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Fast Forward Hundreds ‘flood’ NYC roadways and block tunnel to protest Rafah invasion
Protesters briefly took over the tunnel to Grand Central Station
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Fast Forward Biden’s New York visit brings out hundreds of Jewish demonstrators to hail his motorcade — or block it
The president has lately been shadowed by ceasefire protesters. On the Upper East Side, he found vocal supporters, too.
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Culture These matzo ball soup dumplings taught me to stop worrying and enjoy Asian-Jewish fusion food
Jeremy Dean's viral mashup is as genius as it is irreverent
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Fast Forward NYPD reports 31 antisemitic incidents in January as surge continues four months after Oct. 7
There have been 193 antisemitic incidents reported to police since Oct. 1, nearly double the 100 incidents reported during the same four-month period last year
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Culture A Palestinian restaurant faced a flood of online abuse — so its owners hosted Shabbat for 1,300 guests
At Ayat, a Brooklyn mainstay of Palestinian cuisine, there is such a thing as a free dinner
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Yiddish World VIDEO: A sign of Jewish unity as Ashkenazi Jews celebrate the Sephardi language, Ladino
Since many Yiddishists are intrigued with Ladino, Moishele Alfonso reported about the NYC event in Yiddish (with English subtitles)
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Fast Forward These New York City buildings will be lit up in yellow in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Sites include municipal buildings in all five boroughs as well as the Empire State Building
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Culture In a universe of rigid rules and unsanctioned passions, everyone’s a heretic
Jay Michaelson rewrote his debut short story collection — multiple times — before deciding it was ready to enter the world
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