The Borscht Belt Fest is back for its third year of nostalgia-filled fun in the Catskills. Taking place July 26-27 in Ellenville, New York, this year’s festival will highlight the comedy, culture and food of the iconic upstate resorts and bungalow colonies that made summers special for scores of American Jews in the mid-20th century. […]
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World-famous mime Marcel Marceau entertained global audiences on stage and screen for more than 60 years. But a lesser-known fact about Marceau, who was Jewish, is that he rescued more than 70 Jewish children during the Holocaust as a member of the French resistance. And now, a new play that focuses on this remarkable chapter […]
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With 371 years of Jewish history under its belt, New York City is chock full of iconic Jewish landmarks, which range from sites of national significance like Ellis Island to classic Jewish delis like Katz’s. But New York’s Jewish history dovetails with that of other marginalized groups — including, of course, the LGBTQ community. Over the […]
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Nobody puts Brooklyn in a corner. The heyday of the Jewish Catskills may have come and gone, but this summer, New Yorkers have the chance to party Borscht Belt-style — without time-traveling or enduring a long, traffic-y drive on Route 17. On Tuesday, June 17, The Neighborhood: An Urban Center for Jewish Life, is bringing […]
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When thousands of hungry Jews descend on Governor Island later this month for what organizers are calling “The Great Nosh,” they won’t just be filling their bellies with innovative dishes by buzzy chefs. They’ll also be joining a new trend in bigger-is-better Jewish events that is sweeping New York City. The Great Nosh — designed […]
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Steven Spielberg had already donated money to the Yiddish Book Center when he asked if the center’s founder, Aaron Lansky, might fly out to Los Angeles and drop by his office. The filmmaker doesn’t usually meet with the beneficiaries of his philanthropy, Lansky told me recently, but wanted to explain his support for what is […]
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New York City’s first-ever month-long festival celebrating Sephardic Jewish cultural achievements opens on Thursday. New York’s Festival Sefarad — which is inspired by the Festival Séfarad de Montréal, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last month — will include robust programming with more than 40 events, including Shabbat dinners, book talks, tours, workshops, films and concerts. “New […]
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Naomi, Naomi, Naomi, Naomi, Naomi, Naomi, Naomi, Naomi, Naomi, Naomi, Naomi, Naomi, Naomi, Naomi, Naomi, Naomi, Naomi, Naomi and Naomi met for a book club on a recent sunny Saturday in Prospect Park. Over Kit Kats, Oreos, strawberries and Goldfish crackers, 19 women, all named Naomi, discussed the 2023 book “Doppelganger: A Trip Into the […]
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It’s film festival season in New York, and dozens of Jewish and Israeli movies will be showing across the city in June — many premiering in New York or the United States for the first time. With the Israeli Film Center Festival at the Marlene Meyerson JCC, the annual Sephardic Jewish Film Festival, and the granddaddy […]
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Electric bikes have become a common sight on New York City’s streets, especially among the city’s estimated 65,000 food app delivery workers — a significant portion of whom are immigrants. And while e-bikes can be a fun and efficient way to get around, New York has also been “flooded with uncertified batteries and e-bikes and […]
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