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
Gentrification comes for the Bialystoker Center and Home for the Aged
The renowned Jewish food critic, author and Forward contributor has died at age 97
A meat production plant in Poland can build a high-rise apartment building on the grounds of a Jewish cemetery. The Bialystok City Council rejected a zoning plan on Monday that would have prevented the plant’s expansion proposal. The vote was 12-8 with one abstention. “In the center of Bialystok there were six cemeteries,” council member…
A Polish prosecutor who in June 2013 refused to go forward with legal proceedings against a vandal who painted a swastika was acquitted by a disciplinary court. Promotion of fascism in Poland is illegal and is punishable by up to two years in prison. The graffiti, including a swastika, found in Bialystok was reported to…
What do fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien, Yugoslavian dictator Josip Broz Tito, Brazilian soccer star Pelé and financier George Soros have in common? They all share an interest in Esperanto, an invented language whose goal is to unite humankind. “Nekredebla,” you might be thinking (that’s Esperanto for “incredible”). But not so quick — other well known…
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