This is the Forward’s coverage of Brooklyn, a borough of New York City home to a major population of Hasidic Jews.
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Music How two Jewish musicians turned front porches in Brooklyn into a vibrant music scene
Roy Nathanson and Aaron Lisman are turning Ditmas Park residents of all ages into jazz aficionados
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Culture The war comes to the Park Slope Food Coop — could it also provide the blueprint for peace?
This isn't the cooperatively-owned grocery's first schism over Israel and BDS
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Fast Forward Man charged with hate crimes after driving car at Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn
The incident in Canarsie came as antisemitism has spiked in New York City, and drew condemnation from Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul
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Culture Paul Auster, who wrote himself into his bestselling work, dies at 77
Known as a chronicler of Brooklyn, Auster was born in Newark
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Music A Transylvanian-American klezmer blues bash right at home at a Brooklyn fiddle summit
The Neighborhood Fiddle Summit brought together a melting pot of musical influences
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First Person Our Passover: Why this night is different from all others
How non-observant Jews passed on their love of Jewish traditions to their daughter and half-Jewish grandsons
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Fast Forward Historic synagogue in Brooklyn, home to Hebrew Israelites for half a century, set for demolition
Congregation could not repair the building after a 2017 fire, but hopes to rebuild on the site
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Food 7 under-the-radar Purim treats you can get from NYC bakeries
Tired of dry Hamantashen and boring fillings, I went on a quest for something new
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Books In ‘Something We Said,’ Richard Pryor’s daughter finds words to discuss the unspeakable
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Opinion It’s time for Jews who love Israel to give up on Zionism
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News How Iran is outsourcing terror plots against Jews
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