The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/harlem/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Harlem | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/harlem/ 32 32 At a former driving school, Kehillat Harlem plants roots for Jewish life in uptown NYC https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-a-former-driving-school-kehillat-harlem-plants-roots-for-jewish-life-in-uptown-nyc/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:44:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3728201 The non-denominational 'shul community' is building Jewish infrastructure in a reemerging neighborhood that once had one of the largest Jewish populations in the world

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]]> Susan Sarandon sorry for tweet that likened mourning for slain NY officer to fascism https://www.timesofisrael.com/susan-sarandon-says-sorry-for-tweet-likening-mourners-of-slain-ny-officer-to-fascism/ Sun, 06 Feb 2022 09:52:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2697083 Actress says her meme about Jason Rivera, who was shot to death while answering domestic disturbance call in Harlem, was 'insensitive and deeply disrespectful'

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]]> ‘Incalculable’ grief: Second NYPD officer dies days after Harlem shooting https://www.timesofisrael.com/incalculable-grief-second-nypd-officer-dies-days-after-harlem-shooting/ Wed, 26 Jan 2022 02:31:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2690358&preview=true&preview_id=2690358 Officer Wilbert Mora, 27, taken off life support four days after gunman shot him and Officer Jason Rivera, 22, when they responded to domestic disturbance call

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]]> Yiddisher Black cantors from 100 years ago rediscovered thanks to rare recording https://www.timesofisrael.com/yiddisher-black-cantors-from-100-years-ago-rediscovered-thanks-to-rare-recording/ Sun, 01 Nov 2020 20:10:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2394578 Discographer Henry Sapoznik tracks down record by international Yiddish-language performer Thomas LaRue, and slips into a rabbit hole of Black Jewish history

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]]> Israeli-Ethiopian woman brings injera — and smoked salmon — to Harlem https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-ethiopian-woman-brings-injera-and-smoked-salmon-to-harlem/ Sun, 18 Feb 2018 20:44:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1791234 In a former life the stomping grounds for Charlie Parker and Malcolm X, Beejhy Barhany's Tsion Cafe is now home to the eclectic tastes that reflect its local and foreign flavors

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]]> NY city council candidate agrees to stop saying ‘greedy Jewish landlords’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/ny-city-council-candidate-says-hell-stop-saying-greedy-jewish-landlords/ Tue, 18 Jul 2017 19:50:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1660817 Thomas Lopez-Pierre says decision to stop using term at center of his campaign came after talks with 'Jewish supporters'

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]]> ‘Anti-Semitic’ NY city council candidate says more anti-Semitic things https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-semitic-ny-city-council-candidate-says-more-anti-semitic-things/ Fri, 28 Apr 2017 22:26:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1609196 Thomas Lopez-Pierre maintains 'greedy Jewish landlords' are conducting 'ethnic cleansing' of black and Latino residents with funds from Israel

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]]> Harlem’s new Jewish renaissance https://www.timesofisrael.com/harlems-new-jewish-renaissance/ Tue, 18 Oct 2016 02:05:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1476507 With prices rising around the city, there's a return to a neighborhood that once boasted one of the largest Jewish communities in New York -- perhaps even the world

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]]> NY Hebrew charter school network awarded $4.9m federal grant https://www.timesofisrael.com/ny-hebrew-charter-school-network-awarded-4-9m-federal-grant/ Fri, 14 Oct 2016 07:42:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1479856 Five-year allowance will allow dual-language nonprofit to develop new schools, expand its existing work

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]]> Meet Harlem’s African-American rugelach king https://www.timesofisrael.com/meet-harlems-african-american-rugelach-king/ Sat, 08 Oct 2016 14:14:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1476687 Alvin Lee Smalls, 75, has turned his unlikely Jewish-inspired pastry business into a local institution

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]]> Harlem crowd cheers as Sanders rebuffs anti-Semitic heckler https://www.timesofisrael.com/harlem-crowd-cheers-as-sanders-rebuffs-anti-semitic-heckler/ Sun, 10 Apr 2016 12:44:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1373088 'I am proud to be Jewish,' Democrat presidential hopeful tells man who claims Jews 'run the Federal Reserve, they run Wall Street'

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]]> When Jackie Robinson took up the bat for Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/when-jackie-robinson-took-up-the-bat-for-jews/ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:16:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=453080 The baseball star condemned use of anti-Semitism in his community and swayed the stances of contemporary black leaders

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]]> Baby survives fall strapped to suicidal mom https://www.timesofisrael.com/baby-survives-fall-strapped-to-suicidal-mom/ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:59:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=415874 Woman jumps from NY building, lands on her back, allowing 10-month-old son to roll away unscathed

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]]> At a New York synagogue, a remarkable Israeli civil rights tribute https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-a-new-york-synagogue-a-remarkable-israeli-civil-rights-tribute/ Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:08:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=345402 Congregation Rodeph Sholom honors Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a landmark gospel performance by Israeli singers

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