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Gary Brownstein, one of Acme Smoked Fish's production managers, started at the company in 1975. He is the grandson of Harry Brownstein, the company's founder. (Michael Harlan Turkell/via JTA)

May 25, 2022, 4:28 am

47-year veteran of Brooklyn’s Acme Smoked Fish celebrates his final ‘Fish Friday’

Gary Brownstein, 3rd-generation member of the Jewish immigrant family that founded the iconic company in 1906, has charmed customers with creative specials like Mango Avocado Poke

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Einat Admony, the pioneering Israeli chef who brought couscous and other Israeli treats to her New York restaurants. (Maya & Michelle Creative)

May 19, 2022, 2:09 am

Israeli star chef Einat Admony cooks up a new gig: Standup comedy

The culinary queen credited with popularizing Israeli food in the US is revamping the Comedy Cellar’s Olive Tree Cafe — and dishing out some off-menu jokes onstage

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A protester holds up a sign reading 'Abortion Access is a Jewish Value' at a rally in front of the US Capitol Building organized by the National Council for Jewish Women, May 17, 2022. (Julia Gergely)

May 18, 2022, 6:54 pm

Over 1,000 Jews rally outside US Capitol in support of abortion rights

Many of the women present express anger that they must continue to rally for legalized access to abortion

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Elyssa Heller, the founder of Edith's, named the store after her aunt. (Teddy Wolff/via JTA)

April 30, 2022, 4:06 pm

Edith’s, a Brooklyn eatery and market, celebrates Jewish food from around the world

The brainchild of Chicago-born Elyssa Heller, the store and restaurant, which started as a pop-up in 2020, veers outside the narrow lanes of traditional Ashkenazi or Israeli menus

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(L-R) Raquel Nobile, Jodi Snyder, and Maya Jacobson together form the trio 'The Mamales' with a goal to eventually release a concept album of Yiddish song covers. (Courtesy/via JTA)

April 17, 2022, 8:57 pm

This singing trio wants to make Yiddish sexy again

They may not be fluent in Mamaloshen, but these three New Yorkers are poised to be the Millennials’ answer to the Barry Sisters

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Barney Greengrass in New York City. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)

April 8, 2022, 12:53 pm

Beloved Jewish deli on NYC’s Upper West Side hit by suspected arson

NYPD says fire that destroyed outdoor dining shed at Barney Greengrass was one of several blazes in the neighborhood that were ‘intentionally set’

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A still from 'The United States of Elie Tahari,' directed by David Serero (left). (Courtesy/ via JTA)

April 4, 2022, 5:12 pm

The New York Sephardic Film Festival returns this year

The world’s only such festival returns in person this year through April 7 at the Upper East Side’s Moise Safra Center, and features live events with food, drinks, music and celebs

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Yiddish actor Hy Wolfe runs CYCO, the Yiddish Book Center in Long Island City, Queens. (Julia Gergely/ JTA)

April 4, 2022, 5:00 am

A Yiddish book center in Queens lives on, just like the language it celebrates

After a foundation funding the Central Yiddish Cultural Organization since 1956 halted its donations, the institution was in peril – until a couple of good Samaritans stepped in

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Illustrative: Delta planes sitting on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, Nov. 22, 2017. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images via JTA)

March 31, 2022, 8:05 am

Orthodox women sue airlines for discrimination after being booted from flight to US

Group of Hasidic Jews say they were unfairly barred from Amsterdam-New York journey by Delta Airlines and KLM over alleged mask violations on earlier connecting leg

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Yeshiva University's Stern College for Women, on 34th and Lexington. The all-male campus counterpart is in Morningside Heights. (Julia Gergely/ JTA)

March 30, 2022, 12:00 am

Rape allegation at Yeshiva University stirs reforms — and skepticism

After a student anonymously spoke out about being raped by a YU basketball player, the school changed the way it handles campus sexual assault. But do old attitudes still prevail?

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A tent city on the Polish side of the Medyka border crossing with Ukraine provides shelter and supplies for the refugees fleeing the war, March 14, 2022. (Courtesy Menachem Creditor via JTA)

March 22, 2022, 3:35 am

NY rabbis bear witness to the catastrophe — and compassion — on Ukraine’s border

During 3-day mission, team of 19 spiritual leaders distribute supplies, determine how best to help organizations working to aid refugees

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The gray sweater pays tribute to the Upper West Side food emporium and retails for $495. (Coach)

March 16, 2022, 10:17 am

For $500, this Zabar’s sweater can be yours

As part of its spring/summer 2022 line, luxury fashion brand Coach is drawing inspiration from the iconic Upper West Side Jewish grocery

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A group of 27 undergraduate students from Yeshiva University departed to Vienna on March 13 as part of a humanitarian relief mission to provide support for Ukrainian refugees. (Courtesy via JTA)

March 15, 2022, 10:14 am

Yeshiva University students land in Vienna on mission to help Ukrainian refugees

27 undergraduates will provide educational activities for children, sort donations, deliver supplies and coordinate housing

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Local rabbis and volunteers in New York prepare large suitcases full of medical supplies, food and humanitarian aid for refugees on the Ukrainian-Polish border, as part of a mission to assess the needs of organizations on the ground. (Courtesy UJA via JTA)

March 12, 2022, 6:46 am

19 NY rabbis head to Poland to distribute food, medical aid to Ukrainian refugees

Delegation organized by the UJA-Federation of New York will also provide rabbinical support to Jews fleeing Russia’s invasion

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Eitan Levine and Tori Piskin's new monthly stand-up showcase, 'Smokin' Hot Jews,' will feature an all-Jewish line-up. (Courtesy via JTA)

March 6, 2022, 6:38 am

A new comedy showcase asks what’s still funny about being a New York Jew

Producers aim to make stand-up set a monthly event to show what ‘regular Jews’ are like and knock out stereotypes

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