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A visit to the Lower East Side’s Tenement Museum inspires a new picture book

Set during the flu pandemic of 1918, “Rivka’s Presents” took 18 years from conception to publication.

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Alan Palmer wrote and stars in "Chanteuse: A Survival Musical." (Russ Rowland)

A new musical spotlights the Nazi persecution of LGBTQ+ people

“Chanteuse: A Musical” features stories of Hitler’s queer victims while connecting to today’s rise in antisemitism and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.

Shomrim

Former head of Jewish security patrol in Brooklyn pleads guilty to sex crime involving a teenager

Jacob Daskal, former head of the Boro Park Shomrim, will be sentenced to between 14 and 17 years in prison under the terms of the deal.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joins growing list of progressives who will skip Israeli president’s speech to Congress

Anna Sokolow Way honors fierce Jewish dancer and choreographer

‘Cabaret’ is returning to Broadway with Eddie Redmayne — and a restored Jewish subplot

At event inspired by The Moth, yeshiva graduates drop the mic on their haredi Orthodox upbringings

A Jewish social service agency helped resettle young Ukrainians. Now the beneficiaries are giving back.

Joey Soloway

The ‘Transparent’ musical is headed to Broadway next year

Celebrity Israeli chef Eyal Shani opens Manhattan outpost of Tel Aviv’s Port Sa’id

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