Largest Menorah in Brooklyn
December 8, 2023
The Largest Menorah in Brooklyn has been towering over New York since 1985 and is a must on everyone’s calendar, Jews and non-Jews alike. Every night of
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Growing Up In Bensonhurst
June 5, 2022
Sarina Roffe, interviewed May 30, 2012, Brooklyn Borough Hall: My most favorite memories from growing up as a Jew in Brooklyn are playing street ball and
Brooklyn’s Syrian Jewish Community
June 5, 2022
Bazaar in Bensonhurst, 86th Street east from Bay 32nd Street, Brooklyn. Emigration to New York began in about 1907, although a few arrived earlier. The
Kosher French Fare Comes to Brooklyn’s Park Slope
June 5, 2022
By Malya Levin, The Jewish Daily Forward, March 12, 2013 “How could a kosher restaurant have opened in Park Slope without my knowing about it?” I unceremoniously
Sandy Wreaks Havoc
June 5, 2022
The devastating storm surges and high winds that wreaked havoc on so many The devastating storm surges and high winds that wreaked havoc on so
Jewish Population Is Up in the New York Region
June 5, 2022
By SHARON OTTERMANPublished: NYTimes January 17, 2013 Borough Park in Brooklyn, with its preponderance of Orthodox synagogues and kosher restaurants, is the most Jewish area in the