Tag: Jewish Immigrants

The article explores the little-known Jewish history in remote North Dakota, focusing on a small graveyard of Jewish homesteaders who settled in the region in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Elon Musk's rebranding of Twitter as "X" has raised concerns for the Jewish community.
The period of austerity in Israel, lasting from 1949 to 1959, was a time of limited resources and rationing due to the influx of Jewish immigrants to the newly formed state.
Thousands of Toronto high school students recently attended an immersive outdoor play about the 1933 Christie Pits Riot, a historical event where racial tensions between Nazi supporters and Jewish immigrants erupted into violence at a baseball game.
The text discusses the debate surrounding the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT) in New York City, which is seen as a symbol of American meritocracy and a pathway to prestigious public schools.
In this episode of Unorthodox, the hosts talk about various topics related to Jewish culture.
In the latest episode of Unorthodox, Natasha Feldman discusses her new cookbook, The Dinner Party Project, offering advice on hosting stress-free dinner parties.
This text tells the story of Big Jack Zelig, a Jewish gangster in the Lower East Side of New York City in the early 20th century.
Jews have been present in Kentucky since the 1800s and have played a significant role in the bourbon industry.
Rosie Hertz, known as the Lower East Side Madam, was a Jewish immigrant who ran a successful brothel operation in New York City from the late 1880s to around 1913.
This text discusses the Warner Brothers, a group of Jewish immigrant brothers who founded a successful movie studio in America.
Stan Lee, the co-creator of the Marvel Universe and creator of iconic superheroes like Spider-Man and the Hulk, was born to Jewish immigrants from Romania.
The Jewish community in the Pacific Northwest embraces a culinary heritage deeply rooted in the local, fresh bounty of the region.
Miriam Karpilove was a prolific Yiddish author known for her serialized novels.
A recent study from the Jewish Language Project at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion explores how Jewish names have changed over time and what they reveal about American Jewish identity.
Laura Riding, a lesser-known American modernist poet, renounced poetry in her 40s and turned to citrus farming and the philosophy of language.
The article explores the historical relationship between the Forverts newspaper and its women readers.
Mushroom barley soup is a beloved comfort food in Jewish cuisine.
The author reflects on his experiences with Russian-language periodicals in the United States during the late 1980s and early 1990s, specifically noting the ads for celebratory events and funeral parlors placed on the literary page of the New York-based Novoye russkoye slovo.
This text is a personal reflection on the author's experience dealing with the responsibility of managing money and burial plots for a defunct immigrant brotherhood from their town of origin.
In the book "Even If the Ship Is Not Sinking" by Ori Yehudai, the author explores the topic of Jewish emigrants who left Israel after World War II and criticized the country upon their departure.
The Lower East Side Riot of 1902 was sparked by a combination of police abuse and bigotry against Jewish immigrants in New York City.
Casino Galey Aviv was a famous seaside casino in Tel Aviv in the 1920s and 1930s.
Seth Rogen's new movie, An American Pickle, explores the history of pickling and its significance in Jewish immigrant culture.
The article discusses the novel "Diary of a Lonely Girl: The Battle against Free Love" by Miriam Karpilove, which was serialized in New York's Yiddish daily newspaper, Di Varhayt, from 1916 to 1918.