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0 Art Culture

My artist grandmother nearly made aliyah. I don't know what she'd think of Israel today

Olivia Haynie in Forward · 8 May

Reflecting on her family's history with Israel, Olivia Haynie delves into her grandmother Kayla Silberberg's artistic legacy.

0 Antisemitism Culture

Of Nations and Magazines

Alana Newhouse in Tablet · 1 Sep 2025

Alana Newhouse addresses the baseless claims and conspiracy theories thrown her way due to sharing a last name with the renowned publishing family.

0 Communities Politics

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

Mira Fox in Forward · 14 Aug 2025

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

0 Communities Politics

Cuomo, pointing finger at Orthodox community, will shut down schools in virus hotspots

Forward · 5 Oct 2020

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced closures of schools in COVID-19 hotspot ZIP codes, many with significant Orthodox Jewish populations, amid a spike in coronavirus cases.

0 Communities History

A Year After Sandy, Brighton Beach Struggles To Get Back on Feet

Forward · 26 Oct 2013

One year after Hurricane Sandy, the Jewish community in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, is still grappling with the storm's lingering impact.