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Rebecca Joy Fletcher is a messenger of the lost world of European Jewish cabaret. In her hands, it’s an electric art form brought to life, with traces of German operetta, jazz and Tin Pan Alley, and lyrics that are full of irony, wit and emotions that turn on a dime. This month, she’ll be presenting […]

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“I didn’t know anyone invited to my friend’s wedding, and wondered where they’d seat me,” recalls Linda Hakim. She approached the table and noticed a guy who looked Indian. She was wrong. They were four Persian Jews seated together – Linda, a friend of the bride; Itamar, a friend of the groom; and two others. […]

Emanuel Yegutkin, 33, the former principal of Elite High School in Bensonhurst, was convicted Monday morning of all 75 counts of charges that he sexually abused three boys over the course of a decade. “This conviction is an example of my office’s policy not to tolerate horrendous crimes that target children,” said Brooklyn District Attorney […]

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