Massachusetts

In a first, Massachusetts lawmakers delay budget fight to accommodate Passover observance

“They immediately said, ‘We’ll have to figure out a new way,’” recalled Balser, who represents the heavily Jewish suburb of Newton.

By PENNY SCHWARTZ/ JTA
26/04/2024

Boston: Palestinian terrorist flag waved at Israeli dance troupe protest

During a Friday protest in Boston against the Israeli Vertigo Dance Company, pro-Palestinian activists prominently displayed the flag of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for multi-billion dollar FTX fraud

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years for fraud involving $8 billion US dollars, marking his dramatic downfall from billionaire status.

By REUTERS
28/03/2024

First pig-to-human kidney transplant performed in Boston

a 62-year-old man received a pig kidney at Massachusetts General Hospital. This landmark surgery represents a significant step forward in addressing the chronic shortage of organs for transplant.

By REUTERS
21/03/2024

Massachusetts police investigating string of vandalism targeting pro-Israel homes as hate crimes

Most of the reported incidents in the heavily Jewish Boston suburb over the past month involve the defacement or removal of pro-Israel signs from lawns or fences.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
21/03/2024

Feds charge Massachusetts man for calls threatening Jews with ‘genocide’

"If you can kill their children we can kill yours,” Reardon, of Millis, Massachusetts, allegedly said.

By JTA
30/01/2024

Catholic students asked to behave 'consistent with their biological sex'

The controversial new policy enforces students using their pronouns assigned at birth and their birth names and forbids same-sex relationships.

Mysterious ice block falls from space, destroys US family's home

It is believed the ice block may have fallen from an aircraft flying above the home.

Antisemitic rice bag incident shakes small Massachusetts town

The police believe the antisemitic rice bag incident was the work of the neo-Nazi extremist group the Goyim Defense League.

09/08/2023

Barack Obama's White House personal chef found dead in Massachusetts lake

Tafari Campbell, 45, was the subject of a two-day search after a paddle boarder was seen struggling and going under the water in Edgartown Great Pond.

By REUTERS
25/07/2023
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