Jacob Frommer is a writer living in Newtown, CT. He enjoys herring, beer, books about Jews and good conversation.
Jacob Frommer
By Jacob Frommer
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Community A Look Inside My Grandparents’ Idyllic Bungalow Colony
On a hot, bright day in the summer of 1981, my grandparents stood with Bud Seif at the entrance to Hillside, the bungalow colony Bud built 30 years before. Located in Dutchess County, just over an hour outside of New York City, Hillside and its 50 bungalows sit on a dirt road off the Taconic…
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Community Why Are Most Kosher Restaurants So Terrible?
Editor’s Note: Since publication on May 16, 2017, this piece has sparked many heated and thoughtful discussions online. In the coming days, we’ll be featuring several responses from readers and Jewish communal leaders alike. To pitch your own take, send us an email. An abandoned hostess stand greets you. Delivery orders are piled high on…
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Community How I Lost My Judaism In Five Somber Nights — And Found It Again My Own Way
Twice in my life did the profound symbiosis of community and Judaism yank me by the beard and bear its inescapable weight. The first time came during my father’s shiva. After four months of communal support during his time in the hospital, the Jews of Englewood, New Jersey, my Jews, multiplied their Samsonian efforts, filling…
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