Culture

A Jewish-owned hot dog empire began on this Coney Island street corner

A Jewish immigrant from Poland, Nathan Handwerker opened Nathan’s Famous hot dogs alongside his wife Ida in Brooklyn in 1916.

By Julia Gergely September 26, 2023 5:42 pm

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Golden Globes expels Egyptian member who tweeted about Zionist ‘stronghold’ in Hollywood

Film critic Howaida Hamdy had been the target of a pro-Israel watchdog group’s investigation.

September 26, 2023 11:21 am

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The MLB has more Jewish players than ever — but none of them will face a Yom Kippur dilemma this year

The players who have faced the conflict in the past are scheduled to play just before or after the holy day.

September 21, 2023 3:45 pm

In emotional ceremony, heirs to ‘Cabaret’ inspiration Fritz Grünbaum take back 7 Egon Schiele works stolen by the Nazis

By Jackie Hajdenberg September 20, 2023 6:38 pm

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How ‘Had Gadya’ inspired famed Catholic painter Frank Stella, a leader of the Minimalist art movement

By Shira Li Bartov September 20, 2023 4:48 pm

7 Egon Schiele portraits to be returned to heirs of Jewish cabaret star murdered in the Holocaust

By Jackie Hajdenberg September 20, 2023 10:33 am

The best villains played by Jewish actors

By Eric Schulmiller September 15, 2023 3:32 pm

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A Polish director with Jewish heritage made a movie about the migrant crisis. The government compared it to Nazi propaganda.

By Andrew Lapin September 15, 2023 2:33 pm

A ‘Landing Day’ ceremony in Lower Manhattan celebrates the first Jewish community in the US

By Julia Gergely September 15, 2023 9:39 am

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Remembering Jewish baseball legend Hank Greenberg’s 1934 Rosh Hashanah dilemma

By Jacob Gurvis September 14, 2023 5:53 pm

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