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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News A Jewish Democrat gave up his political career to pass New York’s abortion rights law. A new film tells his story.
“Deciding Vote” revisits the legacy of George Michaels, an upstate politician who bucked his conservative district to help make abortion legal
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Culture Two Holocaust survivors, reunited after 80 years apart, tell their tale in a new short documentary
A Manhattan museum screens “Jack and Sam,” about Polish Jews who met in a labor camp and reconnected in their 90s
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Fast Forward Holocaust museum celebrates Rebecca Rubin, the Jewish immigrant and American Girl doll
For “Rebecca Day” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, young guests are invited to bring their dolls and dress in costume as they learn about Jewish immigration
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Fast Forward Jewish actors Bebe Neuwirth and Steven Skybell to join ‘Cabaret’ revival on Broadway
The Broadway veterans will play Herr Schultz and Fräulein Schneider, a Jewish fruit vendor and German landlady who fall in love during the Nazis' rise to power
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Fast Forward With the Jerusalem Biennale canceled due to war, participating artists mount 3 exhibits in New York
The shows at the Heller Museum and the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan will serve as a satellite version of the festival, with other exhibits planned across the world
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Fast Forward An all-Jewish, all-queer lineup of comedians takes the stage at New York Comedy Festival
Hosted by nonbinary and formerly Orthodox comedian Raye Schiller, “Big Yenta Energy” celebrates Judaism, queer identities — and gossip
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Fast Forward Proposed legislation would expand number of hate crime-eligible charges in New York
The Hate Crimes Modernization Act would increase the list of hate crime-eligible charges in the state from 66 to 97
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Fast Forward New York City Marathon runners to wear T-shirts with pictures of hostages held by Hamas
Two dozen participants in Sunday’s race will wear T-shirts with photos of Israeli children who were kidnapped Oct. 7
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