Congregation Ahavas Israel
June 5, 2022
Congregation Ahavas Israel is a 120 year-old synagogue located in the Greenpoint Historic District in North Brooklyn, New York. The synagoguge holds Sabbath and holiday
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Sandy Koufax
June 5, 2022
Sandy Koufax 1961 Just in: Koufax was a baller of more than one kind Apparently Brooklyn Jewish baseball legend Sandy Koufax had short legs but
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
Synagogues and Jewish Centers
June 5, 2022
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.
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
The Arts
June 5, 2022
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