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One of America’s first Jewish farms was nearly lost to history. Now these Brooklyn parents are risking everything to keep their family's legacy alive.

Benyamin Cohen in Forward · 19 Dec

Brooklyn couple Malya and William Levin are spearheading efforts to revive their family's legacy at one of America's first Jewish agricultural settlements, the Alliance Colony in South Jersey.

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Become A Canasta Master With This Kveller Class

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 29 Jan

Canasta, the beloved card game popularized by shows like "The Nanny," is often associated with jovial gatherings of family and friends, especially within Jewish households.

0 Holocaust Communities

The Last Generation of Holocaust Survivors

Hilary Danailova in Hadassah · 31 Dec 2024

As the last generation of Holocaust survivors, mostly in their 80s and 90s, reflects on their wartime experiences and life as American Jews, common themes emerge: displacement, hiding, and lingering memories of antisemitism.

0 History Culture

Speaking Yiddish to chickens: Holocaust survivors on South Jersey chicken farms

Seth Stern in Forward · 13 Feb 2023

After World War II, approximately a thousand Holocaust survivors settled in southern New Jersey, establishing poultry farms in an area already familiar with Jewish immigrant farmers since the 1880s.

0 Television/Film Culture

Remembering Abe Vigoda, Big-Screen Gangster, TV Detective and Real-Life Mensch

Forward · 27 Jan 2016

Abe Vigoda, of Russian Jewish descent, was a versatile actor celebrated for roles such as Detective Fish in the TV sitcom "Barney Miller" and Salvatore Tessio in "The Godfather."