Tag: Lower East Side

Economy Candy, a historic shop on the Lower East Side, offers a nostalgic experience with candy from different eras and around the world.
Ellen Weinstein, a Lower East Side native, has created a picture book titled "Five Stories" that chronicles the lives of five immigrant families from different countries and decades who lived in the same Lower East Side tenement building.
Bradley Tusk, a political strategist and corporate fixer, pays tribute to his Jewish heritage through P&T Knitwear, a unique NYC-centric bookstore in the Lower East Side.
Sammys Roumanian Steakhouse, a beloved Lower East Side institution known for its traditional Ashkenazi cuisine and old-school ambiance, is set to reopen with a special Passover seder on April 22 and 23.
Joan Micklin Silver's 1975 Oscar-nominated film, "Hester Street," based on Abraham Cahan's novella, captures the Jewish immigrant experience.
Moyshe Nadir's 1919 satirical Yiddish story "Nutose and Protose" humorously depicts a man convinced by a peculiar individual to adopt vegetarianism, ultimately leading to a bizarre series of events, including a killing at a vegetarian restaurant.
The author discovers his familial connection to the Jewish Lower East Side of New York through his great-great-grandfather, Sender Jarmulowsky, who played a crucial role in building the community.
The Agudath Israel Youth of Manhattan, a small Orthodox synagogue on the Lower East Side of New York City, is at risk of losing its minyan, the quorum needed for certain prayers.
Artist Adrienne Ottenberg's new solo show, titled "On the Lower East Side: Twenty-Eight Remarkably Women . . . and One Scoundrel," features multimedia portraits of 29 women who lived or worked in the Lower East Side of New York City at the turn of the 20th century.
Misha Avramoff, who passed away at age 83, was a champion of Jewish education and serving the Jewish poor in New York.
Mike Gold, the author of the 1930 novel "Jews Without Money," has fallen into obscurity despite his ferocious and controversial writing style.
Nathan Kaplan, also known as Kid Dropper or Jack the Dropper, was a Jewish gangster who reigned over the Lower East Side of New York City for four years in the early 20th century.
The best Jewish children's books of 2023 cover a wide range of themes and settings.
Feltz Bagels is an immersive art exhibit by Lucy Sparrow that replicates a New York bagel shop entirely out of felt and paint.
Kehila Kedosha Janina, the only Romaniote synagogue in the Western Hemisphere, preserves the traditions and culture of the Romaniote Jews, a minority within a minority within a minority.
This article explores the phenomenon of Jewish arsonists in New York City's Lower East Side in the late 19th century.
The excerpt is from Jerome Charyn's novel "Ravage & Son" and focuses on the protagonist, Ab Cahan, who is the editor of the Jewish Daily Forward in 1913.
Benjamin Fein, also known as Dopey Benny, was a Jewish gangster in the Lower East Side known for his organizational skills.
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.
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.
"I'll Have What She's Having: The Jewish Deli" exhibition at the New-York Historical Society showcases the history and significance of Jewish delis in American culture.
Hallmark's latest Hanukkah movie, "Hanukkah on Rye," is being praised as a significant improvement from previous attempts by the network to portray Jewish holiday stories.
The article discusses the transformation of a former bank building on the Lower East Side of New York City into a luxury hotel called Nine Orchard.
The essay explores the rise and fall of pushcarts in America, particularly in immigrant neighborhoods in the early 20th century.
The article discusses the history and current state of the Forward building, a landmark building on the Lower East Side of New York City.