Meet the pioneering Jewish female comedian you’ve probably never heard of
Jean Carroll is considered the first Jewish woman to do stand-up comedy. Now, an event aims to introduce New Yorkers to this influential yet little-known legend.
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The 20th century was very good for these Jewish icons. Is the Golden Age really over?
Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, Norman Mailer and Leonard Bernstein are the “unruly” subjects of David Denby’s “Eminent Jews.”
A NY filmmaker pays tribute to her influential Israeli mother in ‘Ada: My Mother the Architect’
Ada Karmi-Melamede, 88, designed Ben-Gurion Airport and Israel's Supreme Court building in Jerusalem.
