Steven Davidson
By Steven Davidson
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Life In A-Wa’s New Yemenite-Israeli Hip Hop Album, Home Is Not A Place — It’s A Feeling
What is a home? In Jewish history, with its centuries of wandering and ritualized longing for a land most never actually saw, circumstances created not so straightforward answers to this question. For the creators of modern-day Israel, the answer was to be found in a state. But for some Jewish refugees that arrived in this…
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Life He Walks 15 Miles Home Every 9/11 — As He Did In 2001
Since 1989, Port Authority engineer Shlomo Yadoo and his team were tasked with maintaining the structural integrity of Manhattan’s World Trade Center complex. Structural failures occurred, however, on September 11th, 2001 that he — nor anyone — could never have anticipated. From his current office high up at 4 World Trade Center, Yadoo and I…
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Life China Is Facing An Eldercare Crisis. One Man, Inspired By Tikkun Olam, Is Determined To Fix It.
Tikkun olam can be a nebulous term. Caked in abstract notions of “repairing the world,” the phrase is maligned by some as often being in practice nothing more than a motto hippy-dippy Jews recite to make themselves feel good. After all, how is the “world” actually being repaired? Danny Dilulio’s adoring fans in Chinese nursing…
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Opinion What The Forward’s Receptionist Knows
The Forward’s receptionist, Marina Vinokur, always has a story for me. A 19-year veteran of the Forward, Marina’s stories — which span the Forward’s transition from Yiddish and Russian to English, from print to digital — tend to reveal the underbelly of this hallowed institution. “When we switched from newspaper to magazine, a cranky old…
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Opinion The Facebook Group Where Muslim, Jewish and Christian Women Celebrate Headwrapping
The subject of women covering their hair is one of fascination in the western world. From burqa bans to sheitel shaming, women who cover are often viewed as victims of patriarchy or religious extremists, getting it from all sides. Enter: Wrapunzel. Wrapunzel is a Facebook group, a business and a community devoted to “celebrat[ing] the…
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News How Much Are Jewish Federation Leaders Making?
The federation system encompasses hundreds of executives around the country. The Jewish Federation of North America designates 16 federations in the United States in a special “large city” category. Here’s financial information for those top agencies. How much are CEOs making at Jewish federations? Click on each entry for more information. Rank Executive Organization 2016…
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News How Much Do Jewish Advocacy And Public Service Leaders Make?
The salaries for executives at Jewish public service and advocacy organizations cover a wide spectrum. Some are the highest-paid in the Jewish world, while others are the most modest earners we surveyed. Where do your favorite organizations rank? How much are CEOs making at Jewish not-for-profit public service and advocacy organizations? Click on each entry…
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News How Much Are Jewish Religious And Education Leaders Making?
Presidents at college institutions are some of the highest-earners in the nonprofit world. This is no different when it comes to Jewish universities. Religious institutions are exempted from disclosing their finances, but we have listed their leaders for public knowledge. How much are CEOs making at Jewish educational and religious institutions? Click on each entry…
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