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Anna Sokolow Way honors fierce Jewish dancer and choreographer

A pioneer of modern dance, Sokolow was famous in the neighborhood for drawing inspiration from the denizens of Christopher Street.

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Cheesecake Corner in Brooklyn honors the Jewish founder of Junior’s restaurant

A street sign remembering Harry Rosen marks the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Dekalb Avenue.

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Greenwich Village intersection renamed for Jewish LGBTQ activist Edie Windsor

When the couple’s marriage wasn’t recognized by the federal government, Windsor’s 2013 lawsuit paved the way for a landmark legal victory for same-sex marriage.

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Anna Sokolow Way honors fierce Jewish dancer and choreographer

Cheesecake Corner in Brooklyn honors the Jewish founder of Junior’s restaurant

Greenwich Village intersection renamed for Jewish LGBTQ activist Edie Windsor

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