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Palestinian lawyer-activist Raja Shehadeh reacts during a session on Writing and Resistance, at the Jaipur Literature Festival in Jaipur, in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, India, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
November 15, 2023, 6:28 pm
Jewish sponsor withdraws from National Book Awards over ‘planned’ Gaza statement
Publisher Zibby Owens says she pulled out after failing to receive assurances from organizers that winners wouldn’t make speeches that ‘promote pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel agenda’
By Andrew Lapin
File - Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks at the PEN/Hemingway 2019 Award Ceremony at The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library And Museum on April 7, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Paul Marotta/Getty Images via JTA)
October 27, 2023, 2:20 pm
92NY in tumult after canceling Israel-critical author event amid Israel-Hamas war
Authors pull out of future programming and staff resign as cultural center ‘postpones’ event featuring Viet Thanh Nguyen, who signed an open letter harshly criticizing Israel
By Andrew Lapin
Jews from around the world recorded the song “A New Year,” released by the 92nd Street Y on Sept. 28, 2016. (Screenshot from YouTube)
October 7, 2016, 3:44 am
Jews around the world record Rosh Hashanah hit
92nd Street Y’s ‘A New Year’ performed by singers from NY to Melbourne; has been viewed 5.3 million times
By Josefin Dolsten
Karina Zilberman, center, the creator of Shababa at the 92Y, training participants of the Shababa Network. (Ross Den Photography/via JTA)
September 5, 2015, 2:09 am
NY’s playful Shababa family program to export its wonder and awe
From nannies to bubbies, all are now welcome to experience joyful mindfulness in their own communities
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
At the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, new security measures are being taken. (photo credit: CC0 1.0 Wikipedia)
August 5, 2014, 3:25 am
New York’s Jewish institutions step up security
Secure Community Network provides guidance during heightened tensions and increased anti-Semitic attacks
By Cathryn J. Prince
Sol Adler (photo credit: courtesy)
May 12, 2014, 5:30 pm
Sol Adler, fired head of 92nd St. Y, hangs himself
Executive director was dismissed after revelations that he had a long-term affair with his assistant
By JTA
The 92nd Street Y, New York City (photo credit: Jim Henderson/WIkimedia Commons/File)
May 8, 2014, 6:17 am
92nd Street Y chooses non-Jewish leader. So?
Should executive positions at Jewish institutions be reserved for Jews?
By Uriel Heilman
New director of the 92nd Street Y Henry Timms (left). (screen capture: YouTube)
April 30, 2014, 9:07 am
After scandal, NY Jewish center names new director
Henry Timms to succeed Sol Adler, who was dismissed following revelation of lengthy affair with assistant
By JTA
Commentary editor John Podhoretz speaking at an event organized by the American Enterprise Institute (screen capture: YouTube)
December 17, 2013, 6:38 pm
Commentary head storms off panel
John Podhoretz says Forward’s Jane Eisner attempted to shush him and treated him rudely during 92nd Street Y Israel debate
By ToI Staff
Cast of 'Saffron & Rosewater' performing at the 92nd Street Y in New York (photo credit: Joyce Culver)
December 14, 2013, 2:05 am
Persian women stage bittersweet memories in new play
Jewish Iranian-American authors give insight into their past and present in a NY performance of ‘Saffron & Rosewater’
By Mark Schulman
Yair Lapid speaks to Charlie Rose in New York, Monday, October 7, 2013 (photo credit: Joyce Culver)
October 8, 2013, 11:07 pm
Lapid charms the lefties at NY’s 92nd Street Y
Centrist finance minister cites the US government shutdown as an example of the importance of reaching out beyond party lines
By Orli Santo
Sol Adler (photo credit: courtesy)
July 22, 2013, 10:18 pm
92nd Street Y director fired over affair with assistant
Sol Adler dismissed for having extramarital relations with center’s liaison for board and donor relations
Al Jolson in 'The Jazz Singer.'
May 5, 2013, 11:20 pm
Stars of David over Hollywood
From ‘The Jazz Singer’ to ‘You Don’t Mess with the Zohan,’ the way Jews are portrayed on the silver screen reflects their acceptance into American society, says author Eric A. Goldman
By Jordan Hoffman
Roger Waters. (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)
From the WebApril 4, 2013, 4:36 pm
New York’s 92nd St. Y scraps appearance by Pink Floyd’s former frontman
Jewish cultural center cancels event with Roger Waters after members of the community complain of his anti-Israel stance, Forward reports
It will be difficult to provide the feeling of summer camp while social distancing, but camps are pivoting to adapt to the coronavirus outbreak. (Courtesy the Foundation for Jewish Camp/via JTA)
March 14, 2013, 11:14 am
‘Israeli’ summer camp in New York
New program seeks to strengthen Jewish identity and knowledge of Israel by immersing campers in Hebrew
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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