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.

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Florence Barat, 90, was preparing for her second adult bat mitzvah

By Penny Schwartz October 9, 2020 1:27 pm

Massachusetts court chief Ralph Gants remembered as a giant of justice

By Penny Schwartz September 18, 2020 11:57 am

4 new children’s books to brighten up the Jewish New Year

By Penny Schwartz September 15, 2020 10:05 am

Bradley Fields, 68, renowned magician who studied Talmud and taught math to kids

By Penny Schwartz September 1, 2020 3:13 pm

This rabbi spent 4 months on a ventilator and endured 4 collapsed lungs from COVID-19. Now he’s recovering.

By Penny Schwartz August 25, 2020 10:07 am

Rabbi Ezekiel Nissim Musleah, 92, captivating reader of Torah

By Penny Schwartz August 3, 2020 2:55 pm

Israeli CEO of Boston’s Tatte bakery chain steps down amid discrimination accusations

By Penny Schwartz July 28, 2020 5:05 pm

How did Europe’s Jews cope with a 17th-century plague? This 350-year-old memoir offers a glimpse.

By Penny Schwartz July 27, 2020 12:14 pm

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, Boston’s Jewish community unveils a memorial to its victims

By Penny Schwartz July 17, 2020 2:02 pm

New Hampshire lawmakers send bill requiring Holocaust education to governor

By Penny Schwartz July 2, 2020 5:22 pm

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Florence Barat, 90, was preparing for her second adult bat mitzvah

Massachusetts court chief Ralph Gants remembered as a giant of justice

4 new children’s books to brighten up the Jewish New Year

Bradley Fields, 68, renowned magician who studied Talmud and taught math to kids

This rabbi spent 4 months on a ventilator and endured 4 collapsed lungs from COVID-19. Now he’s recovering.

Rabbi Ezekiel Nissim Musleah, 92, captivating reader of Torah

Israeli CEO of Boston’s Tatte bakery chain steps down amid discrimination accusations

How did Europe’s Jews cope with a 17th-century plague? This 350-year-old memoir offers a glimpse.

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, Boston’s Jewish community unveils a memorial to its victims

New Hampshire lawmakers send bill requiring Holocaust education to governor

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