Jonathan Goldstein
By Jonathan Goldstein
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Culture A noshing tour of an eerily quiet Lower East Side
I love ghosts. I became a tour guide to visit the ghosts of the past and share them and their wisdom with my clients. Few places in New York have so many ghosts as the Lower East Side. Residing among the fusion restaurants, cafes and cocktail bars, the spirits of the many immigrant communities who…
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News Returning to a Chinese Refuge, And Recalling Its Rich History
HARBIN, China — A near-forgotten cycle of Asian Jewish history was brought to a close September 2, when Tel Aviv businessman Teddy Kaufman came to Huangshan Cemetery, in the Chinese city of Harbin, and recited a memorial Kaddish prayer at the grave of his boyhood teacher, Rabbi Aharon Kisilev. Kisilev died in 1949 after serving…
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