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The Nevele Country Club Stardust Room in Ellenville, New York, seen while the hotel was still in operation. (Catskills Borscht Belt Museum)

New stand-up shows aim to revive the Borscht Belt’s Jewish comedy legacy

Jewish comedians are heading upstate for a new series of performances that aims to celebrate the region’s stand-up heyday.

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The death of Brooklyn Dodger great Carl Erskine closes a chapter in Jewish history

A hard-working pitcher was the last of “The Boys of Summer,” profiled in a classic book about baseball and its hold on the borough’s Jewish fans.

Felix's Dining Saloon

In the 1800s, New York’s Jewish elite dined at ‘The Kosher Delmonico’

Opened by a French Jewish immigrant in 1860, Felix’s Dining Saloon served kosher haute cuisine to an upscale clientele.

At a model Passover seder, Holocaust survivors and NYC Council members celebrate unity

Posters advertise Broadway musicals outside the Richard Rodgers Theatre near Times Square in New York on September 14, 2021. (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)

Theater charity Broadway Cares donates to Israeli groups after criticism over Gaza aid

Where to find a Passover seder in New York City in 2024

Comedian Eitan Levine. (Courtesy)

This Jewish comedian hopes to set a new baseball record

From Alvin Ailey to Elie Wiesel, 14 standout moments from 150 years of the 92nd Street Y

Police block the entrance to the Chabad headquarter's main synagogue due to safety concerns, Jan. 9, 2024. (Luke Tress)

13 rabbinical students charged for fracas over Chabad synagogue tunnel

A Queens-based Holocaust survivor remembers her real-life rescuer played by Anthony Hopkins in ‘One Life’

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