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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 470

Penny Schwartz

Penny Schwartz

"Oy, Santa" is among the Hanukkah children's books that also deal with Christmas that have come out in 2024. (Collage by Joseph Strauss / JTA)
December 27, 2024, 2:05 am
Hanukkah-Christmas convergence inspires flood of intercultural books for kids
From a ‘Parent Trap’-esque switcheroo to a exploration of traditions around the world, publishers are ringing in the winter holidays with stories for Jewish and interfaith families
By Penny Schwartz
Ilan Stavans and Margaret Boyle, co-authors of 'Sabor Judio: The Jewish Mexican Cookbook.' (I. Rabchinskey /courtesy The University of North Carolina Press)
December 25, 2024, 9:18 am
Latkes con mole and other delicacies feature in this Mexican-Ashkenazi fusion cookbook
‘Sabor Judío’ by Ilan Stavans and Margaret E. Boyle contains more than just recipes from Eastern European immigrants to Mexico – it also dishes up a slice of Jewish history
By Penny Schwartz
'The Rise of the Spider' by Michael P. Spradlin. (Courtesy)
October 5, 2024, 8:20 am
Depicting interwar Germany’s rising Nazi party, new kids novel teaches history, morality
‘The Rise of the Spider’ by NY Times bestselling author Michael P. Spradlin aims to show young readers that it’s everyday people who change the world for the better
By Penny Schwartz
Among the new Haggadahs to be published in 2024 are several for families and one for Star Wars fans. (Collage by Mollie Suss/JTA)
April 16, 2024, 7:04 am
Inside 10 new Haggadahs for 2024: US and Israel take their places at the Seder table
As Jews around the world celebrate the first Passover since Oct. 7, some of these Seder guides touch on politics, while others feature humor, history and Hollywood stars
By PHILISSA CRAMER and Penny Schwartz
Ruth Fein, the first woman to chair Boston's Combined Jewish Philanthropies, enjoys a boat ride in Lake George, Massachuseets. (Michael Fein via JTA)
February 28, 2024, 11:05 am
Ruth Fein, ‘absolute giant of the Boston Jewish community,’ dies at 96
Shattering glass ceilings every step of the way, Fein played a transformational role in Jewish communal life, infusing her work with her passion for Jewish and social causes
By Penny Schwartz
'Blood Years,' 'Two New Years' and 'The Dubious Pranks of Shaindy Goodman' won this year's Sydney Taylor Jewish children’s book awards. (Collage by Mollis Suss/ JTA)
January 23, 2024, 2:58 pm
Story of Chinese-Jewish family observing two New Years nabs top Jewish kids book award
Announced Monday, the 2024 Sydney Taylor Jewish children’s book awards winners include the story of a 6th grader who stands up to peer pressure and a young adult Holocaust memoir
By Penny Schwartz
Norm Finkelstein was the author more than 20 nonfiction books for children and teens, including a forthcoming biography of the legendary Forward editor Abraham Cahan. (Courtesy: Holiday House/JTA)
January 10, 2024, 7:45 pm
Boston writer Norm Finkelstein, whose YA books championed Jewish heroes, dies at 82
A rare two-time Jewish Book Award winner, the librarian, educator and author was lauded for awakening the minds and hearts of students to their heritage
By Penny Schwartz
A composite of artist John Singer Sargent, circa 1910, (Sidney Robert Carter/ Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) and his portrait of Lady Sassoon (Aline de Rothschild) 1907 (Private collection/ Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston).
December 7, 2023, 1:14 am
Works of John Singer Sargent, portrayer of Britain’s Jewish elite, on display in Boston
Artist’s opulent and playful paintings can be seen at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, which inaugurates its new Judaica gallery for Hanukkah, December 7
By Penny Schwartz
12-year-old Noya Dan, seen here in a Harry Potter-inspired costume, was murdered by Hamas alongside her grandmother Carmela on October 7, 2023, in Kibbutz Nir Oz. (via X)
October 31, 2023, 1:22 am
A Harry Potter fan’s murder reverberates from Israel to Boston
Back in the US, Jason Greenberg mourns relatives killed and captured by Hamas, including autistic girl Noya Dan: ‘She was an interminable Harry Potter fan. It kind of defined her’
By Penny Schwartz
A pair of Torah finials crafted by silversmith Abraham de Oliveyra in the 18th century. (Courtesy Jewish Museum and Museum of Fine Arts)
August 11, 2023, 11:34 am
300-year-old Sephardic Torah ornaments to be displayed at US museums for 1st time
Works by Abraham de Oliveyra, the first known licensed Jewish silversmith in London, are bought jointly by Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts and NYC Jewish Museum
By Penny Schwartz
From left to right: Shaqed Druyan, Edmar Colon, and Tutti Druyan photographed for their album 'Kantika.' (Courtesy)
April 1, 2023, 5:00 am
With Ladino compilation, vocalist gets in tune with her family’s fading history
Israeli-American Tutti Druyan hopes release of song collection ‘Kantika’ revives interest in the endangered Judeo-Spanish language once spoken by her ancestors
By Penny Schwartz
A couple prepares to step on a glass, a symbol in Jewish weddings, after their Jewish ceremony in Boston, February 7, 2023. (Igor Klimov via JTA)
February 11, 2023, 1:31 am
Boston Chabad marries 3 couples who were barred from having Jewish weddings in USSR
‘It was my dream’: Ukraine-born husbands and wives, married for a collective 125 years, stand under huppah for 1st time because religious ceremonies were illegal in Soviet Union
By Penny Schwartz
Illustrative: The City of Books library in Mexico City, June 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Christian Palma)
January 31, 2023, 8:58 am
Holocaust survivor story, fantasy novels win prestigious Jewish books for kids prize
Sydney Taylor Book Awards go to illustrated book about genocide survivor who collected remembrances of Jewish families from her hometown, stories of dybbuks and demons
By Penny Schwartz
Passers-by walk near the 20-foot-high bronze sculpture 'The Embrace,' a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, in the Boston Common, Tuesday, January 10, 2023, in Boston. The sculpture, consisting of four intertwined arms, was inspired by a photo of the Kings embracing when MLK learned he had won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. The statue was unveiled Friday, January 13, 2023. (AP/Steven Senne)
January 14, 2023, 6:02 am
Boston dedicates new monument to Martin Luther King, local Jews march in solidarity
Jewish Bostonians, allies walk in procession from Central Reform Temple to Boston Common for city’s unveiling of new 20-foot-high bronze sculpture to civil rights leader
By Penny Schwartz
Brandeis University students assemble messages in honor of their classmate who died in a shuttle bus crash that injured dozens of Brandeis students, following a gathering in the Shapiro Student Center, Nov. 20, 2022. (Penny Schwartz via JTA)
November 21, 2022, 5:09 am
Brandeis University reels after bus accident leaves 1 student dead, dozens injured
Jewish students hold vigils as Hillel leaders quickly organize gatherings to offer support
By Penny Schwartz
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