SOKOLOVSKY
Alexander Sokolovsky, 90, of Holden, died July 11 in St. Vincent Hospital. He was the husband of Rosa (Shifrin) Sokolovsky….
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The Abortion Debate
What Jewish law really says about abortion By Ephraim Sherman (JTA) – Alabama and Georgia have passed laws recently that limit or…
DC Dyke March bans Jewish Pride flags
(JTA) — The DC Dyke March is returning after a 12-year hiatus, with a new request: no “nationalist symbols” including…
State Senate Supports Increase in Non-Profit Security Grant Funding
BOSTON – The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston has commended the Massachusetts State Senate for unanimously supporting the…
LGA to get Makerspace
By Stacey Dresner NORTHAMPTON – When some students at Lander-Grinspoon Academy in Northampton complained that sitting on the floor during…
8th Annual ‘Yidstock’ Features Yiddish Music and Klezmer Stars
AMHERST – The Yiddish Book Center’s Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music, will run this year from Thursday, July…
Hitting the Ground Running
Brandeis Center already at work on Western Mass. Jewish demographic study By Stacey Dresner WESTERN MASS. – Agencies of the…
LYA to Hold Scholarship Dinner
LONGMEADOW – LYA will hold its annual Scholarship Dinner on Tuesday, June 18 at Congregation B’nai Torah, 2 Eunice Drive…
Berkshire Jewish Film Festival begins July 8
LENOX – The 33rd season of the Berkshire Jewish Film Festival (BJFF), presented by Congregation Knesset Israel in Pittsfield, will…