Penny Schwartz

Penny Schwartz is a JTA correspondent based in Boston. She has been published in the Boston Globe, The Times of Israel, JewishBoston.com, WBUR’s TheARTery, and Hadassah Magazine.

From Penny Schwartz

United States

Groups offer help to synagogues affected by Boston-area gas explosions

Lawrence Bacow

United States

Harvard’s Jewish president wants to restore faith in higher education

Josh Zakim

Politics

Son of ADL legend Leonard Zakim loses upstart bid in Massachusetts race

Lifestyle

New children’s books: A magical shoebox and animals from everywhere

Lifestyle

A Jewish atonement ritual (not the chicken one) gets an eco-friendly makeover

Israel

Tufts students say ‘Colonizing Palestine’ class demonizes Israel

Hebrew College in Boston

United States

Boston’s Hebrew College sells its campus to shore up its future

Sponsored

Unique museum tells story of Polish family murdered for hiding Jews during Holocaust

United States

Century-old Boston synagogue receives $500,000 in city funds for historic preservation

United States

The fight over the oldest synagogue in the US is headed to the Supreme Court

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