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Tag: Greenwich Village

0 Culture Literature

Jewish Life Stories: Hettie Jones, one half of a Beat generation power couple, dies at 90

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 28 Aug

Hettie Jones, who passed away at age 90, was a notable figure of the Beat generation.

0 Music Culture

In ‘The Singer Sisters,’ a Jewish folk music family makes it big from Greenwich Village to Lilith Fair

Gabe Friedman in JTA · 7 Aug

"The Singer Sisters" is a debut novel by Sarah Seltzer depicting a Jewish folk music family's journey from Massachusetts to Greenwich Village in the 1960s, touching upon themes of family drama, rock music history, and Jewish identity.

0 Music Television/Film

Little is revealed in new teaser for upcoming Bob Dylan biopic

Seth Rogovoy in Forward · 25 Jul

The teaser for the upcoming Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown" directed by James Mangold and starring Timothe Chalamet focuses on Dylan's early years from his arrival in Greenwich Village in 1961 to the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.

0 Food Jewish Law

Jewish chef behind ‘By Chloe’ vegan chain to open a new restaurant in a fresh start

Julia Gergely in JTA · 12 Jul

Jewish chef Chloe Coscarelli, known for her vegan and kosher cuisine, is set to open a new restaurant named Chloe in Greenwich Village, following legal battles that led to her departure from her original chain, By Chloe.

0 History Music

Today Is the Triangle Fire’s 100th Anniversary

Marc Tracy in Tablet · 25 Mar 2011

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, a significant event that claimed the lives of 146 workers, mostly young Jewish women, and played a crucial role in advancing the United States labor movement.

0 Art Music

Lullaby of Birdland

Yoram Kaniuk in Tablet · 29 Mar 2006

Yoram Kaniuk, wounded in Israel's Independence War, found refuge in bohemian life in Greenwich Village with the help of a friend named Gandy.