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Timothée Chalamet doesn’t talk much about his Judaism. But it turns out his grandfather was an important Jewish writer from the Bronx.

The A-list Jewish actor was named after his maternal grandfather, Harold “Hal” Flender, who wrote about the Holocaust and interviewed many important Jews of his time, including Isaac Bashevis Singer and Abraham Joshua Heschel.

Jewish bakeries

Elbow Bread on the Lower East Side turns out old-school Jewish baked goods with a modern twist

Zoe Kanan’s buzzy bakery — serving bialys, challah honey buns and more — draws inspiration from the neighborhood.

Hanukkah

Broadway stars celebrate Hanukkah in Times Square

"Funny Girl" Julie Benko and other theater stars join Cantor Azi Schwartz in a hopeful holiday message filmed live on the chilly streets of NYC.

By Lisa Keys

Hanukkah

Sufganiyot in the city: Where to get Hanukkah donuts in NYC this year

By Risa Doherty December 18, 2024 4:14 pm

Hanukkah

Mayor Eric Adams calls himself ‘a modern-day Maccabee’ at pre-Hanukkah party at Gracie Mansion

By Jackie Hajdenberg December 18, 2024 11:02 am

art

Salvador Dali’s little-known series about the founding of Israel comes to a Holocaust museum on Long Island

By Jackie Hajdenberg December 17, 2024 4:15 pm

music

This ‘Wicked’ version of ‘Adon Olam’ sung by two NYC cantors is proving to be popular

By Lisa Keys December 16, 2024 5:16 pm

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Meet the New York Jewish Week’s 36 to Watch 2024

By New York Jewish Week Staff

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Broadway stars celebrate Hanukkah in Times Square

Sufganiyot in the city: Where to get Hanukkah donuts in NYC this year

Mayor Eric Adams calls himself ‘a modern-day Maccabee’ at pre-Hanukkah party at Gracie Mansion

Salvador Dali’s little-known series about the founding of Israel comes to a Holocaust museum on Long Island

This ‘Wicked’ version of ‘Adon Olam’ sung by two NYC cantors is proving to be popular

Meet the New York Jewish Week’s 36 to Watch 2024

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