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“Call Me Dancer”: A Tale of Resilience, Fusion, and Dance Magic
Category : Events & Festivals
“Call Me Dancer” transcends the ordinary, emerging as a holiday gem that delves into universal themes of resilience and the pursuit of dreams. Liberating itself from genre constraints, the film speaks directly to the hearts of its audience through a rich fusion of cultures, weaving a tapestry of diversity and beauty. This captivating narrative seamlessly […]
Read MoreThursday, December 14th, 2023
Returning from Silence: An Extraordinary Story of Jewish Survival and Concealed Identity
Category : Editor's Picks
Returning from Silence: Jenny’s Story from author Michèle Sarde is an intimate, first-person retelling of a mother’s unwavering determination to conceal her Jewish identity from the Nazis and to protect the life of her daughter, born at the onset of World War II. The story seamlessly interweaves the personal history of Jenny, her daughter Michou […]
Read MoreWednesday, December 13th, 2023
NYC Council Jewish Caucus Hosts First-Ever Chanukah Celebration
Category : Events & Festivals
On Monday, December 11, 2023, the New York City Council hosted its inaugural Chanukah Celebration in the City Hall Council Chambers. Organized by City Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams, the City Council’s Jewish Caucus, and the Speaker’s Community Outreach Unit, the event began with a kosher reception and concluded with an assortment of festive donuts […]
Read MoreTuesday, December 12th, 2023
A Dazzling Tapestry of Tradition and Innovation: Igal Perry’s Nutcracker Delights at KNJ Theatre
Category : Events & Festivals
In a groundbreaking display of creativity and innovation, Igal Perry’s Nutcracker, as presented by the Peridance Contemporary Dance Company at the KNJ Theatre, proved to be a breathtaking celebration of dance, seamlessly weaving together tradition and contemporary flair. Perry’s choreography, which skillfully incorporated scenes of masquerade in front of the Russian Tea Room, Canal Street […]
Read MoreSunday, December 10th, 2023
Neturei Karta: A Fringe Group Undermining Jewish Unity and Fueling Antisemitism
Category : Events & Festivals
On November 25, 2024, ultra-Orthodox Jewish activists, known for their staunch anti-Zionist stance, demonstrated in front of the United Nations Headquarters. These activists, particularly from the Neturei Karta (NK) group, oppose the existence of the State of Israel, citing religious beliefs that the establishment of a Jewish state is forbidden before the arrival of the […]
Read MoreWednesday, November 29th, 2023
MASTER LOVERS by David Winner
Category : Editor's Picks
While clearing out his great aunt Dorle Jarmel’s midtown Manhattan apartment after her death, author David Winner, a 2009 National Book Award nominee and winner of the Gival Press Novel Award, discovers artifacts of her storied existence: notes from opera stars, love letters, and artifacts from the Middle East of the 1930’s. Dorle had been […]
Read MoreWednesday, November 29th, 2023
Bringing the world’s greatest chefs into your Kitchen
Category : Featured Dining
Steve Avery is bringing the world’s greatest chefs into thousands of home kitchens. He’s on a mission to share their secrets with ordinary cooks who are fed up scouring the internet for recipes that might be great. And it might be terrible. YesChef is an online education platform that currently features the culinary wisdom of […]
Read MoreMonday, November 27th, 2023
Plant-based Robot Chef coming to U. Denver this fall
Category : Featured Dining
SavorEat will be the first Israeli robotic food-tech company to launch in the US, serving personalized plant-based burgers and breakfast sausage patties. SavorEat, the Rehovot-based maker of Robot Chef, has partnered with global foodservices and facilities management company Sodexo to launch in the US market. The first robot chef is approved to “print” personalized plant-based burgers and […]
Read MoreMonday, November 27th, 2023
Danish Jewish community commemorates Kristallnacht with torchlight procession
Category : Editor's Picks
Denmark held its annual remembrance march for Kristallnacht, a deadly wave of antisemitic violence and plundering instigated by Nazi authorities in Germany on November 9th 1938. The march was attended in large numbers and with participation of leading politicians. Denmark’s Chief Rabbi Jair Melchior gave a speech in front of the synagogue on Copenhagen’s Krystalgade […]
Read MoreFriday, November 10th, 2023
Rediscovering the Jewish Heritage of Porto, Portugal
Category : Top 10
The influence of Portuguese Jews on global history is profound, their legacy intricately woven into Portugal’s Jewish presence from the 5th to the 15th centuries. In the northern regions of Portugal, Jewish communities once thrived in various towns and cities. While the precise origins of Jewish settlers in Porto remain somewhat obscure, evidence suggests their […]
Read MoreThursday, November 9th, 2023