Andrew Silow-Carroll is editor in chief of the New York Jewish Week and senior editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. He previously served as JTA’s editor in chief and as editor in chief and CEO of the New Jersey Jewish News.
Andrew Silow-Carroll
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
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Fast Forward Before ‘SNL,’ there was Sid Caesar — and a roomful of Jewish writers
In television’s early days, Caesar translated Jewish humor into a language America didn’t yet know it understood
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Fast Forward Mikveh unearthed beneath Western Wall plaza shows evidence of Temple’s destruction
The site is located near to where pilgrims once entered the Temple Mount
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A new book describes 'Christmas in the Yiddish tradition'
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The author’s comments on how Holocaust education shapes young people’s views of Israel prompt criticism from progressives, human rights advocates and pro-Palestinian activists
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A new book recalls the “The Great Christmas Boycott of 1906,” when immigrants fought for the separation of church and state in public schools
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Fast Forward Progressive Jewish groups say ADL’s ‘Mamdani Monitor’ is ‘Islamophobic and racist’
Jewish organizations are split along ideological and strategic lines over how to interact with the mayor-elect
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Fast Forward Angela Buchdahl, prominent NYC rabbi, ratchets up criticism of Zohran Mamdani — and cautions against Jewish infighting
Buchdahl had faced public and private criticism for declining to sign a rabbinic letter condemning Mamdani
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Fast Forward Rabbis Angela Buchdahl and Elliot Cosgrove show the split in the pulpit over political endorsements
Should a rabbi endorse a candidate? Two influential leaders offer different answers on a question vexing synagogues
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