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The festival will feature 10 films with English subtitles over the course of three days, all of which were directed, made, written or acted in by Mexican Jews.
The Mexico City-born president of Tribeca Synagogue is organizing the event, which opens April 2.
Some of the protesters were dressed in red robes with their faces covered by white bonnets in the style of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
"I don't sleep at night," Koppel said about the tensions roiled by the ideas he advanced, according to an audience member.
Kosher Dekal is coming back with a new design and formula for its counter linings that caused a scandal last year after customers had trouble taking them off.
The Passover product caused a stir when it left residue on some customers' countertops. This year, the company has reworked the formula.
“If there’s no accountability or consequences of what took place, what happened to me is going to happen to someone else," said Joseph Borgen.
A six-month plea deal for Borgen's alleged attackers, which was reported in January, appears to be far from a sure thing now.
“The Torah says it’s a mitzvah to relate what happened to us,” said Abe Rosenberg. “Hitler’s goal was to destroy Yiddishkeit, Judaism. When we gather here, we are involved in a victory over him."
Michael Epstein and Abe Rosenberg both live in the New York metro area. Despite leading eerily similar lives their paths hadn't crossed for decades -- until now.
“I’m deeply concerned in the direction the country is going in right now,” Zamir said in remarks to a gala dinner in New York City on Thursday night.
Meanwhile, Zamir's wife Maya Wertheimer appeared in a provocative pro-democracy show to kick off Tel Aviv Fashion Week.
“As a Jew and someone who has celebrated Shabbat in many countries around the world, I must say that this one was the most special,” Binsky says in the video.
The video, in which Binsky is accompanied by ex-Hasidic community member and transgender activist Abby Stein, has been viewed nearly 800,000 times in four days.
Hazamir started with just one small chapter in New York, but is now an international choir for Jewish high school students with more than 35 branches. This weekend, it will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a concert at Lincoln Center.
HaZamir, the premier choir for Jewish high school students, celebrates its 30th anniversary with a concert at Lincoln Center.
The 92nd Street Y is one of the sponsors of a big celebration this weekend of what would have been Philip Roth's 90th birthday. The author of a book about the novelist looks at how Roth's reputation has grown — and suffered — in the five years since he died.
A 90th birthday event in the late author's honor is an occasion to remember his gifts and his failings, writes a Georgetown University scholar.
"It is time for the Shabbos goy," Cuomo said.
"The Shabbos goy can do the work that benefits both the Jewish community and the non-Jewish community," Cuomo said.
Little has changed at Murray's Sturgeon Shop since it opened in 1946, and that's a good thing.
“We are one of the oldest continually running stores on Broadway,” said the owner of Murray's Sturgeon Shop. "There is nothing else like this anywhere.”
“The trauma involved in this one has a lot more to do with me,” said Platt, who is 29, the same age Frank was when he was accused of murder in 1913.
The New Yorker accompanies the singer and actor as he visits historical sites relevant to the musical -- and they play some Jewish geography along the way.
Happy 75th birthday to Billy Crystal, who was born on this day in 1948 on the Upper East Side. Initially raised in the Bronx, the Jewish family moved to Long Beach where Crystal eventually had his bar mitzvah at Long Beach’s Temple Emanu-El. The actor and comedian went on to star in numerous TV shows and films — and hosted the Academy Awards a whopping nine times. (Timothy A. Clary/Getty Images)
Alex Neuhausen said his interest in dance music goes back to a young age, when he went to his cousins’ bar and bat mitzvahs.
The new Jewish-owned club, inspired by the late-night Tel Aviv scene, has already become a fixture of Brooklyn nightlife.
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“I’m very, very happy for that, [but] I’m not focusing on getting Michelin stars,” Shani told the New York Jewish Week.
“I'm the godfather of Israeli cuisine,” says the head a culinary empire with outposts in Israel, Toronto, London, Miami and Boston and more on the way.
Adams' dinner initiative was conceived with the Jewish community at its center. But some haredi activists say that they’re skeptical the program can be sufficiently sensitive to their needs.
Some community activists are skeptical that the initiative could accommodate kosher dietary needs.
Strawberry, an eight-time MLB All-Star-turned-traveling-preacher, will be a panelist on Thursday at an Israel event in New York City.
The Mets legend, who turned to religion after a career plagued by drug abuse and scandal, is speaking at a Jewish National Fund-USA event.
"These collections reveal the impact of an important aspect of the Jewish immigrant community on American politics and social life and deepen our understanding of the American Jewish experience,” said YIVO's CEO.
An eight-year project will ease access to material on the Jewish Labor Bund, from labor protests to Yiddish-language education to anti-Nazi resistance.
On this day in 1959, Barbie made her debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Inspired by a German doll known as Bild Lilli, the 11-and-a-half-inch tall American fashion icon was the brainchild of Jewish inventor Ruth Handler (1916-2002), who was also a co-founder, along with her husband, Elliot Handler, of the toy company Mattel. (Chesnot/Getty Images)
The Y.U. legend was back in action for local fans on a special day.
“My friends and family, and the Jewish community as a whole, have been amazing,” the reserve player for the Motor City Cruise, a Detroit team in the NBA’s G League, said.
Here's how a mysterious real-life drama between famous Jewish writers inspired a new Off-Broadway play.
“The Wanderers" follows two Jewish couples -- one secular, one Hasidic -- and explores a writer's infatuation with a famous actress.
Multiple bills were proposed in the senate and assembly last week to outlaw the practice, which is already banned in public schools but not explicitly within private schools.
State Sen. Julia Salazar and Assembly member Simcha Eichenstein both got into online spats over the legislation.
NYPD data shows that antisemitic incidents have increased recently in the five boroughs.
Saadah Massoud committed multiple attacks on Jews, including assaulting a man wearing an Israeli flag at a protest in 2022.
Yes, even dogs celebrate Purim — or "Pawrim."
The AKC Museum of the Dog in Midtown celebrates its first “Pawrim” party
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This month a collection of new Yiddish songs will be performed for the first time in America at a Manhattan museum.
Throughout the city, new versions of old songs, and celebrations of the people who preserved them.
"Rube G. – The Consequence of Action" is a new dance piece from Jody Oberfelder that's inspired by the Jewish inventor's legendary machines.
Choreographer Jody Oberfeld's latest theatrical movement-based work, “Rube G. -- the Consequence of Action,” draws upon the Jewish inventor's ideas.
Purim is just days away — here is our guide to celebrating the festive Jewish holiday in New York City this year.
Comedy shows, family-friendly concerts and late-night parties mark a day of mirth.
Michal Prevnor had never baked babka before she launched Babka Bailout in 2020. Since then, she’s expanded her menu with inventive creations — like animal-inspired hamantaschen.
Michal Prevor, who started selling babka at the height of the pandemic to help a friend, is also giving back with her animal cookies.
American Eagle CEO Jay L. Schottenstein and his family have donated tens of millions of dollars to a range of Jewish organizations, including Chabad.
American Eagle CEO Jay L. Schottenstein and his wife have given millions of dollars to Jewish organizations over the years, including Chabad.
“I think being q***r and Jewish is sexy, magnificent and magical and so related and I want to share that,” said Stuart Meyers.
Stuart Meyers created Flaminggg as an "intentionally Jewish nightlife experience for q***r adult Jews" that is unattached to a synagogue or larger Jewish organization.
Lander noted that Yeshiva University has received $8.8 million in funding from the city since 2010.
Citing the potential risk to public funding, Brad Lander writes: "I must urge your institution to change course and offer a secure environment for your LGBTQ+ students and staff."
The triangular donut is a twist on the uber-popular Hanukkah sufganiyot that Sesame is known for, and comes in a range of flavors from strawberry and blueberry jelly to pistachio and lemon custard.
Soft and filled with jelly and custard, the triangle-shaped pastries are sweet and pillowy. Traditional? Not so much.
“The intention for today is not to find a solution to the rise in antisemitism or even the solution to what happened yesterday,” said actor Ari Axelrod. “The intention is to be in a space and find community and gather as Jews."
A hate-filled heckling of the musical "Parade" prompts industry professionals to share their feelings and pledge to fight antisemitism.
On this day in 1984, New York City Mayor Ed Koch met privately with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican. The Jewish mayor was on a three-day visit to Rome. (Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
“I very much see my Jewish identity and Jewish upbringing as being one of the things that inspires me to give back and to support organizations like this,"Bernath said.
The 20-year-old celebrity chef will share awareness about food insecurity with his 10 million followers.
Hunter spokesperson Vince Dimiceli told the New York Jewish Week that he believes this is the first time the school has offered a second test date.
A Jewish parent complained that the high-stakes test fell on the day of the first night of the holiday.
On this day in 1988, Jewish developer Peter Kalikow, left, and publisher Rupert Murdoch, right, appeared at a press conference to discuss Murdoch’s sale of The New York Post to Kalikow for a reported $37.6 million. Kalikow ran the tabloid until 1993, when it declared bankruptcy; Murdoch reacquired the paper later that year. (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
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Star Ben Platt called the protest “ugly and scary, but [also] a wonderful reminder of why we’re telling this particular story.”
"It was definitely very ugly and scary, but [also] a wonderful reminder of why we're telling this particular story," said star Ben Platt.
“We are here because there is a massive attack on democracy that’s devised by extremist politicians who are corrupting Judaism to turn Israel into a fascist theocracy,” Rabbi Jill Jacobs said at the event.
Some of the rally's co-hosts now find themselves in the unusual position of advocating for a stance held by a majority of Jewish Israelis.
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