Julia Gergely is a former National Desk Intern at The Forward. She now reports for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Julia Gergely
By Julia Gergely
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Fast Forward Jewish leaders to Sen. Schumer: Paid leave must be part of Build Back Better legislation
(JTA) — (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — In a full-page ad in Thursday’s New York Times, more than 750 New York politicians, leaders and community organizations signed a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to ensure that paid family and medical leave remains part of the Build Back Better Act. “We thank…
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Fast Forward A tree that survived the Holocaust gains a new life in New York City
(JTA) — (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — In January of 1943, Irma Lauscher, a teacher at the Theresienstadt concentration camp in Czechoslovakia, smuggled a tree into the camp so that the Jewish children imprisoned by the Nazis could celebrate Tu B’Shevat in a secret ceremony. The children used their water rations to nurture…
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Fast Forward NYPD seeks women who assaulted Jewish kids in Brooklyn
(JTA) — (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — The New York Police Department Hate Crimes unit is investigating three separate attacks against two Jewish children and a teenager in the Clinton Hill neighborhood in Brooklyn. Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspects, who they have narrowed down to the same…
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Fast Forward Musicians, politicians and a ‘Housewives of New York’ star speak out against antisemitism at Times Square event
(JTA) — (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Hundreds gathered in Times Square Monday to celebrate the second night of Hanukkah, with live music, speeches and, of course, a public menorah lighting. But it wasn’t just about feel-good holiday cheer: The event was part of the “Shine a Light on Antisemitism” campaign, which aims…
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Fast Forward A Jewish day school’s Thanksgiving parade accidentally went viral on TikTok
(JTA) — (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — More snack time? Longer recess? What could preschoolers possibly be protesting about, wondered a TikTok video that went viral over the Thanksgiving weekend. In the video, taken from an apartment window on the Upper West Side, children can be seen marching around a corner holding handmade…
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Food Bee’s water? 5 unexpected products at Kosherfest 2021
(JTA) — (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — “Honey, I think I may have a buyer!” a man in a black suit yelled into his phone, pacing up and down his 10’ x 10’ booth displaying dozens of bottles kosher of South African wine. “But we have to move now.” Kosherfest, the largest kosher-certified…
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Fast Forward Padma Lakshmi heads to the Lower East Side for a Hanukkah edition of Hulu’s ‘Taste the Nation’
(JTA) — (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Padma Lakshmi’s “Taste the Nation,” the acclaimed food docuseries, returned to Hulu this week — with schmaltz and pickles. In a special, four-part holiday edition, Lakshmi highlights traditional holiday foods from locations around the U.S. — she visits Los Angeles to celebrate the Korean New Year,…
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Fast Forward Amar’e Stoudemire — player, coach, kosher winemaker — adds ‘farmer’ to his list of post-basketball careers
(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — On an unusually hot day in mid-October, Amar’e Stoudemire stopped by the Union Square Greenmarket to meet New York basketball lovers and burger fans alike. The former NBA star and current Brooklyn Nets assistant coach was helping staff a booth at the Manhattan farmers’ market, where customers were…
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