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Local Jewish communities look for Hanukkah to bring light in a time of darkness

For many, there is a more somber tone to the traditionally festive Jewish holiday that begins on Thursday night, Dec. 7, and continues through Dec. 15.

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Local Jewish communities look for Hanukkah to bring light in a time of darkness

For many, there is a more somber tone to the traditionally festive Jewish holiday that begins on Thursday night, Dec. 7, and continues through Dec. 15.

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Union College facing federal civil rights probe

The college acknowledged the investigation in a letter posted to its website Wednesday — a day after the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights launched its investigation on Dec. 5.

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Winthrop Probing "Hateful Outburst" At Council Meeting - Boston News, Weather, Sports

Police and town officials are actively investigating a “hateful outburst” incident during a Winthrop Town Council meeting.According to the town, a Zoom-based participant in Tuesday<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/winthrop-probing-hateful-outburst-at-council-meeting/">Read More</a>

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Group from Monsey Jewish community visits students at Yale

After a student posted a series of antisemitic threats at Cornell, a group of people from the Monsey Jewish community in New York have been traveling to college campuses.

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Palestinian and Muslim students express safety concerns after man shoots Palestinian students in Vermont

Three Palestinian college students were shot in Vermont last week, amplifying fear and concerns among students on campus.

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Over 1,400 alumni, faculty and parents sign letter calling on Yale to combat antisemitism

University alumni, faculty and parents urged administrators in a Nov. 20 letter to take action against what they called a “tidal wave of antisemitism” moving through campus.

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Students tell ed board about antisemitism in schools

Two high school students gave state education officials a sense Tuesday of how some students are feeling as incidents of antisemitism and hate proliferate across Massachusetts, and one urged the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to do more to ensure that students are learning specifically about the Holocaust in their classrooms.

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Students tell ed board about antisemitism in schools

Two high school students gave state education officials a sense Tuesday of how some students are feeling as incidents of antisemitism and hate proliferate across Massachusetts, and one urged the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to do more to ensure that students are learning specifically about the Holocaust in their classrooms.

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New state police unit to shape hate crimes response. Here's what to know.

Jeremy Burton, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston, called the new unit a "step in the right direction."

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