In the Hanukkah story, one tiny jar of oil keeps the lamps burning for eight full nights. Since Hanukkah celebrates this miracle, it’s traditional to eat foods fried in oil as part of the festivities. We got together with PJ Library Connector Jennifer Stempel, to find kid-friendly, easy-to-prepare, Hanukkah recipes that make preparing fried (or […]
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AMC Empire 25 234 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036 About this event “EXHILARATING, RIVETING AND HILARIOUS!” – The Wall Street Journal “INSPIRING AND ABSORBING! A Fascinating Story with Beautiful Music.” – The New York Times “Combine FIDDLER ON THE ROOF with JERSEY BOYS, add some HAIR, and you get a taste of SOUL DOCTOR.” – Bloomberg […]
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Tue, December 20, 2022, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EST Location Dorot 171 West 85th Street New York, NY 10024 Hanukkah Lights Up the World is a musical journey celebrating the festival of lights around the world, including klezmer, Ladino, classical opera, and other musical traditions. With beloved songs and tales from East Europe, all the way […]
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Explore this community that attracted over 20,000 Jews in the 1930s and 40s, mostly from Southern Germany. Date and time Sun, December 4, 2022, 10:00 AM – 12:45 PM EST Location 2520 Amsterdam Ave in front of the Mendel Gottesman Library 2520 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10033 Refund Policy Contact the organizer to request […]
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A new exhibition of Turkish Sephardic artists, in the framework of the 530th anniversary of the Sephardic emigration from Spain to Ottoman lands, was opened in Sevilla. The exhibition, entitled, The ‘Sepharad: Traces of a Multicultural Heritage’ was opened by the Madrid head office of the Yunus Emre Institute which introduces Turkey’s cultural heritage to […]
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The Jewish Cultural Festival of Copenhagen opens on 1 June with dancing at the Round Tower in the Danish capital. Professional dancer and choreographer Esther Wrobel will transform the wall between the church and the Round Tower into a vertical dance floor, marking a connection between Danish Jews and Christian IV, to whom we owe […]
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Join harpsichordist & scholar Jonathan Salamon, plus an ensemble of baroque instrumentalists and singers, as he performs, explains, and brings to life rarely heard eighteenth-century music from Amsterdam’s Portuguese (Sephardic) Synagogue. Hear the exquisite sounds of celebration and worship by composers Abraham de Caçeres, Cristiano Giuseppe Lidarti, and M. Mani. Sun, May 22, 2022 4:00 […]
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JEWISH HERITAGE MONTH – MAY Annual JEWISH Restaurant Week Jewish Restaurant Week, Jewish Eats & Drinks Week is an initiative to raise awareness of Jewish Restaurants, Chefs, Caterers, and Businesses. This exciting campaign helps boost the local economy and increases traffic to Jewish Eateries throughout the USA. Sat, May 21, 2022, 10:00 AM – Fri, […]
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Jews lived in Central Asia for over 2,500 years, one of the oldest Jewish communities in the Diaspora. Many Bukharians believe they are descended from the Ten Lost Tribes. Today Queens is home to the second-largest Bukharian Jewish community in the world. We will explore the history of the Bukharian Jews with Andrée Aelion Brooks, […]
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About this Event Of the hundreds of synagogues on the Lower East Side during the turn of the last century, two magnificent examples remain. One is the first great house of worship built by Eastern European Jews, and the other a former church, believed to be a site on the Underground Railroad. We start our […]
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