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New York Jewish mobsters

‘Married to the Mob,’ but under a chuppah: A new memoir details a Jewish family’s crime ties

Alan Geik chronicles the hitmen, gangsters and dirty cops who were part of his Bronx extended family in the heyday of the Jewish mob.

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In Turkey, Orthodox drama ‘Shtisel’ is being adapted for a Muslim audience

Despite a lack of available plot details, Turkish media are noting similarities between “Ömer” and “Shtisel.”

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s 10 most-read stories of 2022

From a synagogue hostage crisis in January to high-profile antisemitism scandals in the fall, these are the stories that defined the past year.

This Brooklyn family’s Hanukkah celebration is all over New York’s subway

crossing delancey

How the Lower East Side has changed since the 1988 rom-com ‘Crossing Delancey’

Meet the Israeli-American ‘good Jewish boy’ behind From Roy’s $95 Christmas panettone

Football fans

Recalling Franco Harris’ ‘Immaculate Reception’ and the Pittsburgh bar mitzvah celebration it sidelined

8 snapshots of Hanukkah celebrations from around the world

No longer a ‘Real Housewife,’ Orthodox influencer Lizzy Savetsky turns to fighting antisemitism

10 Jewish things to do on Christmas in New York

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