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Howard Teich, the founding chair of the Manhattan Jewish Historical Initiative, speaks at a monument in The Battery that marks the Jewish arrival in New York in September 1654, New York, September 13, 2023. (Julia Gergely via JTA)
September 12, 2024, 9:51 pm
NYC Council to vote on recognizing anniversary of first Jewish arrivals in city
Bill aims to mark little-known Landing Day, marking date of 1654 arrival of first Jews in then-New Amsterdam, and ‘celebrate the continuing importance of the Jewish community’
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Rabbi Gabriel Kretzmer-Seed, right, speaks with volunteers about his work as the Jewish chaplain at Rikers. (NYC Department of Corrections)
April 23, 2024, 10:01 am
At Rikers Island, Jewish volunteers connect with inmates by leading prayer services
Joining grassroots efforts to alleviate the notoriously brutal conditions at NY State’s largest jail is a group from the UWS Base that learns, prays and spends time with prisoners
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Illustrative: Model Jac Jagaciak and fashion designer Kobi Halperin attend the 2017 CFDA Fashion Awards at the Hammerstein Ballroom on June 5, 2017 in New York City. (Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images/AFP)
February 17, 2024, 4:38 am
This designer closed his NY Fashion Week runway show with Israel’s national anthem
Kobi Halperin’s first standalone show was inspired by Shabbat and had the theme of ‘hope.’ Its moving finale has been viewed more than 160,000 times on Instagram
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A Holocaust survivor's photo and quote projected on the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, January 27, 2024. (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for LIVE2TELL By Gillian Laub/AFP)
January 28, 2024, 1:08 pm
Images of survivors projected on NYC landmarks to launch new Holocaust archive
Digital project produced by actress Amy Schumer and digital storyteller Kira Pollack documents remaining survivors’ stories with photography, video, and first-person interviews
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NYC locals enjoy the world's longest challah, baked Jan. 19-20, 2023 with the help of volunteers and local businesses in New York and New Jersey. (Screenshot from Instagram, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 23, 2024, 7:34 pm
35-foot challah in NYC attempts to break Guinness record
Over 200 pounds of dough transformed into world’s longest challah for Jewish Federation of North America’s Shabbat of Love
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New York State Assemblyman George Michaels (D-Auburn) holds his head after changing his vote to 'yes' on a 1970 bill that gave New York the most liberal abortion law in the country, April 9, 1970. (Bettmann Archive/Getty Images via JTA)
December 10, 2023, 5:01 pm
Film tells story of Jewish Democrat who sacrificed career to pass abortion rights law
‘Deciding Vote’ brings new attention to decisive yet little-remembered decision by George Michaels to tip scales in favor of legislation that led to 1973 adoption of Roe v. Wade
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Left to right: Actress Julianna Margulies, filmmaker Alexandra Shiva and director Jordan Matthew Horowitz discuss Horowitz’s short documentary 'Jack and Sam' at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan, December 3, 2023. (Julia Gergely/ JTA)
December 9, 2023, 11:19 am
Two Holocaust survivors, reunited after 80 years, tell their tale in a new short film
Jack Waskal and Sam Ron were best friends working side by side in the Pioniki labor camp. Both moved to Ohio, then Florida, after liberation — but didn’t know it until recently
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Screen capture from video of New York Senator Chuck Schumer, right, making a cameo appearance in the Broadway show 'Gutenberg! The Musical!' November 22, 2023. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 23, 2023, 8:37 am
US Sen. Chuck Schumer thrills audience with Broadway debut
New York senator makes appearance in ‘Gutenberg! The Musical!’ taking traditional cameo role of producer who finally agrees to fund show
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The El-Al counters at JFK Airport Terminal 4, October 9, 2023. (Julia Gergely/ JTA)
October 11, 2023, 1:37 am
At JFK, chartered flights for Israeli soldiers, anxious travelers – and lots of food
After Saturday’s Hamas onslaught, NYC airport sees an influx of Israelis – expats joining army reserve units, tourists seeking a way home, and some just helping coordinate it all
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Acting Israeli Consul General Tsach Saar speaks to a crowd in the lobby of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, who gathered in solidarity on a day when Hamas launched a deadly attack inside Israel, October 7, 2023.. (Julia Gergely via JTA)
October 8, 2023, 4:32 pm
On a grim Shabbat, worried Manhattan Jews gather in show of solidarity with Israel
Informal meeting arranged in JCC to provide a space for community members to simply be with each other in a time of crisis and uncertainty
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Jewish comedian Alex Edelman speaks to seniors at Inspir Jewish Living about his solo Broadway show 'Just for Us.' (Hundred Stories PR via JTA)
August 17, 2023, 9:04 pm
Alex Edelman, the summer’s hottest comedian, finds tough Jewish crowd at senior home
Although residents of NYC’s Inspir Carnegie Hill mostly liked the performer’s solo Broadway show ‘Just for Us,’ they were less impressed when he showed up at the facility in person
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Noa Kirel poses for photographers at the European MTV Awards 2022 in Dusseldorf, Germany, November 13, 2022. (AP Photo/ Martin Meissner)
August 9, 2023, 4:23 am
Noa Kirel to make US concert debut at Madison Square Garden in 2024
Eurovision candidate will be second ever-Israeli to headline performance at 20,000-seat NYC arena, though she has sold-out bigger venues back home
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July 14, 2023, 2:35 pm
New Jersey teen pleads guilty to issuing antisemitic threats
Omar Alkattoul allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS and researched mass shootings
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Gideon Taylor addresses guests during a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Luxembourg Agreement on reparations between the Federal Republic of Germany and Israel, in Berlin, Sept. 15, 2022. (Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images)
June 23, 2023, 8:16 am
Gideon Taylor, CEO of Jewish Community Relations Council-New York, to step down
Transition comes as the city’s Jewish community contends with antisemitic attacks and waning support for Israel among progressive officials
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Alex Edelman has embarked on several Jewish comedy projects during the pandemic. (Will Bremridge)
April 6, 2023, 12:23 pm
Alex Edelman’s very Jewish show ‘Just For Us’ heads to Broadway
Orthodox Jewish funnyman’s show largely focuses on his infiltration of a white supremacist meeting in Queens
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