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0 Culture Politics

Where Eric Adams got his Rosh Hashanah fit

PJ Grisar in Forward · 25 Sep

New York City Mayor Eric Adams made a fashionable impression during Rosh Hashanah services, wearing a Bukharian Jewish chapan, gifted by Ehran Gohari from Congregation Od Yosef Chai.

0 Communities Politics

It’s Jew vs. Jew in the fight over a Brooklyn bike lane

Mira Fox in Forward · 14 Aug

In Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the longstanding clash over a bike lane has evolved from a hipster-Hasidic conflict to a Hasidic internal dispute.

0 Politics Culture

Brad Lander’s Campaign of Solidarity

Jewish Currents in On the Nose · 10 Jul

The discussion centers around New York City Comptroller Brad Lander's experiences in the mayoral race, his alliance with Zohran Mamdani, and the political implications of their cooperation to address city issues.

0 Communities Politics

Heavy police presence blocks anti-Israel protest in Brooklyn from reaching Crown Heights

Joseph Strauss in JTA · 29 Apr

An anti-Zionist protest aimed at Crown Heights, a predominantly Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn, was effectively curtailed by heightened police presence, preventing it from reaching its intended destination.

0 Antisemitism Communities

First they came for the Jews in civic tech.

Hana Raviyt Schank in Future of Jewish · 1 Feb

In her poignant essay, Hana Raviyt Schank reflects on the troubling rise of antisemitism in the tech and civic sectors following the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel.

0 Communities Culture

Former NY Jewish Week staffer Miriam Reinharth, 69, dies after being hit by ambulance on Upper West Side

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 13 Nov 2024

Miriam Reinharth, a former organizer of community forums and literary events for the New York Jewish Week, has tragically passed away at 69 after being hit by an ambulance on the Upper West Side.

0 Food Culture

How restaurant critic Hannah Goldfield is navigating her work amid the pandemic

Matthew Kassel in Jewish Insider · 11 Aug 2020

Hannah Goldfield, a food critic for The New Yorker, has adapted to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic by shifting the focus of her reviews.