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When Jewish Palm Readers Rubbed Elbows with Pushcart Peddlers

When Jewish Palm Readers Rubbed Elbows With Pushcart Peddlers

If you peel back the layers of wallpaper in any older New York City apartment, you’re bound to find something intriguing—even if it’s only more ugly wallpaper. A decade ago, though, renovations at 97 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side led to something more mysterious—an advertisement for a “palmist and mind reader,” Professor […]

By Sarah Zarrow

from Jewniverse

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New York state funding Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire memorial

The state is allocating $1.5 million to commemorate the victims of the 1911 tragedy, which spurred improved safety standards and labor reforms.

December 22, 2015 5:36 pm

NY City Council passes $20M bill funding security for private schools

The measure provides for a security guard at every private school with more than 300 students.

December 8, 2015 6:45 am

NYC to fund security guards for Jewish schools

November 26, 2015 1:49 pm

NYC’s Subway is Plastered With Nazi Insignia. WTF?

By Leah Falk

from Jewniverse

Muslim vendor was target of NYC attack, not yeshiva students

October 12, 2015 2:40 pm

The Jewish Women Who Broke Big Garment’s Back

The Jewish Women Who Broke Big Garment’s Back

By Leah Falk

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Play JTA’s Jewish News of the Year Quiz

By Lenore Skenazy September 1, 2015 2:45 pm

NYC allocates $1.5 million for impoverished Holocaust survivors

June 23, 2015 5:38 pm

Michael Bloomberg donates $100 million to Cornell-Technion NYC campus

June 18, 2015 11:13 am

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