Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

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This rabbi made history in the civil rights era. I had to tell his story.

Roger Rapoport in JTA · 12 Jun

In the early 1960s, Rabbi Allen Secher was among 16 rabbis who responded to Martin Luther King Jr.'s call for support in St. Augustine, Florida, a city embroiled in the civil rights struggle.

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The Language of the Soul: Judaism for the Deaf-Blind

Yitzchok Landa in Jewish Action · 2 Jun

Yitzchok Landa discusses the unique challenges and transformative experiences of Jewish inclusion for the deaf-blind community, focusing on a recent Israel trip organized by Yael Zelinger and others dedicated to curating multisensory Jewish experiences.

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‘Beaches’ Is Finally a Broadway Musical

Curt Schleier in Hadassah · 1 May

The beloved story of 'Beaches,' known for its book and film versions, has made its way to Broadway as a musical, capturing the tumultuous and enduring friendship between Cee Cee Bloom, an aspiring Jewish actor, and Bertie White.

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Jews on Film

David Jager in Tablet · 6 Mar

Bill Aron is a photographer whose work captures Jewish life with warmth and human stories, documented over the course of 50 years and exhibited in a retrospective at the Center for Jewish History.

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Bill Aron’s Lens on 50 Years of Jewish Life

Rahel Musleah in Hadassah · 22 Feb

Over five decades, street photographer Bill Aron has documented diverse aspects of Jewish life globally, capturing moments ranging from joyous celebrations to intimate portrayals of Holocaust survivors.

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Does Jewish law say it's OK to lie to the high-roller who wants to manage your rock 'n' roll band?

Peter Himmelman in Forward · 12 Feb

Peter Himmelman recounts an encounter in 1986 with a flamboyant high-roller who offers to finance his rock career, prompting a moral dilemma about lying.

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Two Amish Women Walked into a Casino (Because I Drove Them There)

Rivka Neriya-Ben-Shahar in Lehrhaus · 5 Feb

Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar shares her experience taking her Amish friends to the ocean for the first time at Atlantic City, reflecting on their shared conservative values despite different religious cultures.

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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 2025

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 2025

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.

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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.

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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.

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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."

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