Debra Nussbaum Cohen

Debra Nussbaum Cohen is an award-winning journalist who covers philanthropy, religion, gender and other contemporary issues. Her work has been published in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and New York magazine, among many other publications. She authored the book “Celebrating Your New Jewish Daughter: Creating Jewish Ways to Welcome Baby Girls into the Covenant.”

Israeli equestrienne hopes to make Olympic history, with unmistakable flair

Debra Nussbaum CohenMay 7, 2021

Wearing yoga pants and feathers in her hair, Danielle Goldstein Waldman will be part of Israel’s first equestrian team at the Summer Games.

Deborah Nagler, 66, Pioneered Use Of Technology In Jewish Education

Debra Nussbaum CohenMay 11, 2020

“She was a great educator, a bit ahead of her time,” said David Bryfman, CEO of the Jewish Education Project in New York.The post [Deborah Na…

Mindella Lamm, 88, Wife Of Former Yeshiva University President

Debra Nussbaum CohenApril 20, 2020

Lamm loved taking her four children and 17 grandchildren on outings to Broadway shows and the opera.The post [Mindella Lamm, 88, wife of former Y…

Helène Aylon, 89, feminist artist whose work reflected evolution as a woman and Jew

Debra Nussbaum CohenApril 8, 2020

After marrying at 18, Aylon began taking art classes at Brooklyn College, where one of her professors mentioned her to the artist Mark Rothko.

NYU Hospital Accuses Hasidic Group Of ‘Counterproductive’ Role With Patients

Debra Nussbaum CohenMay 25, 2018

One of this city’s largest hospitals has accused a Hasidic group that visits sick patients of lying about the hospital’s policy.

Is Simcha Felder Getting In Way Of Andrew Cuomo’s White House Dream?

Debra Nussbaum CohenMay 4, 2018

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has major name recognition and a profile he potentially hopes to parlay into a 2020 bid for president of the United States.

Starbucks Denies Demoting ADL From Anti-Bias Training

Debra Nussbaum CohenMay 2, 2018

“I can’t emphasize enough that they were not demoted,” spokesman Reggie Borges said. “The ADL remains a key component of our plans.”

Brooklyn Synagogue Pulls Cash From Chase In Climate Change Protest

Debra Nussbaum CohenApril 17, 2018

Congregation Kolot Chayeinu in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood is removing its savings from JPMorgan Chase.

This Passover, Check Out The Exodus Secrets In The Met’s Egyptian Wing

Debra Nussbaum CohenMarch 21, 2018

An ultra-Orthodox tour guide offers tours of the Met’s — through the unique lens of the exodus story.

Germany Recognizes Algerian Jews As Holocaust Survivors

Debra Nussbaum CohenFebruary 5, 2018

Algerian Jews had their French citizenship stripped by the Vichy government, and laws banned Jews from working as doctors, lawyers and teachers.