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Tag: Jewish Immigrant Experience

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My Mother’s Classic Jewish Film ‘Hester Street’ Deserves Its Renaissance

Dina Micklin Silver in Kveller · 21 Mar

Joan Micklin Silver's 1975 Oscar-nominated film, "Hester Street," based on Abraham Cahan's novella, captures the Jewish immigrant experience.

0 Literature Culture

How ‘Hester Street’ made its way to the stage

PJ Grisar in Forward · 19 Mar

The stage adaptation of the film "Hester Street" was initially met with skepticism by director Joan Micklin Silver in 2015 but eventually was embraced and brought to life as a Yiddish and English play with music, premiering at Theater J in Washington, D.C. in March 2024.

0 Food Culture

The Future of Lox

Sonya Sanford in Tablet · 21 Feb

The future of lox, a beloved Jewish delicacy traditionally enjoyed on bagels, is facing challenges such as rising prices and scarcity of wild salmon.

0 History Communities

My Uncle, the Crook

Allan Levine in Tablet · 5 Feb

David Rabinovitch, an investigative journalist and filmmaker, uncovers the hidden life of his black sheep uncle, Wolfe Rabin, in his book "Jukebox Empire: The Mob and the Dark Side of the American Dream."

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Talking “A Castle in Brooklyn” with Shirley Wachtel

Yona Zeldis McDonough in Lilith · 14 Aug 2023

"A Castle in Brooklyn" is a novel by Shirley Russak Wachtel that tells the story of three characters - Jacob, Zalman, and Esther - who survive the Holocaust and navigate the challenges of rebuilding their lives in America.

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Family Ties - For novelist Rona Jaffe, the drive for independence was inculcated in the intimate sphere of the family, where care could look an awful lot like coercion.

Jess Bergman in Jewish Currents · 18 Jul 2023

The article discusses the theme of family ties and the impact they can have on one's sense of identity and freedom.

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Even The Stones Are Treif: The Kashrut Chaos That Spurred The Founding Of OU Kosher

Dr. Rafael Medoff in Jewish Action · 7 Dec 2022

This text discusses the chaotic state of kashrut supervision in early 20th-century America that led to the establishment of the Orthodox Union's (OU) kosher certification.

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Working One’s Way Out

Hillel Halkin in Jewish Review of Books · 3 Jan 2021

Winter Vigil is a memoir written by Steve Kogan that was published posthumously by his widow, Carol Rusoff.

0 Music Culture

Jewish Lives · 18 Nov 2019

The Jewish Lives Podcast episode on Irving Berlin highlights the composer's significant impact on American popular song, with George Gershwin even calling him the greatest of his era.

0 History Communities

A New York Romance

Rich Cohen in Tablet · 3 Jun 2019

The text describes the author's deep connection to New York City, particularly his father's stories of Jewish Brooklyn and its gangster legends.