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Yiddish World The true story behind the ‘Night of the Murdered Poets’
Yiddish actors will perform a documentary in a Manhattan theater, commemorating Stalin's execution of 13 innocent Jewish intellectuals
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Culture In New York, migrants crowd into hotels seeking shelter — just like Jewish refugees did after WWII
At the Roosevelt, the Park West and the Belnord, echoes of Holocaust survivors' stories
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Opinion The NYC Jewish advisory council appropriately represents Jewish New Yorkers
Given Orthodox Jews bear the brunt of antisemitic attacks, they deserve greater numbers on the council appointed to combat antisemitic crimes
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Fast Forward New York says 18 yeshivas provide inadequate education. Advocates say they’re not the only ones
An Orthodox-led reform group encouraged further investigation after the NYC Department of Education found inadequate secular education in private yeshivas
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News For Jewish seniors who can’t visit loved ones’ graves on their own, free rides and a prayer book
Dorot, the New York-based nonprofit, has resumed its program to help scores of elderly make the trip to the cemetery
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News NYC mayor’s office rebuts critique that his Jewish advisory council overrepresents the Orthodox and men
Eric Adams called on Jewish New Yorkers ‘who believe they could make impactful change' to apply to join
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Fast Forward In a first, NYC mayor launches Jewish advisory council
The panel of 37 members will be chaired by Joel Eisdorfer, a member of the Hasidic community and the mayor’s senior adviser
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Culture Director Mira Nair wanted an Indian ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’ The result: ‘Monsoon Wedding, The Musical’
A theatrical adaptation of the hit film 'Monsoon Wedding' ends its run this weekend in Brooklyn
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Film & TV The new ‘Superman’ is being called anti-Israel, but does that make it pro-Palestine?
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