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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Culture Lego rabbis, Hasidic coloring books: How toy makers and publishers created an alternative Jewish universe
A new book explores the toys, music and kids’ books found in strictly Orthodox homes.
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Fast Forward Charles Entenmann wasn’t Jewish. But Jews saw his cakes and cookies as part of the family.
(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Nothing seemed so Jewish as a box of Entenmann’s cake or cookies. “All of the Jews I know bought Entenmann’s,” wrote Nancy Kalikow Maxwell, in her 2019 book “Typically Jewish.” The bakery earned a place in Tablet magazine’s list of “100 Most Jewish Foods,” with an essay by…
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Fast Forward Park East Synagogue, NYC congregation that fired assistant rabbi, seeks ‘worthy successor’ for 91-year-old rabbi Arthur Schneier
(JTA) — (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Park East Synagogue, the Manhattan congregation that made headlines when it fired an assistant rabbi in what was reported as a succession struggle, is looking for a successor for its nonagenarian rabbi, Arthur Schneier. An announcement posted on the Yeshiva University rabbinic jobs site did not…
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Fast Forward ‘Saturday Night Live’ parodies ‘Fiddler’ — and a famous Hasidic-run camera store
(JTA) — (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — “Saturday Night Live” is famously “Live from New York,” and in the latest episode the show doubled down on the promise. In a skit on Saturday’s episode, guest host John Mulaney led the cast in a parody of Broadway musical numbers that included an homage to…
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Fast Forward NY Jewish federation approves $3 million in Ukraine emergency funding
(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — UJA-Federation of New York approved up to $3 million in emergency funding to support the Jewish community of Ukraine as Russia launched a multi-pronged invasion of the country. The funds will be directed to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the Jewish Agency and other grassroots partners in…
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Fast Forward Museum pact creates new tool for researching Holocaust victims
(JTA) — (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — In a boon for scholars and amateur researchers, records from Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust authority, are now publicly available through JewishGen, the largest online Jewish genealogy resource of its kind. The agreement announced Tuesday by Yad Vashem and New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage/A Living Memorial to…
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Fast Forward Jewish groups rally for victims of deadly Bronx fire
(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — New York’s Jewish community is rallying for victims and first responders after the city’s deadliest fire in 30 years. Nineteen people, including nine children, were killed in the blaze in the Bronx, which raged through a 19-story high rise on East 181st Street, which was home to a…
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Fast Forward Jack Feldman, Holocaust survivor who told his story in Emmy-winning documentary, dies at 95
(JTA) — In 2016, Jack Feldman’s 10-year-old great-grandson asked him about the number tattooed on his skin. Their conversation became the basis of the short HBO documentary “The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm,” an introduction to the Holocaust intended for children. Veteran documentary filmmaker Amy Schatz was attracted to the project because, she said at the…
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