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A Ugandan rabbinical student in NYC writes a kids’ book about her favorite Jewish holiday

Shoshana Nambi, who grew up in Uganda’s Abayudaya community, draws upon her fond memories of celebrating Sukkot as a child.

By Julia Gergely October 7, 2022 3:35 pm

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How a mob hit at Rao’s restaurant changed a Jewish actress’s life

Rena Strober was singing at the exclusive Italian restaurant when a gruesome murder happened. In a new short film, she tells how it changed her life and Jewish identity.

September 29, 2022 4:41 pm

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Barnard’s Jewish president looks back on her last first day

Sian Leah Beilock will become Dartmouth College’s first-ever woman president next year and, at 46, the youngest college president in the Ivy League.

September 14, 2022 5:56 pm

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Comedian Jessica Kirson is ‘constantly complaining’ her way to Jewish comedy royalty

By Jacob Henry August 12, 2022 11:17 am

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Leah Forster is keeping Borough Park in her heart and in her comedy

By Julia Gergely August 4, 2022 12:27 pm

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Yiddish ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ returns to New York this fall

By Julia Gergely July 25, 2022 10:00 am

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Hot dog! A Lower East Side art exhibit explores the Jewish roots of an all-American food

By Lisa Keys May 12, 2022 3:07 pm

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The New York Sephardic Film Festival returns this year

By Julia Gergely April 1, 2022 5:27 pm

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New Yorker cartoonist David Sipress smiles through the pain in a new memoir

By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 8, 2022 5:13 pm

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An opera reimagines a classic story about an Italian family on the eve of World War II

By Andrew Silow-Carroll January 25, 2022 11:51 am

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A Ugandan rabbinical student in NYC writes a kids’ book about her favorite Jewish holiday

How a mob hit at Rao’s restaurant changed a Jewish actress’s life

Barnard’s Jewish president looks back on her last first day

Comedian Jessica Kirson is ‘constantly complaining’ her way to Jewish comedy royalty

Leah Forster is keeping Borough Park in her heart and in her comedy

Yiddish ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ returns to New York this fall

Hot dog! A Lower East Side art exhibit explores the Jewish roots of an all-American food

The New York Sephardic Film Festival returns this year

New Yorker cartoonist David Sipress smiles through the pain in a new memoir

An opera reimagines a classic story about an Italian family on the eve of World War II

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