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The Yiddish of Yankeeland: The Jews of Boston and America, 1840–1924

Up Next: 11/2/2021, 4:00 pm

$85

The first “Oneg Shabbat” archive cache is recovered from the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, in September 1946 (Photo: The Ringelblum Archive)

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Time Capsules Under the Rubble: The Ringelblum Archive in the Warsaw Ghetto

11/21/2021, 1:30 pm

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Live Program: “Persian Lessons”

11/21/2021, 1:00 pm

Nahuel Pérez Biscayart in “Persian Lessons” (Courtesy: Signature Entertainment)

$15

“The Seven Boxes” Film Screening

Up Next: 11/7/2021

$15

“Plan A” Film Screening

Up Next: 11/7/2021

$15

Dear Palestine: A Social History of the 1948 War

11/18/2021, 12:15 pm

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Ofek Cohen as Yakov in “You Will Not Play Wagner” (Courtesy Jewish Arts Collaborative)

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Virtual Play: “You Will Not Play Wagner”

11/16/2021, 7:00 pm

Free

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Speaker Series: Judy Batalion

11/14/2021, 8:00 pm

$12

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Two Peoples, One Land: The History and Politics of Israel and Palestine

11/14/2021, 1:00 pm

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Mark Zuckerberg (Photo: Anthony Quintano/Flickr)

7/23/2018 Top Pick

Mark Zuckerberg Speaks to Holocaust Denial on Facebook

Facebook’s Jewish CEO tries to walk back his controversial remarks on freedom of speech and Holocaust deniers that spread anti-Semitism on the popular platform.

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

7/19/2018 Top Pick

A New Approach to Advocating for Israel

Students Supporting Israel is an on-campus organization that advocates for Israel—and Jewish pride—with innovative and engaging programs.

By Ann Green

7/19/2018 Top Pick

Tisha B’Av, Entrepreneurism and the Call of the Wall

The idea of the pivot is not strange in the field of entrepreneurship; however, it’s not usually what comes to mind when thinking about Tisha B’Av.

By Rabbi Baruch HaLevi

Claude Lanzmann (Photo: ActuaLitté/Flickr)

7/16/2018 Top Pick

Claude Lanzmann, Director of “Shoah,” Dies at 92

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

REFERRAL: Members of the YMHA-Hecht House Alumni Association reunion committee.

7/9/2018 Top Pick

Hundreds Reminisce at 44th Reunion of Boston’s Jewish Community

Nearly 400 people who grew up during the “Golden Age” of Boston’s Jewish community in the Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods gathered at the Boston Marriott Quincy.

By Jewish Journal

7/9/2018 Top Pick

Vilna Shul to Break Ground on Renovations in October

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

6/26/2018 Top Pick

Boston Gives City’s Century-Old Synagogue $500,000

Grant will help make once-abandoned tourist landmark fully accessible for the elderly and those with disabilities.

By The Times of Israel

6/26/2018 Top Pick

NBA’s Ray Allen: Teaching Others About the Holocaust

Ray Allen first learned about the Holocaust when he was in middle school.

By WBUR

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