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

By Penny Schwartz April 3, 2020 12:07 pm

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

By Penny Schwartz April 1, 2020 3:29 pm

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

By Penny Schwartz March 25, 2020 5:01 pm

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

By Penny Schwartz March 25, 2020 11:00 am

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

By Penny Schwartz March 24, 2020 5:05 pm

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

By Penny Schwartz February 26, 2020 10:21 am

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

By Penny Schwartz February 19, 2020 4:36 pm

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

By Penny Schwartz February 18, 2020 11:54 am

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

By Penny Schwartz January 28, 2020 12:33 pm

Trailblazing book by Jewish author Ezra Jack Keats is most checked-out book ever at New York Public Library

By Penny Schwartz January 15, 2020 2:38 pm

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trailblazing book by Jewish author Ezra Jack Keats is most checked-out book ever at New York Public Library

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