online to rape Jewish women, called for shooting attacks at synagogues; stash of weapons at his home included pistol with no serial number
By JTA and ToI Staff
File: A Homeland Security vehicle, right, is parked outside the Moakley Federal Courthouse, April 19, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
November 26, 2024, 6:48 pm
Man pleads guilty to threatening to bomb Massachusetts synagogues
John Reardon, 59, made phone calls to local synagogues, Jewish community organization in January, saying, ‘If you can kill the Palestinians, we can kill you’
By AP
Security camera footage shows a person suspected of having a connection to a fire at the home of a rabbi, which serves as a Chabad community center, in Arlington, Massachusetts, on May 11, 2019. (Screen capture, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 18, 2024, 11:57 pm
Brother of suspect in Boston antisemitic arsons pleads guilty to obstructing justice
Former security guard at US embassy in Sweden admits he tampered with documents related to his brother, the prime suspect in a 2019 spree of antisemitic arsons, who died in 2020
By AP
A man identified as Scott Hayes holds a pistol during a fight with an identified man who attacked him during a pro-Israel rally in Newton, Massachusetts on September 12, 2024. (Screen capture: X/KassyAkiva)
September 13, 2024, 12:47 pm
Man shot after attacking pro-Israel demonstrator in Boston suburb
Activist Scott Hayes who shot his attacker was swiftly arrested and charged, drawing ADL complaint; video shows passerby yelling at group before rushing at Hayes and assaulting him
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Police detain a pro-Palestinian demonstrator who attempted to block traffic from the garage of the Stata Center at MIT, as part of a protest against Israel, May 9, 2024, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
May 10, 2024, 6:45 am
Several detained at MIT for blocking parking garage in anti-Israel protest
Demonstrators call for prestigious Massachusetts university to ‘cut ties to a state that is currently enacting a genocide,’ as encampment protests continue at numerous US campuses
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Anti-Israel demonstrators display signs outside the home of US Sen. Elizabeth Warren during a protest on November 19, 2023, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
March 29, 2024, 4:49 pm
Massachusetts parents say public school teachers union sowing anti-Israel bias
Rhetoric during a webinar last week on ‘The Struggle Against Anti-Palestinian Racism’ was the last straw for many who say students are being ‘indoctrinated’ in the wake of Oct. 7
By Cathryn J. Prince
A series of defaced posters hanging on a private residence in Newton, Massachusetts on March 17, 2024. (Jeff and Miriam Kosowsky)
March 21, 2024, 6:07 am
Massachusetts cops open hate crime probe into vandalism of homes with pro-Israel signs
String of seven recent incidents being investigated include one in which more than 100 posters displaying Israeli hostages were destroyed in heavily Jewish Boston suburb of Newton
By Andrew Lapin
Screen capture from video of Chicago high school students staging a walkout in support of a ceasefire in the war in the Gaza Strip, January 30, 2024. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 22, 2024, 9:48 am
US investigating Chicago public schools after students’ anti-Israel walkout
Federal discrimination probe also opened into a Massachusetts school district after rabbis and Jewish students complain of antisemitism
By JTA and ToI Staff
Rabbi Harold Kushner gives an interview aired November 26, 2004. (PBS screen grab used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 29, 2023, 12:54 pm
Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of ‘When Bad Things Happen to Good People,’ dies at 88
Influential congregational leader wrote bestselling theological guide after his son was diagnosed with fatal premature aging condition progeria
By Ben Harris and PHILISSA CRAMER
Stephanie Lyons at her home in Stoneham, Massachusetts, December 26, 2022. (Tony Luong for The Washington Post via Getty Images via JTA)
April 25, 2023, 3:26 am
Massachusetts woman indicted for leaving swastikas at Jewish lawyer’s home
Suspect accused of putting paper cutouts of hate symbol outside house of attorney representing her child’s father in a custody battle
By Andrew Lapin
This image made from video provided by WCVB-TV, shows Jack Teixeira, in T-shirt and shorts, being taken into custody by armed tactical agents in Dighton, Massachusetts, on, April 13, 2023. (WCVB-TV via AP)
April 19, 2023, 8:14 am
Judge to decide whether US intel leak suspect should remain jailed until trial
Jack Teixeira, 21, a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who allegedly shared on social media highly classified material he took home from his base, was arrested last week
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and Eric Tucker
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