Penny Schwartz is a Boston-based freelance journalist specializing in Jewish subjects, the arts, education, and children's books. She is a long-time correspondent and contributing writer for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), with her work published in outlets including the Boston Globe, The Times of Israel, JewishBoston, WBUR's The Artery, Hadassah Magazine, HuffPost, My Jewish Learning, Sun Sentinel, Heritage Florida Jewish News, and Jewish Journal. She co-authored 'Gwozdziec Reconstructed'. Schwartz maintains an active presence on X/Twitter as @PennySchwartz, where she shares updates on her reporting, including on profiled figure Meron Reuben.