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Synagogues and Jewish Centers
Brooklyn synagogues are important centers for Jewish communities. For generations, synagogues in Europe and the Middle East were primarily for adult male prayer and study.
The Arts
Brooklyn is famous for its writers, as well as its visual and performing artists. Much of the latter talent has been forged through the public
Brooklyn’s Jews have a Love Affair with Mah Jongg
Mah jongg! That’s the call of a winning hand! Since the 1920s, the game of mah jongg has ignited the popular imagination with its beautiful
Pat Singer Is the Mother of Brighton Beach
By Tanya Paperny Published February 22, 2013, The Jewish Daily Forward Located on the main stretch of Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach Avenue, among numerous Russian delis, Russian-language bookstores
The Seltzer Man
By COREY KILGANNON Published: April 26, 2013 NYTimes Eli Miller, 79, New York City’s senior seltzer man, hoisted crate after crate of seltzer — weighing 70 pounds
Brooklyn – A Boro Transformed
5777 View Our Sukkots in Brooklyn Video Throughout Brooklyn, the sound of the shofar (ram’s horn) was blown during the two days of Rosh Hashanah,