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News She lost a friend in Hamas’ attack. Then neighbors called for a boycott of her ‘ugly zio’ juice bar
"I didn't expect this and I don't feel safe anymore,” said Reut Levi, who opened Tamar Juice Bar in June
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Fast Forward Jewish security group warns Brooklyn Jews to stay away from pro-Palestinian rally on Shabbat calling to ‘Flood Brooklyn for Gaza’
Held by the activist group Within Our Lifetime, the Saturday rally comes after protests featuring rhetoric celebrating Hamas’ attack on Israel have unnerved some Jewish New Yorkers
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Food How did a Muslim-owned delicatessen wind up making some of New York’s best Jewish pastrami and brisket?
New York's Jewish, Muslim, and Black communities converge around deli sandwiches at David's Brisket House, where everything is strictly halal
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Culture A Golem grows in Brooklyn — but do Jews need it?
Adam Mansbach’s ‘The Golem of Brooklyn’ updates a Jewish legend for the antisemitism of today
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Fast Forward The Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital in Brooklyn is ready for patients. It can withstand a storm worse than Sandy
The storm-resilient complex features a 7-foot-tall bronze statue of the Supreme Court justice, a Brooklyn native
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Books When we all met at Dubrow’s Cafeteria
Photographer Marcia Bricker Halperin reflects on the Jewish diner that shaped her as a Brooklynite and launched her artistic career
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Culture Why that New York Times article on the Brooklyn eruv is sparking controversy
Jews are upset at coverage they see as othering Orthodox Judaism
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Books In this new play, all unhappy (Jewish) families are alike — and some look suspiciously familiar
Literary gossip! Emotional affairs! Katie Holmes! 'The Wanderers,' Anna Ziegler's off-Broadway play about marriage and fidelity, has it all.
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