By Josh Nathan-Kazis
Amid circulation and financial pressures, the print version of the Yiddish Forverts will soon appear only biweekly. But its website will relaunch as a daily with more content and new features.
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By Josh Nathan-Kazis
Shunning homogeneity of gravestones, Jews from the former Soviet Union have turned to highly polished ornate granite, embossed with flashy, laser-etched portraits of the departed.
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By Seth Berkman
Harlem is often thought of as a black neighborhood that was once Jewish. But for a time, it was shared by the two communities.
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By Laura Hodes
Bertrand Goldberg’s Prentice Women’s Hospital is one of Chicago’s greatest buildings. Time is running out for those who would like to save it from demolition.
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By Nate Lavey
From the world’s strongest girl, to a political diva dressed in pink and a Jew moonlighting as Santa — it’s time for our top 10 videos from 2012.
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By Philologos
There are many words for idiot. But few have the same ring as ‘schmuck.’ We offer a look at the word through the lens of Yiddish — and pop culture.
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By Naomi Zeveloff
Every Christmas, millions of smiling children visit Santa Claus at shopping malls. Some of the men in red suits and white beards have a secret: They’re Jewish.
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By Seth Berkman
A week after Sandy struck, Jewish seniors are still trapped in their apartments in a Coney Island high rise waiting for power — and hope — to return.
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By Josh Nathan-Kazis
Hurricane-force winds and historic flooding from superstorm Sandy have devastated the heavily Jewish Brooklyn neighborhood of Sea Gate in Coney Island.
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By Paul Berger
Bukharian Jewry’s chief rabbi shrugs off a string of charges leveled against him. We head to Queens to find out what the ‘black eye’ means for the insular community.
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Reconsider Decision on Rabbis and Intermarriage
Ultra-Orthodox Men Ditch All-Black Attire as Fashion Trumps Tradition
Is Steven Hawking’s Decision To Boycott an Israeli Conference Boon to BDS?
Claims Conference Blames Dead Official for Fraud Snafu
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