New York

The New York Jewish Week is the home of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s New York coverage.

Sign up here to get a daily email with New York City Jewish news.

Remembering AJCongress’ Phil Baum

Phil Baum, who died March 27 at age 94, was one of the last of the giants of Jewish public affairs. Permit the overused cliché, but his death truly marks the end of an era. Baum’s work was representative of an approach to public affairs in American Jewish life that characterized an era forgotten by […]

Advertisement

Kaifeng To Host First Seder Since Mid-19th Century

The descendants of Jews who live in the ancient Jewish community of Kaifeng, China, are expected to participate in the first traditional Passover seder held there since the mid 19th century, accoding to a press release from Shavei Israel, a group that seeks to strengthen ties between Jews, the State of Israel and the descendants […]

Does Hairbrush Show Hitler’s Mistress Had Jewish Roots?

Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler’s longtime mistress whom he married in the hours before his suicide, may have been of Jewish ancestry, according to an analysis of her DNA done for a British TV documentary. The analysis was based upon a study of a strand of hair taken from a hairbrush with the monogram “E.B.” that […]

The Dance Of Coexistence

Luxury Housing In Israel On The (High) Rise

The Sufferer

How Andy Met Jason

East Ramapo Schools Fight

Menzel Is Marvelous in ‘If/Then’

In Memory Of Phil Baum, The Heart Of The AJCongress

Load More

Advertisement