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In place of a proud emblem of Jewish immigration in NYC, million-dollar condos and a private garden
Gentrification comes for the Bialystoker Center and Home for the Aged
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The Incredible, Mysterious, And Sometimes Even Erotic Dream Diary Of Ab Cahan
Abraham Cahan’s many kholoymes, his dreams, can be checked off his proverbial bucket list. His life’s work of a Yiddish paper is still going strong 120 years later. His desire to literally have that paper’s presence dominate Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the muse behind our historic building at 175 East Broadway, shapes the neighborhood’s skyline…
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How Photographer Bonnie Geller-Geld Captures Luminous Moments of Humanity
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. Judging by her portfolio, Bonnie Geller-Geld is a little like the character in Woody Allen’s “Zelig” who has a knack for inserting himself into life’s big moments. She was on the scene with her Canon DSLR in 1988 when Leonard Bernstein took a bow at his 70th…
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Film & TV ‘Three Billboards’ Is A Movie About The Age Of Internet Accusations
There are three billboards right outside the town of Ebbing, Missouri, that have the power to start a war between the police department and one furious woman. “Still no arrests?” reads the first one, followed by “How come, Chief Willoughby?” and finished off with “Raped while dying.” Mildred Hayes, played by a scathing Frances McDormand,…
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Film & TV The Finale of ‘Nathan For You’ Is One Of The Year’s Best Films
Throughout “Finding Frances,” the movie-length finale to the fourth season of his Comedy Central show, “Nathan for You,” we see Nathan Fielder sitting in a moving car beside his septuagenarian co-star Bill Heath. Viewers of the show’s third season may remember Heath as a Bill Gates impersonator brought in to assist with a fraudulent film…
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This Chinese Translator Changed The History Of Literature. You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Him.
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. Although you may never have heard the name Lin Shu, it should be featured in every book on literature history. Shu, a self-taught scholar, originated from the region of Fujian in southwest China. An heir to the Qing Dynasty — the last to have reigned over the…
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Robert Smigel Shows His Serious Side (And Triumph’s Back Side)
Robert Smigel has spent a good deal of his professional life with his hand up a dog’s tukhes. And, no, he is not a veterinarian. Smigel is a comedian, writer and producer and his canine companion, Triumph, the insult comic dog, is the Don Rickles of pooches. Beyond the snappy lines, though, beyond handling (literally)…
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100 Years Ago, Auguste Rodin Died — And The Forward Paid Tribute
The sculptor Auguste Rodin died one hundred years ago on November 17, 1917. Shortly thereafter, this tribute was published by the Forward’s founder Ab Cahan. A great man died last Saturday in Paris. He was one of the best artists of all time, and a most remarkable person. Those things tend to go together —…
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Art ‘Invisible Walls Of Occupation’ Shows A Different Side Of Palestinian Life
In the Palestinian village of Burqah, 86% of men are employed, but 60% work unstable, part time jobs. 75% of families have five or more members, and half of such families live beneath the poverty line of $530 per month. 55% of residents expressed concerns about the Israeli military entering the village. Statistics like this…
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Film & TV Movie News: Lanzmann, ‘The Graduate,’ Louis C.K., and Mel Gibson Comes Home
As Thursday’s puckish sun rises on the horizon, the mind of man turns to film. So things have stood since time immemorial, or at least since two weeks ago, when the Forward debuted Movie Thursday. If you’re disconsolate over your inability to find movie news, analysis, and recommendations never fear: Movie Thursday will be your…
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Karl Katz, Leader Of The Israel Museum, Jewish Museum And Met, Passes Away At 88
Karl Katz, whose varied career included the leadership of museums in New York and Israel as well as successful work as a film producer, died last Wednesday at the age of 88. He left his mark on a wide range of museums, including the Israel Museum, the Jewish Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art….
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‘Illyria’ Mixes Joe Papp, Robert Moses And McCarthyism, But It’s Not Shakespeare
Is there one right way to make art? Should it be an idealistic endeavor, best pursued without interest in fame or compensation? Can artists seek professional success without having to compromise their art to match their patrons’ values? If ideals and commercialism clash — for instance, if one has a young child to provide for,…
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