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Irwin Hochberg, 89, ‘Zionist Giant’

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BY JONATHAN MARK Former UJA-Federation board chair was a leading activist and philanthropist. Irwin Hochberg, a former chairman of UJA-Federation of New York’s board of directors who helped shepherd the 1986 merger of United Jewish Appeal and the local federation, died in his Manhattan home of natural causes on Oct. 11. He was 89. The Brooklyn-born Hochberg was a leading activist and philanthropist for more than a dozen major pro-Israel organizations,… Read More »Irwin Hochberg, 89, ‘Zionist Giant’

The Chosen Game

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Reviewed by Joseph Dorinson, Professor, Department of History, Long Island University Brooklyn 19 April 2018 Charley Rosen’s book, The Chosen Game: A Jewish Basketball History (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2017) is a welcome addition to sport literature. It begins with a quotation from an African-American former pro player in 2014: “The Jews were the first ethnic group to embrace basketball, and it’s still a Jewish game.” Running with this salient theme,… Read More »The Chosen Game

Thousands of Hasidic women come together to celebrate Rebbetzin legacy

VIDEO: Thousands of Hasidic women come together to celebrate Rebbetzin legacy

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VIDEO: Thousands of Hasidic women come together to celebrate Rebbetzin legacy January 28, 2019 By Liliana Bernal Brooklyn Daily Eagle     Roughly 3,000 Hasidic women leaders from around the world gathered at a gala on Sunday as part of the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries that takes place annually in Brooklyn and Queens. Women leaders from places as far as Thailand and the Democratic Republic of the Congo,… Read More »VIDEO: Thousands of Hasidic women come together to celebrate Rebbetzin legacy

Jackie Robinson Revisited

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Jackie Robinson Revisited The Jackie Robinson saga, biographer Jules Tygiel insisted before his untimely death in 2008, was comparable to an Easter/Passover service that invites public recollection every year. We must never forget what our country once represented and what it became thanks to the heroic life of Jack Roosevelt Robinson. Nobel Laureate Ernest Hemingway defined a hero as one who demonstrates “grace under pressure.” Our concept of heroism with… Read More »Jackie Robinson Revisited

Magen David Synagogue

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Magen David Synagogue Documentary about the landmarked Magen David Synagogue in Bensonhurst Brooklyn, produced by Brooklyn Jewish Historical Initiative in cooperation with Sephardic Heritage Project. 2019 View BJHI Video Library

Orthodox Jewish Woman Named Cybersecurity Chief for US Spy Agency

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Orthodox Jewish Woman Named Cybersecurity Chief for US Spy Agency Anne ‘Chani’ Neuberger By JTA and TOI staff 25 July 2019   Anne ‘Chani’ Neuberger grew up in mostly Hasidic Brooklyn neighborhood of Borough Park; parents were among hostages rescued during Israeli raid on Entebbe An Orthodox Jewish woman whose parents were among the hostages rescued by Israeli commandos from Entebbe Airport has been tapped to head the United States… Read More »Orthodox Jewish Woman Named Cybersecurity Chief for US Spy Agency

Three men standing at Crane's Chip Stand

CRANES POTATO CHIP STAND

by Sonny Crane Hi, As a young boy growing up on Kings Highway in the 50’s, the apartment building we lived in was an eclectic mix of families and quite special. One of the joys I had from my father was his stories of growing up in Brownsville with his father and him running CRANES POTAO CHIP STAND. You could get a hot dog and French fries for 5 cents.… Read More »CRANES POTATO CHIP STAND