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“New York is amazing. Every company wants to be in New York," said Alon Levi, co-owner of Anita — La Mamma del Gelato.
Anita -- La Mamma del Gelato, which opened during the pandemic, has drawn customers from day one.
The Holocaust Survivors Initiative will fund programs that provide health care and other services to 40,000 state residents who are victims of Nazi genocide, 40% of whom are in poverty, said Hochul.
An event in Brooklyn comes on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day.
In the days after Passover, dozens of people left comments on Kosher Dekal’s Instagram page complaining about the residue left by the product.
Customers who bought Kosher Dekal's liners during Passover ended up having a hard time taking them off their kitchen counters.
Broza's album “Tefila,” which means “prayer” in Hebrew, offers new settings for some of the most familiar prayers and hymns in Jewish liturgy.
The Israeli singer provides new settings for a new service aimed at young New Yorkers.
Polite's latest arrest came after he allegedly threatened a man on an A train near the Hoyt-Schemerhorn station in Brooklyn.
The latest chapter in a life marked by hardship, mental illness and second chances.
Dolly Meckler started baking challah to keep herself busy through the pandemic, eventually turning her one-time hobby into a full-fledged challah-making business.
“It's just really good bread, all religion aside,” says the New York-based entrepreneur.
“He was such a bright light to everyone he came across and lit up every room he walked into,” Andrew Hain, a fellow advocate for autism awareness, wrote on Facebook.
The Pace University graduate helped others understand the experience of autism.
“The father was just another person walking home from shul, smelling the smoke, seeing the smoke and as he got closer, it was his own home,” said Alex Rappaport, Masbia’s executive director. “That’s everyone’s nightmare.”
Masbia and the community have set up a fundraiser to help the family get back on its feet.
A Palestinian protester with Israeli citizenship who spoke to the New York Jewish Week said he was at the rally to “protest the occupation.”
One protester burned an Israeli flag and dragged it across the pavement.
The New York Jewish Week caught up with Elyssa Heller, the founder of Edith’s, to talk about the restaurant’s success, what it means to serve “Jewish food” and how New York serves as constant inspiration.
A market and restaurant expands with offerings from around the Diaspora.
Rabbi Haskel Frumkin is part of the mythology of The Six Bells, a new homewares store in Brooklyn.
The Six Bells opens with an elaborate backstory that includes a sort-of mascot named Haskel Frumkin.
NYU Law Students for Justice in Palestine sent an email accusing Israel of being an “apartheid regime” after the recent shooting in Tel Aviv.
The email blamed terrorism attacks in Israel as "a direct result of the Israeli occupation."
"I think for me, as a Jewish woman, it’s been very meaningful to play Jewish women in history," said Beanie Feldstein.
Read our interview with the star of "Funny Girl," which opens on Broadway this weekend.
The "Booksmart" actress is starring in the first-ever Broadway revival of the hit musical.
“I hope it brings some joy and I hope that grandparents can share it with their grandkids and can show them how fun this language is," said Maya Jacobson. "Because it’s a part of all of us.”
The Mameles met as cast members in the all-Yiddish "Fiddler on the Roof."
“Their intention is to build bridges and to unite the communities of the non-believers and Haredis in New York to presumably push for us to be one nation, heaven forbid,” the decree, signed by 11 rabbis, says in Hebrew.
Decrees and robocalls were sent out to the community telling people not to take food from Met Council and the Federation.
The New York Jewish Week updated their website address.
“This just might be the cruelest thing that has ever happened to me: 25 years waiting for this show to premiere in New York and I can’t attend," Manilow said in a statement."
“I am heartbroken," says the singer and composer.
“The Jewish values that I grew up with influenced me every day, they are core to who I am,” said Helen Rosenthal, a former City Council member who introduced a gender pay equity bill.
Helen Rosenthal sponsored a bill requiring employers in the city to post a salary range for every job advertised. Here's why that matters.
Opinion | "As the son of two survivors of Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen, I urge Mayor Eric Adams to take a fresh, hard look at the obscenity of heroizing two antisemitic Nazi collaborators on the streets of New York City," writes Menachem Z. Rosensaft.
The heads of Vichy France should be excised from Manhattan's "Canyon of Heroes," argues an attorney and Holocaust remembrance activist.
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty put out an emergency Passover fundraising call to raise $2.5 million, saying it will enable them to provide almost 3 million pounds of food to 310,000 New Yorkers.
Met Council is preparing to feed over 300,000 families this Passover season.
The shop had closed at the beginning of the pandemic.
A popular location appears to fall victim to the pandemic.
Zangari was particularly concerned that the village would come to resemble the nearby Five Towns. “I’m asking you to amend the [zoning] code,” Zangari said. “So a synagogue cannot be on every residential street like they are in the Five Towns."
Michelle Zangari warned about Orthodox Jews opening synagogues in her neighborhood.
Whether you’re hosting a Passover seder this year or attending one as a guest, here are nine of our favorite spots to buy kosher for Passover desserts in New York City.
Celebrate freedom and buy, don't bake, a delicious Passover dessert this year.
Do you know a mover and shaker in our community? Nominate them for our annual list of Jewish changemakers, 36 to Watch.
Know an innovator in New York's Jewish community? Tell us about them.
The beloved Jewish deli was one of five suspected targets of arson on Thursday.
An "intentionally set" fire destroyed the outdoor dining shed at the famed Ashkenazi eatery.
“I don’t feel like I’m 90 — I’m 19,” Fischler told the New York Jewish Week.
More than 17,000 of the hockey expert's closest friends sang “Happy Birthday” to him at the Islanders' 5–2 victory over Columbus last week.
We are still accepting nominations for the New York Jewish Week's 36 to Watch. Nominate a New York innovator today! https://bit.ly/37q2uEo
Josh Kushner has an estimated net worth of $2 billion due to some early-stage venture investments as well as the sale of a portion of his venture capital firm, Thrive Capital.
He beat out his brother Jared Kushner with a net worth of $2 billion.
A walking tour of the Upper West Side explores Hannah Arendt's journey from refugee to celebrated intellectual.
A biographer of the German-Jewish philosopher celebrates the intellectual ferment of the Upper West Side.
It's not too late to nominate someone for our annual list of New York changemakers! https://bit.ly/3Da5Qaf
The legal system primarily understands domestic abuse from a framework that looks for physical violence, but emotional abuse should be taken seriously, too, said Keshet Starr, CEO of the Organization for the Resolution of Agunot.
They want to make coercive control a crime in the state legislature.
The New York Jewish Week is looking to honor 36 people for their innovative and creative approaches to timely and current issues. Nominate someone today!
Know an innovator in New York's Jewish community? Tell us about them.
The online-only event will feature eight Jewish and Israeli films that touch on themes of Passover, including redemption, miracles and keeping traditions.
Eight standout Jewish and Israeli films that you can watch over the holiday at your leisure.
“It’s all very upsetting,” City Council member Gale Brewer told the New York Jewish Week. “This has to stop. We have to do more in schools. It’s just horrible.”
The separate and unprovoked incidents occurred in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and on the Upper West Side.
The film festival — the only designated Sephardic Jewish film festival in the world — returns in person this year after going on hiatus due to the pandemic.
Organizer David Serero explains why Sephardic representation is important -- and why this festival will be better than ever.
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Travel blogger Drew Binsky is en route to being the youngest Jew (maybe person, ever?) to travel to every country in the world. Here he chats about some of his unique encounters with Jewish communities in some of the remotest regions on the globe. See comments for link to full story.
An Irish artist is making history come alive by colorizing old photos and videos of Israel at the turn of the 20th century. This footage shows Jaffa Gate in 1897, which the artist colorized frame by frame. It's truly remarkable. Read the full story and see more of his incredible photos here: https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/colorizing-the-holy-land/
Now known as The Actors' Temple, this nondescript theater-meets-shul in Hell's Kitchen was first founded in 1917 as Congregation Ezrath Israel. Originally it served the local Orthodox population, mostly shopkeepers who worked nearby, but as the neighborhood changed over the years so too did its congregants. (Rumor has it the likes of Sandy Koufax, Hank Greenberg, The Three Stooges and Ed Sullivan prayed there.) Now the synagogue is still functional and doubles as a theater. Read the full story of The Actors' Temple's interesting history here: https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/inside-the-synagogue-where-broadways-biggest-stars-used-to-pray/
One year after the Tree of Life massacre, we spoke to Squirrel Hill resident and leader of the Pittsburgh Bend The Arc chapter, Jonathan Mayo, on how the shooting impacted him: "It shouldn't take a tragedy like this to bring people together."
JDC representatives from Ukraine perform on stage at last week's women's empowerment summit, the first of it's kind by the legacy Jewish aid organization. Over 400 women from around the country and globally came together to network, share their stories and seek inspiration from each other. Full story: https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/sharing-womens-stories-to-inspire-change-on-a-global-scale/
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#Shtisel fans in #greatneck #ny #shtiselny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island Temple Israel of Great Neck
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
On line with #shtisel fans waiting for the show to start. Favorite characters and scenes #shtiselny #chasdeihashem Temple Emanu-El #NYC #netflix
What do you love about Shtisel? Fans waiting for our event share their favorite characters and scenes:
These exclusive cast photos and interviews will be available Tuesday at noon (www.thejewishweek.com)and published in the Shtisel Program Guide available to all attendees of the Shtisel events this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. Enjoy! All photos by Victor Bezrukov and Go2Films
Downtown Seder 2019 will features an all-star line-up of performers and VIPs who will dine among guests and lead New York in City Winery NYC’s wildly imaginative and interactive 19th annual Passover Seder dinner. For details: https://citywinery.com/newyork/downtown-seder-2019-feat-judy-gold-david-broza-mira-awad-more-4-8.html (sponsored content)
This Brooklyn artist transforms trash she finds on the streets of NYC into art, giving new life to abandoned tables, mattresses, pianos and mirrors. We followed her around to watch her in action and learn more about her process. Read her interesting story here: https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/a-brooklyn-artist-transforms-trash-into-art-in-process-of-healing-empowerment/ Sara Erenthal #StreetArt
Sara Erenthal upcycles trash she finds on the streets of New York City, transforming abandoned mattresses, TV sets, tables and shelves into pieces of public art. We followed her around Bushwick one day to see the artist in action.
So what are you waiting for? Save $10 by using this code-JWFriend10-but hurry, this offer will end on Monday, Feb. 18. On Monday, April 1 City Winery NYC you’ll be able to taste over 250 kosher wines, nosh on great snacks and enter to win FREE round trip airfare to Israel from EL Al and many more prizes during our 10th anniversary celebration. Sample some of the best kosher wines from Israel, Europe, California, Italy, France, Australia, South Africa and many other countries from around the world. PLUS, many of the 2019, ‘Top 18’ winners of The Jewish Week’s Kosher Wine Competition, in which 400 kosher wines were tasted. This Grand Wine Tasting is the largest multi-branded kosher wine tasting in the world. Purchase your ticket now! The last 3 years have been sold out! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grand-kosher-wine-tasting-regi…
Over 820 people joined us for a sold out forum on the future of the Jewish people with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and Tal Keinan last Thursday night. The event was in partnership with UJA-Federation of New York, The Paul E. Singer Foundation and the The Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at NYU to celebrate Tal Keinan's newly published book “God Is In The Crowd." Here's a short snippet from the discussion.
New Light Congregation and Rodman Street Baptist Church joined together for an emotional reunion following the shooting last shabbat at Tree of Life Synagogue where the New Light congregation worships. The two communities have been meeting regulalry for interfaith programs over the last five years. More on the story here: https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/church-synagogue-pray-together-for-healing-and-reconciliation/
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