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

Sun Valley, Idaho, a celebrity destination, is a coronavirus hot spot. Here’s how the local Jewish community is coping.

By Penny Schwartz April 7, 2020

Obituaries

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

By Penny Schwartz April 7, 2020

Culture

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

By Penny Schwartz April 3, 2020

United States

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

By Penny Schwartz April 1, 2020

Food

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

By Penny Schwartz March 25, 2020

United States

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

By Penny Schwartz March 25, 2020

Bonds of Life

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

By Penny Schwartz March 24, 2020

United States

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

By Penny Schwartz February 26, 2020

Obituaries

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

By Penny Schwartz February 19, 2020

United States

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

By Penny Schwartz February 18, 2020

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