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Sheltering in Place, in a Bigger, Dreamier Place

Painter Gal Cohen is tapping into the dreams of people in quarantine. In the summer of 2018, Cohen was exhibiting large paintings that beautifully recalled lost worlds — she was depicting the architectural gems in her hometown of Hadera, Israel, that were in the process of disappearing, due to gentrification. Her new project, “Quarantine Dream […]

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Covid No Match For Cupid

When Rachel Traurig and Josh Rothberger went on their first date, sparks didn’t fly. But 17 years and one case of Covid-19 later, the Modern Orthodox couple, who are in their 40s, got married in a backyard in Brooklyn amid masks and gloves and a coronavirus pandemic that had them scrambling to figure out logistics […]

Some Riverdale, Teaneck Shuls to Buck Trend, Open Soon

Aiming for a June 4 reopening for services.

Table for … None: Restaurants Buckling Amid Lockdown

What’s Going On In NYC This Week

The Mother Also Rises, with a Book of Her Own

Finding Glückel of Hameln in a Tiny Square on Zoom

Covid Teaches the Virtue of the Virtual

‘It’s Like Having a Whole New Family’

Coronavirus Crisis Testing Masbia Food Pantry

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