The latest news from the New York Jewish Week.
There is an odd misperception that all Yiddish film is either Molly Picon singing her heart out or family melodramas in which a neglected mother sacrifices for her children. In fact, as a new series of six titles, “The Jewish Soul: Classics of Yiddish Cinema,” that opens May 26 reminds us, Yiddish films were as […]
In a vivid demonstration of the growing Jewish community in Harlem, around 100 guests celebrated a shabbat dinner cooked up by celebrity chefs as part of the Harlem EatUp! food festival last Friday night. Guests, both Jewish and non-Jewish, chowed on dishes prepared by acclaimed chefs like Marcus Samuelsson and Andrew Zimmern at the JCC […]
An interview with Hillit Cohen, Israel’s first female cardiac surgeon.