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

Obituaries

Robert Lappin, Jewish philanthropist and founder of teen Israel program, dies at 98

Culture

In new Passover children’s books, meet a googly eyed gator and spend a seder in outer space

United States

Boston-area senior housing community with Jewish ties reports 6 coronavirus deaths

Food

In the Boston area, 2 Jewish chefs team up to feed kids while schools are closed

United States

Lawrence Bacow, Harvard University’s Jewish president, has the coronavirus

Bonds of Life

Larry Rasky, Biden confidant and Boston-area Jewish leader, dies suddenly at 69

United States

Stephan Ross, survivor who founded New England Holocaust Memorial, dies

Obituaries

Albert Sherman, Boston Jewish leader and mentor, dies at 81

United States

Star of David graffiti spray-painted on 2 Boston apartment buildings

Culture

Top Jewish children’s books include stories about a Yiddish culture rescuer and the Holocaust

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