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The New York Jewish Week is the home of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s New York coverage.

Here’s why hospitals ask you your religion — and why Jews shouldn’t be afraid to answer

On a recent trip to the ER in NYC, I was taken aback by the question and didn’t answer. Now I know better.

Central Park’s Wollman Rink, which the Trump Organization hopes to run again, was named for this Jewish family

Trump famously touted his successful renovation and operation of the rink during his 2016 presidential campaign. But first, the rink was built by a prominent and philanthropic Jewish family.

B&H Photo, iconic Hasidic-owned electronics store in Midtown, is getting even bigger

A Jewish-owned business grows in Manhattan, taking over a space that was once the flagship of yet another Jewish-owned business.

Leonard Bernstein faces his longtime rival in a new play

Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, compassionate voice in the Orthodox world, dies in road accident at 43

Manischewitz launches a food truck in New York City

7 Jewish historical treasures from YIVO’s vast collection in New York

Ted Comet, Jewish communal giant and longtime Upper West Sider, dies at 100

The world’s oldest Jewish book is on display in New York City

These NY Jews on the left and right agree: They’re fed up with Chuck Schumer

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