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Tag: Immigrant

0 Holocaust Gender/Identity

This Sephardi Jewish Grandmother Was the Reigning Queen of NY’s 1970s Porn District

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 28 May

"Queen of the Deuce" is a documentary celebrating the life of Chelly Wilson, a Sephardi Jewish woman who owned a chain of porn theaters in 1970s New York City.

0 Culture Language

This Israeli Influencer Helped Me Love My Accent

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 15 Mar

The writer, an Israeli-American immigrant, reflects on their accent and fear of being perceived as a foreigner due to their proficient English, lacking a distinctive Israeli accent.

0 Communities Politics

In a first, NYC mayor appoints a Persian Jewish deputy mayor

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 14 Aug 2023

New York City Mayor Eric Adams appointed Fabien Levy, a Jewish son of Persian or Iraqi immigrants, as the first-ever deputy mayor of such descent, focusing on communications with city agencies.

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Israel recognizes marriage of same-sex immigrant couple who married online in Russia

BCohen in Forward · 7 Aug 2023

Israel has recognized the marriage of a same-sex couple who fled Russia and will grant new immigrant status to one of the women.

0 Communities Gender/Identity

As Canadian as Possible, Under the Circumstances

Bonjour Chai · 30 Jun 2022

The podcast "As Canadian as Possible, Under the Circumstances" celebrates Canada Day with a focus on Canadian Jewish life.

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More Than Skin Deep

Ani Wilcenski in Tablet · 11 Feb 2022

Dr. Sheila Nazarian, a renowned Beverly Hills plastic surgeon and Persian Jew who escaped Iran as a child, reflects on her journey, success, and activism.

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When the Pope Hits Your Eye Like a Big Pizza Pie, That’s Ahmari

James Kirchick in Tablet · 3 Feb 2022

Sohrab Ahmari, a prominent and controversial writer on the American right, has undergone a dramatic ideological transformation from Marxist atheism to Catholic post-liberal neo-traditionalism.

0 Culture Communities

David Bezmozgis in Tablet · 15 Nov 2017

A father, originally an immigrant, recounts a narrative involving car damage, online purchase of a car door, and a potentially risky encounter to buy it in a neighborhood unfamiliar to him, with his 4-year-old daughter in tow.

0 Israel Politics

The birth of a Zionist myth

Tel Aviv Review · 25 Apr 2015

Dr. Ofer Nurdheimer Nur of Tel Aviv University discusses the origin of a significant Zionist myth surrounding the establishment of Upper Bitania in the 1920s by European immigrants with strong ideologies.

0 Music Culture

Action Bronson Is My Grandfather

Jeff Weiss in Tablet · 8 Feb 2013

This nostalgic article draws a parallel between the author’s late grandfather and rapper Action Bronson, both sharing a raw, rebellious spirit.